Censored Planet VPS in Ukraine - No-KYC Offshore Hosting by Anubiz Host

Ukraine sits at a critical crossroads between Western internet infrastructure and networks that have historically experienced significant state-level interference. For Censored Planet probes, geographic diversity is not optional - it is the entire point. A probe hosted in Ukraine can observe routing anomalies, BGP hijacks, DNS manipulation, and HTTP filtering that would be invisible from a data center in Western Europe or North America. The country maintains independent internet exchange points and connects to multiple upstream transit providers, making it genuinely distinct from neighboring jurisdictions. Researchers who have deployed measurement nodes here consistently report unique data that complements probes in other regions. If your goal is to build a globally representative picture of internet censorship in 2026, Ukraine belongs in your probe map. Anubiz Host operates servers in Ukrainian facilities with stable power infrastructure and redundant connectivity. Our network is not filtered or sanitized before it reaches your VPS, which means your measurement tools see real-world conditions rather than a sanitized view through an overzealous upstream provider.

Operational security matters for researchers studying censorship and network interference. Submitting government-issued identification to a hosting provider introduces a paper trail that can compromise your anonymity and, in some jurisdictions, your safety. Anubiz Host was built from the ground up with a no-KYC model. You do not need to provide your real name, address, or any identity document to deploy a VPS with us. Payment is accepted in major cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Monero, and other privacy-oriented coins. Monero in particular offers transaction-level privacy that makes it the preferred choice for researchers who require end-to-end anonymity. You can sign up using a disposable email address, pay with crypto, and receive your server credentials - all without ever revealing who you are. This approach is not about facilitating abuse. It is about recognizing that legitimate researchers, journalists, and activists operate in environments where identity exposure carries real risk. Our acceptable use policy still prohibits illegal activity, but we do not use compliance theater as an excuse to harvest personal data from users who have every right to remain private.

Running a Censored Planet probe or a compatible measurement tool requires a server with clean IP space, low latency to diverse destinations, and sufficient bandwidth to handle scanning workloads. Our Ukraine VPS plans are available in multiple tiers, starting with entry-level instances suitable for lightweight probes and scaling up to high-memory configurations for researchers running parallel measurement pipelines. All plans include unmetered or high-cap bandwidth allocations, full root access, and your choice of Linux distribution. You can install Censored Planet's open-source tooling, Satellite, Quack, Hyperquack, or any compatible measurement framework directly on a clean OS image. IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are available, and we do not apply egress filtering that would interfere with probe traffic patterns. SNMP and ICMP are not blocked at the network level, which is a common pain point with mainstream hosting providers who restrict outbound probe-style traffic. If your measurement tool needs to send crafted packets or make connections to a wide range of remote hosts, our network is configured to allow it. Setup time from payment to live server is typically under 15 minutes.

Ukraine operates under its own legal framework, which is distinct from EU data retention directives and US subpoena processes. For researchers concerned about third-party requests for server data or logs, hosting outside the Five Eyes alliance and outside the EU's mutual legal assistance treaty network provides a meaningful layer of jurisdictional separation. Anubiz Host maintains a minimal-logging policy. We do not keep connection logs, authentication logs, or traffic metadata beyond what is operationally necessary for network management. In practice, this means there is very little data to hand over even in the unlikely event of a legal request. It is important for researchers to understand their own legal obligations. Running internet measurement probes is legal in most jurisdictions, and contributing to open-science projects like Censored Planet is widely recognized as legitimate academic and public-interest activity. However, you should consult legal counsel if you are operating in a jurisdiction that restricts network scanning or data collection. Anubiz Host provides the infrastructure - your compliance with applicable laws in your home jurisdiction remains your responsibility.

The primary audience for this service is academic researchers affiliated with universities, think tanks, or independent research organizations who contribute data to global internet measurement projects. Censored Planet aggregates probe data from distributed vantage points to produce longitudinal datasets on censorship trends, and every additional geographic node improves the quality of that research. Beyond formal Censored Planet contributors, this infrastructure is used by investigative journalists who monitor network conditions in conflict zones, by NGOs tracking internet shutdowns in real time, and by security professionals who need a neutral vantage point for network analysis. Developers building censorship-circumvention tools also use offshore VPS nodes to test how their software performs under real censored network conditions rather than simulated environments. Finally, privacy advocates and digital rights organizations use offshore hosting as a matter of principle - to demonstrate that anonymous, privacy-respecting infrastructure is viable and to support the broader ecosystem of tools that protect free expression online. Anubiz Host is proud to serve all of these communities.

Major cloud providers like large US-based platforms require full identity verification, accept only traditional payment methods, and are subject to broad government data requests. For a researcher studying censorship, using infrastructure from a provider that is itself deeply embedded in a surveillance-friendly legal environment creates an obvious conflict of interest. Offshore hosting with Anubiz Host is not simply a cheaper alternative - it is a different category of service designed for a different threat model. We do not sell your data to advertisers. We do not comply with voluntary data-sharing arrangements with intelligence agencies. We do not terminate accounts because a probe generated traffic that triggered an automated abuse system calibrated for commercial workloads. The trade-off is that you take on more responsibility for your own server management. We provide the infrastructure and basic support, but we do not offer the hand-holding of a managed cloud platform. For technical researchers, this is rarely a problem. If you can configure a Censored Planet probe, you can manage a Linux VPS. The independence and privacy you gain far outweigh the minor operational overhead.

Can I run automated scanning tools on my VPS? Yes. Anubiz Host does not block outbound scanning traffic at the network level. You are responsible for ensuring your scanning activity complies with your own legal obligations, but we will not terminate your account simply because your probe generates high connection counts to diverse destinations. Do you offer a dedicated IP address? Every VPS plan includes at least one dedicated IPv4 address. Additional IP addresses are available for an extra fee. IPv6 prefixes are also available on request. What happens if I receive an abuse complaint? We review all abuse reports. For measurement research, we ask that you maintain basic documentation of your project so that we can respond to complaints appropriately. We do not automatically suspend accounts on receipt of a complaint. Can I pay with Monero for maximum privacy? Yes. Monero is one of our preferred payment methods precisely because it offers strong transaction privacy. Bitcoin is also accepted, though we recommend using a non-custodial wallet and coin-mixing practices if Bitcoin privacy is important to your threat model. Is the Ukraine data center location guaranteed? We make every effort to provision Ukraine-located servers for orders specifying that location. If you need to verify the geographic location of your server for research documentation purposes, we can provide network-level evidence such as traceroute data and BGP origin information.