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[Question] VPN use to keep my instance from pinpointing my house? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by rlyehfhtagn@lemmy.ml to c/selfhost@lemmy.ml

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I want to set up a lemmy instance as a subreddit alternative for a community I moderate. I would be running the instance on a local machine in my home so I really want to make sure that it can't be traced to my physical location.

I already subscribe to ExpressVPN for general use, can I just install it on the local machine, press connect, and boom be anonymous? What impact would this have on users?

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[–] poVoq@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

At best a reverse IP search can show the general area, no way someone can pin-point your house with it.

[–] rlyehfhtagn@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah, you're definitely right about that. I would still like to prevent that from happening. I'd rather it shows the general area of a place nowhere near where I'm at.