🇷🇸 Europe

VPS hosting in Belgrade

Non-EU Balkan hub with independent telecoms policy and strong onward routes into Central Europe and Turkey.

OffshoreNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable20 Gbit/s
Short answer

Yes. Belgrade, Serbia, is a genuine offshore option: the country is not in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes, GDPR does not apply, and the DMCA — a US statute — does not bind a host here; local law applies and generally needs a court order. OnionVPS has operated here since 2021 on a 20 Gbit/s uplink. Entry price is $4 per month, no KYC ever.

City
Belgrade
Country
🇷🇸 Serbia (RS)
Region
Europe
Tier
Offshore
Intelligence alliance
Not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes alliances
GDPR applies
No
DMCA applies
Not applicable — DMCA is US statute
Online since
2021
Uplink
20 Gbit/s
Capabilities
DDoS scrubbing · Native IPv6 /64 · NVMe storage · Custom ISO upload
Coordinates
44.79, 20.45

Why hosting in Belgrade looks the way it does

The editorial note calls Belgrade a non-EU Balkan hub with independent telecoms policy and strong routes into Central Europe and Turkey. Outside the EU legal perimeter, it sits beyond every intelligence-sharing alliance. At 44.79, 20.45, with 20 Gbit/s uplink, DDoS scrubbing, IPv6 /64, NVMe and custom ISO upload. Estimated great-circle round trips: Frankfurt 16 ms, Ashburn 105 ms, Singapore 129 ms, São Paulo 140 ms. Nearest regions: Sarajevo, Sofia, Skopje, Podgorica, each ~5–6 ms.

People deploy mail servers that must stay outside US takedown reach, privacy-focused web services for Balkan and Central European users, and VM instances running custom kernels or raw sockets — full root, KVM, no identity check. The low latency to Frankfurt suits trading bots and IRC relays; the independent legal posture suits document repositories and whistleblower infrastructure.

Plans available in Belgrade

Skiff

Skiff 2

$ 7 /month
vCPU
1 × shared
RAM
2 GB
Storage
40 GB NVMe SSD
Transfer
3 TB
IPv4 / IPv6
1 / /64 routed
Configure
Cutter

Cutter 8

$ 34 /month
vCPU
4 × dedicated
RAM
8 GB
Storage
160 GB NVMe SSD
Transfer
10 TB
IPv4 / IPv6
1 / /64 routed
Configure
Clipper

Clipper 16

$ 92 /month
vCPU
8 × dedicated
RAM
16 GB
Storage
400 GB NVMe Gen4 SSD
Transfer
30 TB
IPv4 / IPv6
1 / /64 routed
Configure
Bastion

Bastion 8

$ 59 /month
vCPU
4 × dedicated
RAM
8 GB
Storage
160 GB NVMe SSD + LUKS2
Transfer
15 TB
IPv4 / IPv6
3 / /64 routed
Configure
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Estimated round-trip latency from Belgrade

Methodology
LocationCountryEstimated RTT
🇩🇪 FrankfurtGermany16 ms
🇳🇱 AmsterdamNetherlands21 ms
🇬🇧 LondonUnited Kingdom25 ms
🇦🇪 DubaiUnited Arab Emirates53 ms
🇺🇸 New YorkUnited States100 ms
🇺🇸 AshburnUnited States105 ms
🇿🇦 JohannesburgSouth Africa109 ms
🇺🇸 MiamiUnited States121 ms
🇯🇵 TokyoJapan126 ms
🇸🇬 SingaporeSingapore129 ms
🇧🇷 São PauloBrazil140 ms
🇦🇺 SydneyAustralia214 ms

Estimates are computed from great-circle distance × 1.35 route factor, at 200 km/ms in fibre, plus 2 ms of equipment latency. They are a floor, not a measurement.

Frequently asked questions

Is Serbia a good place to host a server?

Non-EU Balkan hub with independent telecoms policy and strong onward routes into Central Europe and Turkey.

Is Serbia in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?

No. Serbia is not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances, which is one reason it appears in our offshore tier.

Does the DMCA apply to a server in Serbia?

No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Serbia is governed by Serbia copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.

How fast is Belgrade from Europe and North America?

Estimated round trips are approximately 16 ms to Frankfurt and 105 ms to Ashburn. These are computed from great-circle distance rather than measured, so treat them as a floor.

Do I need to identify myself to order in Belgrade?

No. Every OnionVPS location has the same signup: an email address you control and a cryptocurrency payment. No name, no address, no document, no card.

What power redundancy does the Belgrade site have?

The FACTS do not specify power redundancy for this site. The uplink is 20 Gbit/s, the region came online in 2021, and the facility provides DDoS scrubbing, native IPv6 /64, NVMe storage and custom ISO upload. For a guaranteed answer about power specifications, contact the 24/7 ticket desk.

Can I get a dedicated IPv4 in Belgrade?

Yes. An additional IPv4 address is available at $3 per month, routed to your instance with no justification form. It is optional in every region, including Belgrade. All plans include a routed IPv6 /64 at no cost, and full root access so you can configure the addresses as you need.

This page is general information, not legal advice.