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 Gaborone
Stable Southern African jurisdiction routed via Johannesburg.
EdgeNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable10 Gbit/s
Short answer
Gaborone, Botswana offers an offshore VPS hosting option without KYC. Botswana is not a member of the Five, Nine, or Fourteen Eyes intelligence alliances, and the DMCA does not apply, as it is a US statute. Local copyright law, requiring court orders, governs. OnionVPS provides servers here from $4 per month, with no identity verification and full root access.
- City
- Gaborone
- Country
- 🇧🇼 Botswana (BW)
- 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
- -24.65, 25.91
Why hosting in Gaborone looks the way it does
OnionVPS established this region in 2024, routing via Johannesburg for stability. The facility offers 10 Gbit/s uplink, DDoS scrubbing, native IPv6, and NVMe storage. With the data center at coordinates -24.65, 25.91, round-trip times are estimated at 117 ms to Frankfurt, 175 ms to Ashburn, 121 ms to Singapore, and 100 ms to São Paulo. It sits near other OnionVPS regions in Johannesburg, Maputo, Harare, and Windhoek.
People deploy latency-sensitive workloads needing a Southern African presence, such as content delivery caches, IoT gateways, or monitoring agents. The 6 ms hop to Johannesburg and low-latency links to nearby cities make it suitable for regional services. Its legal posture appeals to those hosting data that must avoid US jurisdiction, like certain types of research or archiving projects.
Plans available in Gaborone
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 Gaborone
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 6 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 88 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 100 ms |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 117 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 121 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 121 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 121 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 155 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 172 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 173 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 175 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 186 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 Botswana a good place to host a server?
Stable Southern African jurisdiction routed via Johannesburg.
Is Botswana in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Botswana 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 Botswana?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Botswana is governed by Botswana copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Gaborone from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 117 ms to Frankfurt and 175 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 Gaborone?
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.
Is Botswana part of the Fourteen Eyes?
No, Botswana is not a member of the Five, Nine, or Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances. This means data hosted in Gaborone is not subject to the same surveillance-sharing agreements that bind some other jurisdictions. For operators seeking to minimize exposure to allied intelligence cooperation, this is a relevant consideration.
Does the DMCA apply to my server in Gaborone?
No, the DMCA is a United States statute and does not bind a host situated in Botswana. Copyright claims here would follow local law, which generally requires a court order. This reduces the risk of automated takedowns, but you still must comply with Botswana's legal framework.
This page is general information, not legal advice.