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 Manama
Small, well-connected Gulf jurisdiction with a liberal telecoms regime.
EdgeNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable10 Gbit/s
Short answer
Manama, Bahrain, sits outside the Five, Nine, and Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances, so hosted data is not subject to those frameworks' surveillance agreements. The DMCA does not apply here—it is United States statute, and local copyright law generally requires a court order. OnionVPS offers KVM VPS starting at $4 per month with no identity verification. For a jurisdiction that is not an Eyes member and where DMCA takedowns are not applicable, Manama is a distinct option.
- City
- Manama
- Country
- 🇧🇭 Bahrain (BH)
- 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
- 26.23, 50.59
Why hosting in Manama looks the way it does
OnionVPS has operated in this region since 2024, drawn by Bahrain's liberal telecoms regime and its central Gulf position. The facility sits on a 10 Gbit/s uplink with DDoS scrubbing, native IPv6 /64, and NVMe storage. Round-trip estimates place Frankfurt at 62 ms, Singapore at 87 ms, and Ashourabe at 150 ms—useful for mixed traffic. Nearby OnionVPS regions include Doha (4 ms) and Riyadh (8 ms), so moving workloads between Gulf cities is straightforward. GDPR does not apply to personal data processed here.
Common deployments include low-latency gaming servers for Gulf players, caching nodes that sit between Europe and Asia, and mail servers that need a jurisdiction outside the DMCA's reach. Trading bots often land here for the short hop to Doha and Dubai. Privacy-focused individuals run Tor relays and other anonymising services, trusting the non-Eyes position. The $4 entry price suits small experiments that can scale as needs grow.
Plans available in Manama
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 Manama
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 9 ms |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 62 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 66 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 70 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 87 ms |
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 87 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 114 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 146 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 150 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 162 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 167 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 171 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 Bahrain a good place to host a server?
Small, well-connected Gulf jurisdiction with a liberal telecoms regime.
Is Bahrain in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Bahrain 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 Bahrain?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Bahrain is governed by Bahrain copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Manama from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 62 ms to Frankfurt and 150 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 Manama?
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 for copyright takedowns in Bahrain?
The DMCA does not apply here; it is a US statute. Local copyright law governs, and generally a court order is required before a host is forced to remove content. That differs from the notice-and-takedown system used in the US. You should still respect Bahraini law and respond to valid legal requests, but the process is slower and more formal.
How close is Manama to other Gulf hosting locations?
OnionVPS has regions in Doha (4 ms), Riyadh (8 ms), Kuwait City (8 ms), and Dubai (9 ms) estimated round-trip. For regional workloads that span the Gulf, Manama is central. The low latency between these cities makes it practical to distribute services across several locations without users noticing the difference.
This page is general information, not legal advice.