This server is in place, outside home
home's data-location rule applies to data stored on this server. rule The provider's own details say where it is.
Move the server to a region inside home, or keep data that must stay in home off itReferenceThe 22 checks
Server location
Data location checkserver-location
What it reads
The cloud provider's own details: /run/cloud-init/instance-data.json, the maker in /sys/class/dmi/id/sys_vendor, and the provider's metadata address on its local network (169.254.169.254). Nothing is sent there; the scan only reads the region.
Does it need root?
It reads everything it needs as a normal user.
When it passes
The report lists it as passed, in these words:
- This server is in place, inside home
What it can find
When it is skipped
A skipped check never counts as passed. The report says why, in one of these sentences:
- the provider's details could not be read, so the country is found from this server's address once it is connected