I have here a general question to all and think that many are interested in this topic.
There are guides everywhere how to install a server and get it online, but no one says anything about how to proceed.
What do you have to protect yourself against?
How can you protect yourself properly?
And then comes the question about donations.
Which payment methods should or can be offered?
Do I have to register a business?
What about taxes?
Especially for those who plan a project for a longer period of time, these are important topics that should be discussed or explained.
Many out there have gained their experience and maybe share it with us here.
How do I get to this topic?
Well, I put my project online a few years ago and everything went well for a while.
Then at some point PayPal came and blocked my account for a certain time until the misunderstanding was cleared up.
It was about PayPal accusing me of money laundering because of many small amounts of money that came in.
In addition to this, there was the problem that a player who was banned was on an official server (in this case fRO) and advertised our server to cause us problems.
I had a long conversation with them.
Actually they couldn't touch me, because the grey area is with the client.
But that's exactly what leads me to start this topic to avoid certain problems and to know beforehand what I can and cannot do.
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I have here a general question to all and think that many are interested in this topic.
There are guides everywhere how to install a server and get it online, but no one says anything about how to proceed.
What do you have to protect yourself against?
How can you protect yourself properly?
And then comes the question about donations.
Which payment methods should or can be offered?
Do I have to register a business?
What about taxes?
Especially for those who plan a project for a longer period of time, these are important topics that should be discussed or explained.
Many out there have gained their experience and maybe share it with us here.
How do I get to this topic?
Well, I put my project online a few years ago and everything went well for a while.
Then at some point PayPal came and blocked my account for a certain time until the misunderstanding was cleared up.
It was about PayPal accusing me of money laundering because of many small amounts of money that came in.
In addition to this, there was the problem that a player who was banned was on an official server (in this case fRO) and advertised our server to cause us problems.
I had a long conversation with them.
Actually they couldn't touch me, because the grey area is with the client.
But that's exactly what leads me to start this topic to avoid certain problems and to know beforehand what I can and cannot do.
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