Why do journalists and activists use offshore hosting?

Journalists and activists use offshore hosting because mainstream cloud providers comply with government removal orders and DMCA notices from any jurisdiction, often without judicial review. Hosting in Romania or Iceland means takedown requests must go through formal court proceedings in those countries - a much higher bar that protects legitimate free-speech content from censorship-by-complaint.

Is offshore hosting legal?

Hosting itself is legal worldwide. What matters is the content you host. Legal content on offshore servers is perfectly legitimate. We recommend reviewing your local laws before hosting any content.

Do you accept cryptocurrency?

Yes. We accept Bitcoin, Monero, Ethereum, Litecoin, and other cryptocurrencies with zero KYC verification required. Payments are processed immediately.

What payment methods do you accept?

We accept crypto (BTC, ETH, LTC, XMR, USDT) or card. Paying in crypto gives maximum privacy for our clients.

Is there a setup fee?

No setup fees. Pricing is transparent and listed on our plans page. You pay only for the resources you use, with no hidden charges.

What locations do you offer?

Primary data center location is Romania, with additional data center presence in Iceland, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Moldova, Lithuania, Hong Kong, Switzerland, and Sweden. Romania is the primary jurisdiction: Romanian Law 8/1996 does not honour foreign DMCA notices, and only a Romanian court order compels content removal.

Can I upgrade or downgrade my plan?

Yes. You can scale your resources up or down at any time. Billing is prorated based on your usage and plan changes.

What is your uptime guarantee?

We maintain 99.9% uptime across our infrastructure. Our multi-homed network design and redundant data centers ensure your services stay online.

Geo-Specific Hosting

Offshore Hosting for Russian Users

Russian users running businesses, content sites, VPN endpoints, or privacy services face a hostile domestic hosting environment: mandatory data retention under SORM-3, RKN-driven domain blocks, payment processors freezing accounts, and geoblocking by major Western providers. Our offshore hosting fills the gap - physically located in Iceland, Finland, Netherlands, and Romania (all outside RU jurisdiction), payment in BTC/Monero/USDT-TRC20 with zero KYC, and network paths optimized for low latency from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Yekaterinburg, and Novosibirsk.

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What Russian Users Actually Need from Offshore Hosting

The pattern across our Russian customer base is consistent. They need:

Payment without RU bank involvement: Sberbank/VTB cards get rejected by foreign hosts. We accept Bitcoin, Monero, USDT (TRC-20 preferred for fees), and bank wire from non-RU accounts. No card processor, no chargeback exposure.
No real name on file: Domestic providers are required to record passport-grade ID. Foreign providers pretending to need 'compliance' often comply with RU data requests anyway. We don't request government ID; an email address is enough to start.
Low latency to Moscow/SPB: Helsinki and Riga POPs give 25-40ms RTT to Moscow. Iceland is 80ms, Romania 60ms. We default new RU customers to Helsinki for latency-sensitive workloads (game servers, real-time chat, trading bots).
Resistance to RKN unblocking demands: Our jurisdictions don't honor Russian court orders. RKN can block your IP from being reached inside Russia (we can't fix that - that's an ISP-level block on the user's side), but the server itself stays online and accessible via VPN/Tor/Shadowsocks.

Recommended Plans for Common Russian Use Cases

Mapping common Russian customer workloads to plans:

Personal VPN endpoint (WireGuard / OpenVPN / Outline): Offshore VPS Starter - $4.99/mo. 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe, 1 Gbps uplink. Helsinki location for low latency.
Telegram bot / small Python automation: same plan ($4.99/mo). 1 GB RAM is enough for most aiogram bots.
Tor relay / .onion site: Offshore VPS Plus - $9.99/mo. 4 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe. Iceland or Romania (more relay-friendly than Finland's tighter abuse policy).
Telegram channel automation + content scraping: Offshore VPS Pro - $29.99/mo. 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 200 GB NVMe.
Trading bots (CEX arbitrage, MM): Offshore VPS Pro - same plan, but Helsinki location is critical (10-15ms to Binance/Bybit infrastructure).
Production e-commerce / SaaS: NVMe Dedicated Pro - $129/mo. 24 cores, 64 GB RAM, full-flash storage.

Why Helsinki Is Our Default for Russian Customers

Finland borders Russia and hosts major peering exchanges (FICIX) where most major RU ISPs (Rostelecom, MegaFon, MTS) have direct interconnects. RTT from Moscow to Helsinki is typically 20-30ms - better than from Moscow to St. Petersburg via some routes. Network reliability is excellent, the jurisdiction is EU (Schengen) but not historically aligned with RKN takedown requests, and the data center power grid is among the most stable in Europe.

Iceland and Romania also serve well, especially for workloads where the extra 30-50ms doesn't matter (file storage, batch processing, Tor relays). For interactive/realtime workloads (gaming, trading, VPN egress), Helsinki wins.

Setup Process - From Zero to Running in 5 Minutes

The signup and provisioning flow is designed to take less than 5 minutes for VPS:

Create account with any email (Proton, Tutanota, mailbox.org, ProtonMail recommended). No phone number required.
Choose plan and location at checkout. Set a hostname.
Pay with BTC, Monero, or USDT-TRC20. Invoice generates immediately; payment confirms within 1-2 blockchain confirmations (typically 10-20 minutes for BTC, 1-2 minutes for USDT).
Server provisions automatically after payment confirmation. SSH credentials sent by email.
Russian-speaking support is available via Telegram (@AnubizSupport) for setup questions.

No callback, no document upload, no waiting for human review. The whole process is automated.

Privacy & anti-censorship guides

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Why Anubiz Host

100% async — no calls, no meetings

Delivered in days, not weeks

Full documentation included

Production-grade from day one

Security-first approach

Post-delivery support included

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