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I'm wondering if university email allow you to get free server that you could try self hosting on it on any service

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[–] PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Check your university's policies. Unless you can justify it as related to your education, you probably won't be allowed to do it if they notice it.

Edit: I thought you meant running your self-hosted services on the university's servers.