Skiff 2
$ 7 /month
- vCPU
- 1 × shared
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 40 GB NVMe SSD
- Transfer
- 3 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
🇶🇦 Middle East
VPS hosting in Doha
Qatari capacity with direct Gulf cable access.
EdgeNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable10 Gbit/s
Short answer
Yes. OnionVPS operates a no-KYC VPS service in Doha, Qatar, where an email address is the only identifier held. Qatar is not a member of the Five, Nine, or Fourteen Eyes alliances. The DMCA does not apply because it is United States statute; local copyright law generally requires a court order. Entry price is $4 per month.
- City
- Doha
- Country
- 🇶🇦 Qatar (QA)
- Region
- Middle East
- Tier
- Edge
- 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
- 2024
- Uplink
- 10 Gbit/s
- Capabilities
- DDoS scrubbing · Native IPv6 /64 · NVMe storage
- Coordinates
- 25.29, 51.53
Why hosting in Doha looks the way it does
Doha sits at 25.29 N, 51.53 E with direct Gulf cable access, putting it 4 ms from Manama, 7 ms from Dubai, 9 ms from Riyadh, and 10 ms from Kuwait City—latencies no European or North American datacentre can match for clients in the Gulf. The facility runs 10 Gbit/s uplinks with DDoS scrubbing, Native IPv6 /64, and NVMe storage. OnionVPS has operated this region since 2024. GDPR does not apply to personal data processed here.
People deploy latency-sensitive infrastructure for Gulf trading platforms and regional exchanges that cannot tolerate the 64 ms round trip to Frankfurt. Fintech applications serving Qatar and the UAE use the Doha node to keep transactions under 10 ms for clients in Manama or Dubai. Packet capture and monitoring agents sit here, logging traffic close to the Gulf's undersea cable landings.
Plans available in Doha
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
Hold 4
$ 22 /month
- vCPU
- 2 × shared
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 2 TB Enterprise HDD
- Transfer
- 20 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
The hardened Bastion line is restricted to offshore and privacy-tier jurisdictions and is not available here.
Compare all plansEstimated round-trip latency from Doha
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 7 ms |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 64 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 68 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 72 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 86 ms |
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 86 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 113 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 147 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 152 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 162 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 168 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 169 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 Qatar a good place to host a server?
Qatari capacity with direct Gulf cable access.
Is Qatar in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Qatar is not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances, which is one reason it appears in our edge tier.
Does the DMCA apply to a server in Qatar?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Qatar is governed by Qatar copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Doha from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 64 ms to Frankfurt and 152 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 Doha?
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.
Can I run an exit node or VPN in Doha legally?
We cannot give legal advice, and local law governs what you run. What we can say is that Doha is outside the Five, Nine, and Fourteen Eyes alliances, and the DMCA does not bind us as a host. You must comply with Qatari law yourself. Your instance is a true KVM virtual machine, so you have full control, but that control is yours to exercise responsibly.
What is the real latency to users in Qatar?
We quote great-circle estimates, not measured results: Frankfurt 64 ms, Ashburn 152 ms, Singapore 86 ms, São Paulo 162 ms. For users inside Qatar and neighbouring Gulf states, the numbers are far lower—4 ms to Manama, 7 ms to Dubai, 9 ms to Riyadh, and 10 ms to Kuwait City. If your clients are in the Gulf, this region is closest.
This page is general information, not legal advice.