Skiff 2
$ 7 /month
- vCPU
- 1 × shared
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 40 GB NVMe SSD
- Transfer
- 3 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
🇳🇦 Africa
VPS hosting in Windhoek
Namibian edge on the West Africa Cable System.
EdgeNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable10 Gbit/s
Short answer
Yes. OnionVPS operates KVM virtualisation in Windhoek, Namibia, with entry at $4 per month. Namibia is not a member of the Five, Nine, or Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances. The DMCA does not apply: it is a United States statute, and a host situated in Windhoek is not bound by it. Local copyright law applies and generally requires a court order.
- City
- Windhoek
- Country
- 🇳🇦 Namibia (NA)
- Region
- Africa
- Tier
- Edge
- 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
- 2024
- Uplink
- 10 Gbit/s
- Capabilities
- DDoS scrubbing · Native IPv6 /64 · NVMe storage
- Coordinates
- -22.56, 17.08
Why hosting in Windhoek looks the way it does
The facility sits on the West Africa Cable System, giving it low latency to nearby African regions: about 15 ms to Gaborone, 18 ms to Johannesburg, 19 ms to Cape Town, and 21 ms to Lusaka. Legal posture is privacy-friendly: GDPR does not apply to personal data processed here, and no identification is required—only an email address. Includes DDoS scrubbing, native IPv6 /64, NVMe storage, and a 10 Gbit/s uplink.
Buyers run network probes, censorship circumvention relays, and data aggregation services that need a presence near southern Africa without exposing operator identity. The jurisdiction's absence from intelligence alliances and lack of DMCA takedowns attract mail servers, VPN exit nodes, and cryptocurrency payment frontends that prefer minimal legal exposure. Latency to Johannesburg makes it practical for backup replication.
Plans available in Windhoek
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 Windhoek
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 18 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 89 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 93 ms |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 112 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 115 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 116 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 133 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 160 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 161 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 163 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 165 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 196 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 Namibia a good place to host a server?
Namibian edge on the West Africa Cable System.
Is Namibia in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Namibia is not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances, which is one reason it appears in our edge tier.
Does the DMCA apply to a server in Namibia?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Namibia is governed by Namibia copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Windhoek from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 112 ms to Frankfurt and 163 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 Windhoek?
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 is Windhoek different from Johannesburg for hosting?
Windhoek sits on the West Africa Cable System with roughly 18 ms round-trip to Johannesburg, making it nearly as fast for regional traffic. The legal posture differs: Namibia is not in any Eyes alliance, and GDPR does not apply to data processed there. Johannesburg offers more peering options, but Windhoek provides comparable latency to southern Africa.
What identification does OnionVPS require to order a Windhoek server?
Only an email address you control. No name, address, document, or card is required at signup or any later point. Payment is cryptocurrency-only through OxaPay, with invoices denominated in US dollars. This applies fleet-wide, including the Windhoek region.
This page is general information, not legal advice.