Self-Hosted VPN — Your Infrastructure, Your Rules

Self-hosting your VPN is the only way to guarantee that no third party can access, monitor, or log your traffic. When you use a commercial VPN service, you transfer your trust from your ISP to the VPN provider — you are still trusting someone else not to abuse their position. Self-hosting eliminates this trust requirement entirely because you are the only person with access to your VPN server.

A self-hosted VPN also gives you complete technical flexibility. Install any VPN protocol — WireGuard, OpenVPN, IKEv2, Shadowsocks, or anything else. Configure custom routing rules, run your own DNS resolver, implement network-level ad blocking, and integrate your VPN with other self-hosted services. Commercial VPN apps are limited to what the provider has implemented; a self-hosted VPN can do anything.

The self-hosted approach is also more cost-effective in the long run. A single server can provide VPN access for your entire family or team, functioning as a private VPN, DNS filter, and privacy gateway all at once. The per-user cost decreases with each additional device you connect, making self-hosting the most economical choice for multi-device households and small organizations.

While self-hosting means you control the software, you still need reliable hardware and network infrastructure underneath it. AnubizHost provides the ideal platform for self-hosted VPNs: enterprise-grade servers in privacy-friendly jurisdictions, unlimited bandwidth on premium networks, and infrastructure-level privacy protections that complement your own security measures.

Every AnubizHost server comes with full root access, giving you unrestricted control over the operating system and all installed software. Choose your preferred Linux distribution — we support Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, Fedora, and Arch Linux — and install your VPN software directly. There are no restrictions on protocols, ports, or software. Your server, your rules.

Our infrastructure adds privacy protections that a self-hosted VPN alone cannot provide: offshore jurisdictions with no data retention laws, no-logging at the infrastructure level, DDoS protection that keeps your VPN online under attack, and anonymous signup with cryptocurrency payments. These protections work alongside your own VPN configuration to provide defense in depth for your privacy.

AnubizHost provides comprehensive resources to help you set up your self-hosted VPN. Our documentation library includes step-by-step guides for WireGuard, OpenVPN, and IKEv2 on all supported operating systems. Each guide covers installation, configuration, security hardening, client setup, and ongoing maintenance — everything you need to run a production VPN from a fresh server.

For users who want a quick start, our one-click VPN installers automate the setup process. Run a single command and answer a few prompts to have a fully configured, security-hardened VPN server running within minutes. The installer handles key generation, firewall configuration, DNS setup, and client profile creation, giving you a production-ready VPN with minimal effort.

Our community forum and knowledge base provide additional resources for advanced self-hosted VPN configurations. Topics include multi-hop VPN chains, split tunneling strategies, VPN with ad blocking, site-to-site VPN between multiple AnubizHost servers, and integrating your VPN with self-hosted services like Nextcloud, Bitwarden, and private email servers.

Begin your self-hosted VPN journey with AnubizHost in minutes. Choose a VPS plan that fits your needs — our starter plan at $5/month is more than sufficient for a personal VPN — select your operating system and data center location, and pay with cryptocurrency. Your server is provisioned instantly with the clean OS image you selected, ready for your VPN installation.

If you are new to self-hosting, start with our WireGuard quick-start guide. WireGuard's simplicity makes it the ideal first self-hosted VPN: the setup involves generating a key pair, creating a short configuration file, and starting the service. Within fifteen minutes of your first SSH login, you can have a working VPN that protects all your devices.

As your self-hosted VPN skills grow, you can expand your setup with additional servers in different locations, advanced routing configurations, and integration with other self-hosted privacy tools. AnubizHost scales with you — upgrade your plan, add servers, or move to dedicated hardware as your needs evolve. Your self-hosted VPN journey starts here.