Skiff 2
$ 6.65 /month
$19.95 total · Save 5%
- vCPU
- 1 × shared
- RAM
- 2 GB
- Storage
- 40 GB NVMe SSD
- Transfer
- 3 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
🇹🇿 Africa
VPS hosting in Dar es Salaam
East African coastal landing station.
EdgeNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable10 Gbit/s
Short answer
Yes. OnionVPS operates a no-KYC VPS region in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, since 2024. Tanzania is not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances, so the position is straightforward. The DMCA does not apply—it is United States statute and local copyright law requires a court order. Entry price is $4 per month. You need only an email address.
- City
- Dar es Salaam
- Country
- 🇹🇿 Tanzania (TZ)
- Region
- Africa
- Tier
- Edge
- Intelligence alliance
- Not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes alliances
- GDPR applies
- No
- DMCA applies
- Not applicable — DMCA is US statute
- Online since
- 2024
- Uplink
- 10 Gbit/s
- Capabilities
- DDoS scrubbing · Native IPv6 /64 · NVMe storage
- Coordinates
- -6.79, 39.21
Why hosting in Dar es Salaam looks the way it does
Dar es Salaam sits on the East African coast at a submarine cable landing station, which gives it a practical advantage for regional traffic. The 10 Gbit/s uplink and NVMe storage support serious workloads. Estimated round-trip times are 96 ms to Frankfurt, 100 ms to Singapore and 127 ms to São Paulo. This is an Edge jurisdiction: a smaller footprint for latency coverage, not a bulk-capacity hub.
People deploy low-latency infrastructure for East African financial services, trading platforms and content delivery, where the 11 ms hop to Nairobi and 17 ms to Kampala beats routing via Europe. It also suits data-residency-sensitive operations in Tanzania, since GDPR does not apply to personal data processed here.
Plans available in Dar es Salaam
Cutter 8
$ 32.3 /month
$96.90 total · Save 5%
- vCPU
- 4 × dedicated
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 160 GB NVMe SSD
- Transfer
- 10 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
Clipper 16
$ 87.4 /month
$262.20 total · Save 5%
- vCPU
- 8 × dedicated
- RAM
- 16 GB
- Storage
- 400 GB NVMe Gen4 SSD
- Transfer
- 30 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
Hold 4
$ 20.9 /month
$62.70 total · Save 5%
- vCPU
- 2 × shared
- RAM
- 4 GB
- Storage
- 2 TB Enterprise HDD
- Transfer
- 20 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 1 / /64 routed
The hardened Bastion line is restricted to offshore and privacy-tier jurisdictions and is not available here.
Compare all plansEstimated round-trip latency from Dar es Salaam
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 35 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 55 ms |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 96 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 100 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 101 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 103 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 127 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 156 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 158 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 170 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 174 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 181 ms |
Estimates are computed from great-circle distance × 1.35 route factor, at 200 km/ms in fibre, plus 2 ms of equipment latency. They are a floor, not a measurement.
Frequently asked questions
Is Tanzania a good place to host a server?
East African coastal landing station.
Is Tanzania in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Tanzania is not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances, which is one reason it appears in our edge tier.
Does the DMCA apply to a server in Tanzania?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Tanzania is governed by Tanzania copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Dar es Salaam from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 96 ms to Frankfurt and 174 ms to Ashburn. These are computed from great-circle distance rather than measured, so treat them as a floor.
Do I need to identify myself to order in Dar es Salaam?
No. Every OnionVPS location has the same signup: an email address you control and a cryptocurrency payment. No name, no address, no document, no card.
What copyright takedown rules apply in Dar es Salaam?
The DMCA is a United States statute and does not bind a host in Tanzania. Local copyright law applies and generally requires a court order before a host must act. We respond to lawful orders from Tanzanian courts, not to informal notices from abroad.
Can I reach the server quickly from other African cities?
Yes. Estimated great-circle round-trip times are 11 ms to Nairobi, 17 ms to Kampala, 18 ms to Kigali and 22 ms to Harare. These are estimates, not measured figures, but they show the region is positioned for low-latency connections across East and Central Africa.
This page is general information, not legal advice.