Skiff 2
$ 7 /month
- vCPU
- 1 × shared
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 40 GB NVMe SSD
- Transfer
- 3 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
🇲🇩 Europe
VPS hosting in Chișinău
Non-EU, non-alliance, and the classic European choice when you want low latency to the EU without EU-level data-retention exposure.
OffshoreNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable20 Gbit/s
Short answer
Yes, you can host a server in Chișinău, Moldova without KYC. Moldova is not a member of any intelligence-sharing alliance, and the DMCA does not apply here, as it is a US statute. Local copyright law applies and generally requires a court order. Entry pricing starts at $4 per month.
- City
- Chișinău
- Country
- 🇲🇩 Moldova (MD)
- 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
- 2020
- Uplink
- 20 Gbit/s
- Capabilities
- DDoS scrubbing · Native IPv6 /64 · NVMe storage · Custom ISO upload
- Coordinates
- 47.01, 28.86
Why hosting in Chișinău looks the way it does
Chișinău sits outside the EU legal perimeter and every intelligence alliance, with GDPR not applying to personal data processed locally. The facility has a 20 Gbit/s uplink, DDoS scrubbing, native IPv6 /64, NVMe storage, and custom ISO upload. Estimated RTT to Frankfurt is 23 ms, making it a classic European choice for low-latency access to the EU without EU data-retention exposure. OnionVPS has operated here since 2020.
People deploy privacy-focused mail servers, VPN exit nodes, and cryptocurrency nodes that require both low latency to Western Europe and a jurisdiction outside intelligence-sharing frameworks. The 23 ms hop to Frankfurt suits real-time services for EU users, while NVMe storage handles databases and application backends that need fast I/O.
Plans available in Chișinău
Cutter 8
$ 34 /month
- vCPU
- 4 × dedicated
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 160 GB NVMe SSD
- Transfer
- 10 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
Clipper 16
$ 92 /month
- vCPU
- 8 × dedicated
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 400 GB NVMe Gen4 SSD
- Transfer
- 30 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
Bastion 8
$ 59 /month
- vCPU
- 4 × dedicated
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 160 GB NVMe SSD + LUKS2
- Transfer
- 15 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 3 / /64 routed
Estimated round-trip latency from Chișinău
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 23 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 26 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 31 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 47 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 105 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 110 ms |
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 112 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 117 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 120 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 127 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 149 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 205 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 Moldova a good place to host a server?
Non-EU, non-alliance, and the classic European choice when you want low latency to the EU without EU-level data-retention exposure.
Is Moldova in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Moldova 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 Moldova?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Moldova is governed by Moldova copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Chișinău from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 23 ms to Frankfurt and 110 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 Chișinău?
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 is the legal process to reach a server here?
There is no legal process beyond signing up with an email address. No name, address, document, or card is collected at any point. The DMCA does not apply because it is US law; local copyright law applies and generally requires a court order to act.
How close is Chișinău to Bucharest or Kyiv?
Estimated round-trip time from Chișinău to Bucharest is 7 ms and to Kyiv is 7 ms. This is useful for regional workloads or if you need low-latency coordination across neighboring data centers, such as replication or failover setups.
This page is general information, not legal advice.