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 Vienna
VIX peering and the gateway between Western Europe and the Balkans.
CoreNo Eyes allianceGDPR appliesDMCA not applicable40 Gbit/s
Short answer
Yes, you can host a server in Vienna without KYC. OnionVPS, operating since 2022, requires no identity verification—an email address suffices. Austria is not a member of the Five, Nine, or Fourteen Eyes alliances, and while GDPR applies to personal data, the DMCA does not; takedown notices require a court order. Entry price is $4 per month.
- City
- Vienna
- Country
- 🇦🇹 Austria (AT)
- Region
- Europe
- Tier
- Core
- 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
- 40 Gbit/s
- Capabilities
- DDoS scrubbing · Native IPv6 /64 · NVMe storage · Custom ISO upload
- Coordinates
- 48.21, 16.37
Why hosting in Vienna looks the way it does
Vienna sits on VIX, the Vienna Internet Exchange, making it the gateway between Western Europe and the Balkans. Its location provides low-latency links: 10 ms to Frankfurt, 98 ms to Ashburn, 133 ms to Singapore. The facility offers 40 Gbit/s uplink, DDoS scrubbing, native IPv6 /64, and NVMe storage, with nearby regions in Bratislava (3 ms) and Prague (5 ms).
People deploy privacy-focused services that must avoid US jurisdiction—mail servers, onion relays, or development environments. Vienna's central European location also suits applications serving both Western and Eastern Europe, with low latency to nearby hubs. The no-KYC signup appeals to those who prefer not to tie infrastructure to personal identity.
Plans available in Vienna
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 Vienna
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 10 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 15 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 19 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 59 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 94 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 98 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 115 ms |
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 115 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 125 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 133 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 139 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 218 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 Austria a good place to host a server?
VIX peering and the gateway between Western Europe and the Balkans.
Is Austria in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Austria 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 Austria?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Austria is governed by Austria copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Vienna from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 10 ms to Frankfurt and 98 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 Vienna?
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 fast is provisioning in Vienna?
Provisioning takes 55 seconds. Once you sign up with an email and pay via cryptocurrency, your KVM-based VPS with root access is ready in under a minute. Custom ISO upload and full API are available immediately.
Can I use custom ISO images on Vienna servers?
Yes. At every tier, you can upload and boot any ISO—OpenBSD, NixOS, Whonix, or a hand-rolled image. You have full KVM virtualisation, meaning your own kernel and raw sockets, plus an out-of-band VNC console for recovery.
This page is general information, not legal advice.