Skiff 2
$ 7 /month
- vCPU
- 1 × shared
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 40 GB NVMe SSD
- Transfer
- 3 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
🇹🇼 Asia
VPS hosting in Taipei
Dense East Asian peering with routes independent of mainland transit.
CoreNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable40 Gbit/s
Short answer
Yes. OnionVPS operates KVM VPS in Taipei, Taiwan, without KYC or identity verification; an email address is the only account identifier. Taiwan is not a member of the Five, Nine, or Fourteen Eyes intelligence alliances. The DMCA does not apply here—it's US law, and local copyright law generally requires a court order. Entry price is $4 per month.
- City
- Taipei
- Country
- 🇹🇼 Taiwan (TW)
- Region
- Asia
- Tier
- Core
- 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
- 2022
- Uplink
- 40 Gbit/s
- Capabilities
- DDoS scrubbing · Native IPv6 /64 · NVMe storage · Custom ISO upload
- Coordinates
- 25.03, 121.57
Why hosting in Taipei looks the way it does
OnionVPS has run this region since 2022 from a Core jurisdiction on major East Asian exchanges. The editorial note highlights dense peering independent of mainland transit, with great-circle estimates of 129 ms to Frankfurt, 172 ms to Ashburn, and 46 ms to Singapore. Nearby regions—Hong Kong (13 ms), Manila (18 ms), Seoul (22 ms), Osaka (25 ms)—make Taipei a strong hub for regional redundancy. The 40 Gbit/s uplink and DDoS scrubbing support demanding workloads.
People deploy low-latency game servers and trading infrastructure that need fast paths to Singapore, Japan, and Korea. Others run web services for Chinese-speaking markets, leveraging routes that avoid mainland censorship. The private jurisdiction suits privacy-focused services like VPNs, mail servers, and content platforms that want to stay outside the DMCA's takedown regime.
Plans available in Taipei
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 Taipei
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 30 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 46 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 91 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 100 ms |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 129 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 130 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 134 ms |
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 158 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 171 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 172 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 190 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 256 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 Taiwan a good place to host a server?
Dense East Asian peering with routes independent of mainland transit.
Is Taiwan in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Taiwan is not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances, which is one reason it appears in our core tier.
Does the DMCA apply to a server in Taiwan?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Taiwan is governed by Taiwan copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Taipei from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 129 ms to Frankfurt and 172 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 Taipei?
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 round-trip time from Taipei to Singapore?
Great-circle estimate for round-trip time from Taipei to Singapore is 46 ms. This makes Taipei a competitive location for serving Southeast Asian traffic, especially when you need a presence close to Singapore without paying Singapore prices or facing its stricter regulations.
Can I get a native IPv6 subnet with a Taipei server?
Yes, every plan includes a routed IPv6 /64 subnet at no cost. This is a full subnet, not a single address, giving you flexibility for network services. You also get self-service reverse DNS and a REST API, so managing v6 is straightforward.
This page is general information, not legal advice.