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I'd be really keen to host a lemmy instance but just wondering with GDPR and everything, if there is anything else to consider outside of the technical setup and provisioning of hardware?

Lemmy is storing users data so is there any requirement to do anything GDPR wise?

Hope this is the right place for this - But seen a lot of posts interested in hosting their own lemmy instance, and this is an extension of that

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If you're self hosting (i.e. running it for yourself, your family members and maybe some friends), your use would fall under GDPR's household exemption

does not apply to ... the processing of personal data by an individual in the course of a purely personal or household activity

Thats Article (2)(2)a.

Of course, if you're taking money or making it available to the general public it's a different matter.