Skiff 2
$ 7 /month
- vCPU
- 1 × shared
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 40 GB NVMe SSD
- Transfer
- 3 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
🇺🇬 Africa
VPS hosting in Kampala
Landlocked East African capacity routed via Kenya.
EdgeNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable10 Gbit/s
Short answer
Yes, you can host a server in Kampala, Uganda without KYC. OnionVPS offers NVMe VPS from $4/month, requiring only an email address. Uganda is not a member of the Five, Nine, or Fourteen Eyes alliances, and the DMCA does not apply here, as it is a US statute. Local copyright law requires a court order for takedowns.
- City
- Kampala
- Country
- 🇺🇬 Uganda (UG)
- Region
- Africa
- 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
- 0.35, 32.58
Why hosting in Kampala looks the way it does
OnionVPS has operated this region since 2024, with a 10 Gbit/s uplink and DDoS scrubbing, native IPv6 /64, and NVMe storage. Landlocked East African capacity is routed via Kenya, giving low latency to nearby regions: 7 ms to Kigali, 9 ms to Nairobi. Legal posture is privacy-friendly: no intelligence-alliance membership, no DMCA, and no GDPR applicability for personal data.
People deploy latency-sensitive services for East African users, such as VoIP gateways, gaming servers, financial APIs, and content delivery edge nodes. Being outside the DMCA regime attracts workloads requiring strict copyright compliance, and the no-KYC policy suits cryptocurrency nodes, privacy tools, and censorship-resistant platforms.
Plans available in Kampala
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 Kampala
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 42 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 52 ms |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 83 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 87 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 89 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 109 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 122 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 156 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 158 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 160 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 167 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 173 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 Uganda a good place to host a server?
Landlocked East African capacity routed via Kenya.
Is Uganda in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Uganda 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 Uganda?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Uganda is governed by Uganda copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Kampala from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 83 ms to Frankfurt and 160 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 Kampala?
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.
Is Kampala good for low latency to neighboring countries?
Kampala's location in East Africa provides single-digit round-trip times to Kigali (7 ms) and Nairobi (9 ms), with 17 ms to Dar es Salaam and 18 ms to Addis Ababa. This makes it ideal for serving users across the region without routing through Europe.
What is the legal process for copyright takedowns in Uganda?
The DMCA does not apply. Copyright complaints require a court order under local law. This means simple abuse emails do not result in content removal. The process is judicial, not automated, giving you more protection against frivolous takedowns.
This page is general information, not legal advice.