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Is self-hosted OpenVPN on a vps safe enough for p2p? (lemmy.today)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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As the title says, I have my own instance of OpenVPN running in a vps (default settings). Is that "safe" enough for p2p? Any settings I should change? Anything I should watch out for? I guess it would show that the IP address of my vps will be going to these p2p sites and connecting to the IP address of whoever I'm transferring from, but how hard is it for the vps traffic to be traced back to me?

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[–] 6 points 1 year ago

Your VPS provider will likely just forward copyright infringement letters to you, same as your ISP would, or they'll suspend your account.

It will hide your ISP IP from torrent peers, but the VPS provider still knows exactly who you are.

but how hard is it for the vps traffic to be traced back to me?

Very easy by the VPS provider, as the VPS has a static IP assigned to you.

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