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 Maputo
Indian Ocean coastal capacity.
EdgeNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable10 Gbit/s
Short answer
Maputo, Mozambique, offers offshore VPS hosting without KYC, as OnionVPS requires only an email address. Mozambique is not a member of the Five, Nine, or Fourteen Eyes intelligence alliances, and the DMCA does not apply here, being a US statute. Local copyright law requires a court order. Entry price is $4 per month.
- City
- Maputo
- Country
- 🇲🇿 Mozambique (MZ)
- 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
- -25.97, 32.57
Why hosting in Maputo looks the way it does
This Edge jurisdiction sits on the Indian Ocean coast, giving access to Southern Africa and nearby islands. The facility has a 10 Gbit/s uplink, DDoS scrubbing, IPv6, and NVMe storage. It is proximate to other regions, including Johannesburg at 8 ms. OnionVPS has operated here since 2024, adding capacity for latency-sensitive workloads.
Users deploy here for low-latency reach to Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean rim. Common workloads include game servers for the region, financial tick data for exchanges in Johannesburg and Mauritius, and content delivery caching. The lack of DMCA takedown also attracts Usenet and file-hosting operations, while the DDoS scrubbing keeps them online.
Plans available in Maputo
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 Maputo
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 8 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 86 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 108 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 113 ms |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 121 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 125 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 126 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 147 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 179 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 180 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 182 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 184 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 Mozambique a good place to host a server?
Indian Ocean coastal capacity.
Is Mozambique in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Mozambique 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 Mozambique?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Mozambique is governed by Mozambique copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Maputo from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 121 ms to Frankfurt and 184 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 Maputo?
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 are the data privacy protections in Maputo?
Data privacy is governed by Mozambique's local law, and the GDPR does not apply to personal data processed here. This is advantageous if you want to avoid EU data protection requirements. However, you should ensure compliance with any regulations that apply to your own business and customers.
How do I pay for a Maputo VPS?
Payment is cryptocurrency only through OxaPay. No fiat, cards, or PayPal are accepted. Invoices are in US dollars. This payment method, combined with no identity verification, means you can deploy an instance without linking your real identity.
This page is general information, not legal advice.