submitted 1 year ago by Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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Just making sure I'm not missing something obvious:

Self-hosted Linux VM with protonVPN and QBitorrent installed on it.

QBittorrent networking bound only to ProtonVPN's virtual interface with killswitch and secure core enabled.

Auto updates enabled and a scripted alert system if ProtonVPN dies. Obviously everything with very secure unique passwords.

Is this a safe setup to run 24/7 to torrent and seed with?

Are there any significant risks I'm missing? Thanks, fellow sea salts!

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[-] Lettuceeatlettuce@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Full disk encryption? Or should I do something additional?

[-] _TK@lemmy.antemeridiem.xyz 1 points 1 year ago

file or disk encryption is only for protecting against attackers with physical access to the machine your VM is running on. Getting files from your server to local storage you should still use a secure connection and encrypted traffic to prevent ISP snooping, but going extreme on file encryption isn't necessary unless you're downloading actual heinous shit (CSAM) in which case you should go to jail.