So, I would like to start up a para-friendly art-focused instance, running on either Pleroma or Ruffy. It wouldn’t necessarily be designed to cater to everyone in the community, but the idea is to inspire others to set up similar instances to start a healthy network of para-friendly art spaces.

I’ve been researching the technicalities of how to go about this, and I think I can manage most of that, as well as costs… I have experience with webmastering relatively normal sites, but not ones like this. My current major concerns:

• What are some good, open-minded hosting service options?
• Is there any serious risk of running into legal trouble if NSFW art and underage users are allowed, assuming the NSFW is required to be marked as sensitive? Would it be a safer bet to just make the instance 18+?

Any advice or directions to resources about this type of thing would be greatly appreciated. My DMs are open if anyone is willing to give personal help, as well.