Skiff 2
$ 7 /month
- vCPU
- 1 × shared
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 40 GB NVMe SSD
- Transfer
- 3 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
🇨🇾 Europe
VPS hosting in Nicosia
EU jurisdiction outside the Eyes alliances, at the crossroads of European, Middle Eastern and North African routes.
Privacy-firstNo Eyes allianceGDPR appliesDMCA not applicable20 Gbit/s
Short answer
Nicosia, Cyprus, offers VPS hosting without KYC, as OnionVPS requires only an email address. Cyprus is not a member of the Five, Nine, or Fourteen Eyes intelligence alliances, providing a privacy-friendly legal posture. The DMCA does not apply, as it is US law; local copyright law generally requires a court order. GDPR applies to personal data. Entry price is $4 per month.
- City
- Nicosia
- Country
- 🇨🇾 Cyprus (CY)
- Region
- Europe
- Tier
- Privacy-first
- Intelligence alliance
- Not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes alliances
- GDPR applies
- Yes
- DMCA applies
- Not applicable — DMCA is US statute
- Online since
- 2022
- Uplink
- 20 Gbit/s
- Capabilities
- DDoS scrubbing · Native IPv6 /64 · NVMe storage · Custom ISO upload
- Coordinates
- 35.17, 33.36
Why hosting in Nicosia looks the way it does
The facility sits at 35.17, 33.36 with a 20 Gbit/s uplink, equipped with DDoS scrubbing, native IPv6 /64, NVMe storage, and custom ISO upload. Latency estimates are 37 ms to Frankfurt and 125 ms to Ashburn. Nearest regions: Tel Aviv at 7 ms, Amman at 8 ms, Cairo at 10 ms, Istanbul at 12 ms. Since 2022, OnionVPS has operated this EU jurisdiction outside the Eyes alliances, at the crossroads of European, Middle Eastern, and North African routes. GDPR applies, but the DMCA does not.
Customers deploy low-latency frontends for Middle East and European traffic, egress nodes, and sites that need EU data protection without intelligence-alliance exposure. The position suits serving Turkey, the Levant, and North Africa. No KYC simplifies operations.
Plans available in Nicosia
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
Bastion 8
$ 59 /month
- vCPU
- 4 × dedicated
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 160 GB NVMe SSD + LUKS2
- Transfer
- 15 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 3 / /64 routed
Estimated round-trip latency from Nicosia
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 34 ms |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 37 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 42 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 45 ms |
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 94 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 112 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 121 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 124 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 125 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 141 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 146 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 197 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 Cyprus a good place to host a server?
EU jurisdiction outside the Eyes alliances, at the crossroads of European, Middle Eastern and North African routes.
Is Cyprus in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Cyprus is not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances, which is one reason it appears in our privacy-first tier.
Does the DMCA apply to a server in Cyprus?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Cyprus is governed by Cyprus copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Nicosia from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 37 ms to Frankfurt and 125 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 Nicosia?
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 Cyprus good for hosting?
Cyprus is an EU member, so GDPR applies to personal data. It is not in any intelligence-sharing alliance, and the DMCA does not apply. This offers a legal posture distinct from other EU locations. If you need EU data protection without alliance obligations, Nicosia is suitable.
Do I need to verify my identity?
No. OnionVPS requires only an email address you control. No name, address, document, or card is collected. Provisioning takes 55 seconds, and payment is cryptocurrency-only via OxaPay. Connection logs are retained for 0 days.
This page is general information, not legal advice.