Skiff 2
$ 7 /month
- vCPU
- 1 × shared
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 40 GB NVMe SSD
- Transfer
- 3 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
🇦🇺 Oceania
VPS hosting in Melbourne
Second Australian region for redundancy.
Edge5 EyesOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable20 Gbit/s
Short answer
Yes, you can host a server in Melbourne without KYC at OnionVPS. Melbourne, Australia is a Five Eyes member, meaning intelligence-sharing alliances apply, but the DMCA does not—it's a US statute that doesn't bind Australian hosts. Local copyright law requires a court order. Entry price is $4 per month.
- City
- Melbourne
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia (AU)
- Region
- Oceania
- Tier
- Edge
- Intelligence alliance
- Five Eyes member
- GDPR applies
- No
- DMCA applies
- Not applicable — DMCA is US statute
- Online since
- 2023
- Uplink
- 20 Gbit/s
- Capabilities
- DDoS scrubbing · Native IPv6 /64 · NVMe storage
- Coordinates
- -37.81, 144.96
Why hosting in Melbourne looks the way it does
OnionVPS's Melbourne region, operational since 2023, is the second Australian footprint, complementing Sydney for redundancy. It sits on a 20 Gbit/s uplink with DDoS scrubbing, native IPv6 /64, and NVMe storage. Melbourne offers an edge jurisdiction: smaller footprint, lower latency to the Asia-Pacific, and a legal posture that prioritizes court orders over automated takedowns.
People deploy latency-sensitive workloads for the Asia-Pacific, such as trading bots, game servers, and CDN origins. Melbourne's 84 ms RTT to Singapore and 12 ms to Sydney make it ideal for low-latency applications across the region, while the lack of KYC and DMCA appeals to privacy-focused users.
Plans available in Melbourne
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 Melbourne
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 12 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 84 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 113 ms |
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 141 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 159 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 179 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 212 ms |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 222 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 223 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 225 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 227 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 230 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 Australia a good place to host a server?
Second Australian region for redundancy.
Is Australia in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
Yes — Australia is a Five Eyes member. That is a legitimate consideration if state surveillance is in your threat model; it says nothing about the quality of the connectivity, which is why we operate here.
Does the DMCA apply to a server in Australia?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Australia is governed by Australia copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Melbourne from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 222 ms to Frankfurt and 223 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 Melbourne?
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 payment options for Melbourne VPS?
OnionVPS accepts cryptocurrency only, processed through OxaPay. Invoices are denominated in US dollars. No fiat, cards, or PayPal. You can pay monthly, quarterly, annually, or biennially.
Can I upgrade my Melbourne VPS later?
Yes. CPU and RAM increase with a short reboot, and disk grows online. Extra RAM (8 GB) and NVMe (100 GB) can be hot-added. Moving down a tier requires a rebuild, so start small.
This page is general information, not legal advice.