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 Sofia
EU member with famously cheap transit and no Eyes-alliance membership. The sweet spot when you need EU peering but not a 14-Eyes jurisdiction.
Privacy-firstNo Eyes allianceGDPR appliesDMCA not applicable40 Gbit/s
Short answer
Yes, you can host a server in Sofia, Bulgaria without KYC. OnionVPS operates a privacy-first jurisdiction there, with no identity verification and an entry price of $4 per month. Bulgaria is not a member of the Five, Nine, or Fourteen Eyes alliances, offering a legal position outside those intelligence-sharing pacts. The DMCA, a US statute, does not apply, though local copyright law requiring a court order does. GDPR applies to personal data.
- City
- Sofia
- Country
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria (BG)
- 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
- 2020
- Uplink
- 40 Gbit/s
- Capabilities
- DDoS scrubbing · Native IPv6 /64 · NVMe storage · Custom ISO upload · Windows licensing
- Coordinates
- 42.70, 23.32
Why hosting in Sofia looks the way it does
Sofia, operated since 2020, sits in the EU with famously cheap transit and no Eyes-alliance membership. At 42.7, 23.32, great-circle latency estimates run 21 ms to Frankfurt, 109 ms to Ashburn, 125 ms to Singapore. The 40 Gbit/s uplink supports heavy traffic, with DDoS scrubbing and native IPv6 /64 included. Neighbouring OnionVPS regions—Skopje at 4 ms, Bucharest and Belgrade at 6 ms—offer regional redundancy. No US statute binds hosts here; local law needs a court order for takedowns.
People deploy privacy-sensitive web services, mail servers, and blockchain nodes that need EU peering without 14-Eyes jurisdiction. Also VPN exit points, archival storage, and custom-ISO workloads like OpenBSD or NixOS, benefiting from low latency to Frankfurt and freedom from DMCA takedowns, relying on legal process instead.
Plans available in Sofia
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 Sofia
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 21 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 26 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 29 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 49 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 104 ms |
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 106 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 109 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 125 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 125 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 126 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 141 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 210 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 Bulgaria a good place to host a server?
EU member with famously cheap transit and no Eyes-alliance membership. The sweet spot when you need EU peering but not a 14-Eyes jurisdiction.
Is Bulgaria in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Bulgaria is governed by Bulgaria copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Sofia from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 21 ms to Frankfurt and 109 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 Sofia?
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.
How does Sofia handle copyright takedowns for hosted content?
Bulgaria is not bound by US DMCA. Local copyright law applies, which generally requires a court order before content removal. This means less automated takedown pressure. However, GDPR still applies to personal data, so you must comply with data protection rules for EU residents. Hosting here balances copyright freedom with privacy obligations.
What are the network latency differences between Sofia and Western Europe?
Great-circle estimates place Frankfurt at 21 ms round-trip, while closer regions like Skopje are 4 ms. This means Sofia is excellent for EU-wide services, with slightly higher latency to Western hubs compared to inland locations, but still competitive. The 40 Gbit/s uplink ensures capacity for demanding workloads.
This page is general information, not legal advice.