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What free public services can I offer on a VPS?
I have a number of VPSs idling and I am thinking of some kind of public service they can be put to.
There have been offers of free VPSs on this site where the providers ask people to indicate what they wish to use the services for and then winners or chosen on the perceived merits of their use, but this is not what I am aksing about.
By a free public of service I am not thinking of something that is targeted at a particular group, or a niche service, but something that is useful to the wider public.
I am thinking of stuff I can understand and setup myself and then later on pass on or delegate management and administration to others if they prove too time consuming for me to handle.
Are there any kind of useful public services that are not properly served by commercial entities or by governments and stuff life that?
They can be focused on some countries or some regions in particular, but they have to be useful to a wider public.
Internet services like email etc are excluded.
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offer free vpn/proxy if your provider allows
offer free file hosting platform or many others are there
what my ip is
If you have unmetered bandwidth, you can run a Tor relay; if not, then a Tor bridge.
In addition to those, you can add i2p. Though I'd recommend the i2pd client, not the official Java one.
All of this helps support freedom and anonymity on the Internet. No abuse potential with any of those, just do not run a Tor exit, the rest is completely safe.
You can offer various SaaS services
You can host teamspeak servers or seedboxes with actual linux iso and other free software like gimp and vlc.
sudo systemctl enable systemd-hugsdNotPetya Infection Left Merck Short of Key HPV Vaccine
You can discover compromised computers from port scans on the Internet, make the victims aware so they can clean up their computers. This might prevent the production of some vaccines from being delayed again by malware, saving people's lives in the end.
TCP port scan detection with HAProxy: Revised