Skiff 2
$ 7 /month
- vCPU
- 1 × shared
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 40 GB NVMe SSD
- Transfer
- 3 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
🇻🇳 Asia
VPS hosting in Hanoi
Northern Vietnam edge with short hops to southern China.
EdgeNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable10 Gbit/s
Short answer
You can host a server in Hanoi without KYC. OnionVPS operates an edge facility here since 2024 with true KVM virtualisation, no identity verification ever, and entry at $4 per month. Vietnam is not a member of the Five, Nine, or Fourteen Eyes alliances, and the DMCA—a US statute—does not bind a host situated here. Local copyright law applies and generally requires a court order.
- City
- Hanoi
- Country
- 🇻🇳 Vietnam (VN)
- Region
- Asia
- 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
- 21.03, 105.85
Why hosting in Hanoi looks the way it does
Hanoi sits at 21.03, 105.85, with a 10 Gbit/s uplink and NVMe storage. The jurisdiction sits outside intelligence-sharing alliances, and GDPR does not apply to personal data processed here. Short hops put you 14 ms from Hong Kong, 15 ms from Bangkok, 16 ms from Phnom Penh, and 17 ms from Ho Chi Minh City. Always-on DDoS scrubbing and native IPv6 /64 are included at every tier.
People deploy proxies, monitoring nodes, and jump hosts in Hanoi to serve mainland Southeast Asia. The low latency to neighbouring regions and a legal posture that does not follow the DMCA make it a practical choice for workloads that require low-latency presence in the region with less exposure to US takedown requests. Edge locations suit distributed infrastructure.
Plans available in Hanoi
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 Hanoi
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 32 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 51 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 72 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 107 ms |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 120 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 122 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 127 ms |
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 136 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 180 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 182 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 201 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 234 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 Vietnam a good place to host a server?
Northern Vietnam edge with short hops to southern China.
Is Vietnam in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Vietnam 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 Vietnam?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Vietnam is governed by Vietnam copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Hanoi from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 120 ms to Frankfurt and 182 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 Hanoi?
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.
How does Hanoi compare to Ho Chi Minh City for latency?
Hanoi is roughly 17 ms from Ho Chi Minh City (estimated). Both are in Vietnam, but Hanoi is closer to northern neighbours like China. If your users are in southern Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City would have lower latency; for northern Vietnam and adjacent regions, Hanoi makes sense.
Can I get a dedicated IP in Hanoi?
Every plan includes a routed IPv6 /64. Additional IPv4 addresses are available at $3 per month each, routed to your instance with no justification form required. No identity verification is ever needed for signup or for adding IPs.
This page is general information, not legal advice.