onionvps

Solution

Windows Server VPS with crypto payment

Cutter 8 · $34/moCutter 16 · $62/mo
Short answer

Windows Server needs materially more baseline resources than Linux: 4 GB of RAM is the practical floor and 8 GB is comfortable, before your application uses anything. Licensing is $12 a month per instance and is available in regions where we hold licensing rights. RDP should always be restricted to your own address — it is the single most brute-forced port on the internet.

What you need

Specification floor for windows vps
ResourceWhat you actually need
CPU2 cores minimum, 4 for anything real
RAM4 GB floor, 8 GB comfortable, 16 GB for SQL Server
Disk80 GB NVMe minimum — Windows Update alone wants room
Licence$12/month per instance in licensed regions

Recommended plans

Cutter

Cutter 8

$ 34 /month
vCPU
4 × dedicated
RAM
8 GB
Storage
160 GB NVMe SSD
Transfer
10 TB
IPv4 / IPv6
1 / /64 routed
Configure
Cutter

Cutter 16

$ 62 /month
vCPU
6 × dedicated
RAM
16 GB
Storage
320 GB NVMe SSD
Transfer
15 TB
IPv4 / IPv6
1 / /64 routed
Configure
Clipper

Clipper 16

$ 92 /month
vCPU
8 × dedicated
RAM
16 GB
Storage
400 GB NVMe Gen4 SSD
Transfer
30 TB
IPv4 / IPv6
1 / /64 routed
Configure

Recommended locations

Location is usually the decision that matters most for this workload — either because latency dominates, or because jurisdiction does.

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Frankfurt

Germany 14 Eyes

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London

United Kingdom 5 Eyes

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New York

United States 5 Eyes

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Singapore

Singapore No alliance

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Amsterdam

Netherlands 9 Eyes

Why OnionVPS for this

  • Windows Server Datacenter licensing available per instance, billed monthly with everything else.
  • Crypto payment for Windows hosting, which is unusual — most Windows providers require a card.
  • Out-of-band VNC console, so a broken RDP configuration is not a lost server.
  • Licensed in our core regions across Europe, North America and Asia.

How to set it up

  1. Deploy a Cutter 8 in a Windows-licensed region

    Check the licence flag on the location page before ordering.

  2. Select Windows Server 2022 at provisioning

    Or upload your own ISO if you hold your own licence.

  3. Restrict RDP immediately

    Firewall port 3389 to your own IP, or reach it only over WireGuard.

  4. Rename the administrator account and enable NLA

    Both meaningfully reduce automated attack success.

  5. Configure updates and snapshots

    Windows Update reboots; snapshot before patch Tuesday.

Frequently asked questions

Can I buy a Windows VPS with Bitcoin or Monero?

Yes. Every plan including Windows-licensed instances is payable in any of our supported cryptocurrencies, with no identity verification.

How much RAM does Windows Server need?

4 GB is the realistic floor for the operating system to behave, 8 GB is comfortable, and SQL Server wants 16 GB before you load any data.

Is RDP safe to expose to the internet?

No. Port 3389 is continuously brute-forced. Restrict it to your own address or, better, reach it only through a WireGuard tunnel.