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 Lagos
West Africa's largest market, with several new cable landings driving costs down fast.
CoreNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable20 Gbit/s
Short answer
Yes, you can host a server in Lagos, Nigeria, without KYC. OnionVPS has operated a Core-tier region in Lagos since 2022. Nigeria is not a member of the Five, Nine, or Fourteen Eyes intelligence alliances. The DMCA does not apply because it is a United States statute; local copyright law applies and generally requires a court order. Entry price is $4 per month.
- City
- Lagos
- Country
- 🇳🇬 Nigeria (NG)
- Region
- Africa
- Tier
- Core
- 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
- 2022
- Uplink
- 20 Gbit/s
- Capabilities
- DDoS scrubbing · Native IPv6 /64 · NVMe storage
- Coordinates
- 6.52, 3.38
Why hosting in Lagos looks the way it does
Lagos sits on West Africa's largest market, with several new cable landings driving costs down fast. The region is uplinked at 20 Gbit/s, with DDoS scrubbing, native IPv6, and NVMe storage. Estimated round-trip times are 68 ms to Frankfurt and 120 ms to Ashburn. Nearest OnionVPS regions are Accra at 8 ms and Abidjan at 13 ms. No GDPR obligation applies to personal data processed here.
People deploy latency-sensitive workloads serving West African users, such as VoIP, trading platforms, and content delivery. The low round-trip time to Accra (8 ms) and Abidjan (13 ms) makes Lagos a hub for regional services. The non-extradition posture and lack of DMCA mean operators of forums and publishing sites can run with fewer takedown risks, relying on local court orders.
Plans available in Lagos
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 Lagos
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 63 ms |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 68 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 70 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 71 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 81 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 88 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 116 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 120 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 124 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 152 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 184 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 212 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 Nigeria a good place to host a server?
West Africa's largest market, with several new cable landings driving costs down fast.
Is Nigeria in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Nigeria is not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances, which is one reason it appears in our core tier.
Does the DMCA apply to a server in Nigeria?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Nigeria is governed by Nigeria copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Lagos from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 68 ms to Frankfurt and 120 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 Lagos?
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.
Are payments in Naira accepted?
No. Payment is cryptocurrency only through OxaPay. Invoices are denominated in US dollars. You can pay with crypto without providing a name, address, or card. This is part of the no-KYC model. The entry price is $4 per month, and billing cycles are monthly, quarterly, annual, or biennial.
What about power outages in Lagos?
OnionVPS's Lagos region runs in a datacenter designed for high availability. We do not disclose specific power redundancy details, but the uptime SLA is 99.99%, with service credits if missed. This applies to all regions. For the network, the region has a 20 Gbit/s uplink and DDoS scrubbing to mitigate attacks.
This page is general information, not legal advice.