What is anonymous hosting
What anonymous hosting is, how it works, who uses it, what it protects and what it does not. Clear definitions without hype.
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Practical, specific how-tos on privacy, payment and running your own server. No filler.
Anonymous hosting basics
Anonymous vs offshore vs private
Anonymous, offshore and private hosting are not the same. Learn what each term means, what each protects and how to combine them.
Read guide →Buy a VPS anonymously
Step-by-step: buy a VPS without an ID upload, pay in crypto, keep your access key safe and secure the server on day one.
Read guide →Is no-KYC hosting legal? A plain-language overview
Whether you can legally rent a VPS without identity verification, what rules still apply and how to stay on the right side.
Read guide →Anonymous domains and WHOIS
How domains and WHOIS work, what WHOIS privacy hides, how to register a domain with minimal identity and point it at your VPS.
Read guide →Jurisdiction and law
Choose a jurisdiction
A decision guide for choosing the country for an offshore server: data law, content rules, latency, payments, and what to check before you commit.
Read guide →Offshore VPS jurisdiction guide: how to choose a country
How to choose a VPS location by law, connectivity and risk: data protection, court reach, takedown rules, alliances and latency.
Read guide →Fourteen Eyes explained: what it means for hosting
What the Five, Nine and Fourteen Eyes alliances are, which countries belong, and how much that should matter for choosing a VPS location.
Read guide →Copyright takedown notices by jurisdiction: DMCA, EU and beyond
How copyright takedown notices work for hosting providers in the US, EU and elsewhere, and how AnonVPS handles them.
Read guide →Warrant canary guide: what it is and how to read one
What a warrant canary is, how to check one, what a missing update means and the limits of the idea.
Read guide →Payments and privacy
Pay for hosting with Monero: a practical guide
How to pay a VPS invoice with Monero: getting XMR, sending the exact amount, confirmations and common mistakes.
Read guide →VPS opsec mistakes
The common operational security mistakes that link a server to its owner: reused identities, leaked metadata, logins and DNS. A checklist to avoid them.
Read guide →Anonymous VPS vs VPN
An anonymous VPS and a VPN solve different problems. Compare what each hides, when to use one, the other or both, and how to run your own VPN on a VPS.
Read guide →RAM-only servers explained: what they are and when to use one
What a RAM-only VPS is, how it differs from a normal disk-backed server, what it protects and the limits you should know.
Read guide →Encrypt a VPS with LUKS and unlock it remotely over SSH
Step-by-step: full-disk encryption on a Debian or Ubuntu VPS with LUKS and dropbear in the initramfs for remote unlock.
Read guide →Run a Tor onion service on a VPS
How to publish a website or admin panel as a Tor onion service on a VPS: install, configure, test and keep it private.
Read guide →Server setup and security
VPS hardening checklist: secure a new Linux server in 15 minutes
A practical checklist for a new Linux VPS: SSH keys, a non-root user, firewall, automatic updates and backups, with the commands.
Read guide →SSH keys and fail2ban
Set up SSH key login, turn off password login and add fail2ban to a VPS. Copy-and-paste commands for Ubuntu 24.04.
Read guide →Host a website with nginx
Host a website on a VPS with nginx and a free TLS certificate: install, configure a server block, enable HTTPS and keep it updated. Copy-and-paste commands.
Read guide →Hide your origin IP
Keep your web server IP out of public DNS: use a reverse proxy or CDN in front, lock the origin firewall and avoid leaks. Copy-and-paste commands.
Read guide →Docker Compose on a VPS
Install Docker and Docker Compose on a VPS, run an app, set restart policies and keep ports safe. Copy-and-paste commands for Ubuntu 24.04.
Read guide →Blockchain nodes
Blockchain node setup guide
How to run your own blockchain node on a VPS from scratch: choose a plan, secure the server, verify downloads, run a systemd service and check sync.
Read guide →Bitcoin node setup guide
Run a pruned Bitcoin Core node on a VPS: install, verify, configure, run with systemd, open the firewall and check sync. Copy-and-paste commands.
Read guide →Litecoin node setup guide
Run a pruned Litecoin Core node on a VPS: install, verify, configure, run with systemd and check sync. Copy-and-paste commands for Ubuntu 24.04.
Read guide →Monero node setup guide
Run your own Monero node (pruned or full) on a VPS: install monerod, verify hashes, configure, run with systemd and connect wallets. Copy-and-paste commands.
Read guide →Dogecoin node setup guide
Run a Dogecoin Core full node on a VPS: install, verify, configure, run with systemd and check sync. Copy-and-paste commands for Ubuntu 24.04.
Read guide →IPFS node setup guide
Run an IPFS node with Kubo on a VPS: install, initialise with the server profile, set storage limits, run with systemd and check peers. Copy-and-paste commands.
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