Self-Hosted Seafile in Iceland on Offshore VPS
Iceland adds Section 73 constitutional free speech and IMMI press freedom case law to Seafile's per-library client-side encryption. The combination gives a journalist or a research team a cloud-style file sync that is genuinely zero-knowledge per encrypted library and sits in a jurisdiction that pushes back hard on speculative legal demands. This guide covers Anubiz Host Iceland Storage VPS plan choice, Docker deployment, library E2EE truth, and offshore backup to Romania.
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Why Iceland
Section 73 free speech, IMMI case law, no Fourteen Eyes, no key escrow. Strong fit when libraries hold source documents or sensitive research.
VPS Plan
Anubiz Iceland Storage VPS 200 for households, 1000 for teams. NVMe required for metadata DB IOPS.
Docker Compose
seafile-mc image, MariaDB + Memcached + Caddy. Initial admin during entrypoint. Disable signups.
Encryption Truth
Per-library E2EE for file contents. Filenames in metadata DB stay server-readable. Treat library names and file names accordingly.
FUSE Mount
seaf-fuse for Linux, useful for backup automation. Not available on macOS.
Backups
Restic seafile-data + MariaDB dump to Anubiz Romania. 14/8/12.
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