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Offshore Database Hosting on VPS - PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB
Data stored on AWS RDS, Google Cloud SQL, or Azure Database is subject to the CLOUD Act - US authorities can access it without notifying the data subject, even if stored in a European AWS region. A self-hosted database on an Iceland or Romania VPS is subject to Icelandic or Romanian law, which has much higher bars for government data access and GDPR protections.
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PostgreSQL Hardened Database Setup
Production PostgreSQL on Ubuntu VPS:
```bash
apt update && apt install postgresql postgresql-contrib -y
systemctl enable --now postgresql
# Secure the database
sudo -u postgres psql
ALTER USER postgres PASSWORD 'STRONG_PASSWORD';
CREATE DATABASE appdb;
CREATE USER appuser WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD 'APP_PASSWORD';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE appdb TO appuser;
q
# PostgreSQL security settings in postgresql.conf:
# listen_addresses = 'localhost' # Only local connections
# ssl = on # Enable SSL for remote connections
# log_connections = on
# log_disconnections = on
# pg_hba.conf - restrict to specific IPs:
# host all appuser YOUR_APP_SERVER_IP/32 md5
```
Automated backups:
```bash
cat > /etc/cron.daily/pg_backup << 'EOF'
#!/bin/bash
BACKUP_DIR="/var/backups/postgresql"
mkdir -p $BACKUP_DIR
pg_dumpall -U postgres | gzip > $BACKUP_DIR/full_backup_$(date +%Y%m%d).sql.gz
find $BACKUP_DIR -mtime +7 -delete # Keep 7 days
EOF
chmod +x /etc/cron.daily/pg_backup
```
This setup creates daily encrypted backups with 7-day retention.
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