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
🇺🇸 North America
VPS hosting in Los Angeles
The transpacific cable head — the fastest US hop to Japan, Singapore and Australia.
Core5 EyesOutside GDPR territoryDMCA applies100 Gbit/s
Short answer
Yes, you can host a server in Los Angeles, United States, without KYC. OnionVPS offers $4/month VPS plans with no identity verification—an email address is the only account identifier. The US is a Five Eyes member, and the DMCA applies here, meaning copyright notices can lead to takedowns. For legal positions, this is a Core jurisdiction on major internet exchanges.
- City
- Los Angeles
- Country
- 🇺🇸 United States (US)
- Region
- North America
- Tier
- Core
- Intelligence alliance
- Five Eyes member
- GDPR applies
- No
- DMCA applies
- Yes
- Online since
- 2020
- Uplink
- 100 Gbit/s
- Capabilities
- DDoS scrubbing · Native IPv6 /64 · NVMe storage · Custom ISO upload · Anycast-capable · GPU instances · Windows licensing
- Coordinates
- 34.05, -118.24
Why hosting in Los Angeles looks the way it does
Los Angeles sits at the transpacific cable head, giving the fastest US hop to Japan, Singapore, and Australia. OnionVPS has operated this region since 2020 with a 100 Gbit/s uplink. The facility includes DDoS scrubbing, NVMe storage, and GPU instances. Estimated round-trip to Frankfurt is 128 ms, to Ashburn 51 ms. Nearby regions include Phoenix at 10 ms.
People deploy outbound media pipelines and gaming proxies here—latency to Asia matters for real-time traffic. GPU instances handle rendering and inference. DDoS mitigation protects public-facing services. The location suits any workload where North America–Asia transit needs to be short, not where European latency is the priority.
Plans available in Los Angeles
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 Los Angeles
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 51 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 53 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 55 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 120 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 121 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 123 ms |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 128 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 136 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 165 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 183 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 193 ms |
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 227 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 United States a good place to host a server?
The transpacific cable head — the fastest US hop to Japan, Singapore and Australia.
Is United States in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
Yes — United States is a Five Eyes member. That is a legitimate consideration if state surveillance is in your threat model; it says nothing about the quality of the connectivity, which is why we operate here.
Does the DMCA apply to a server in United States?
Yes. This is a United States location, so the DMCA notice-and-takedown procedure applies in full and we operate a standard process for it.
How fast is Los Angeles from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 128 ms to Frankfurt and 51 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 Los Angeles?
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 are the data protection obligations for US-based servers?
GDPR does not apply to personal data processed in Los Angeles, per the Facts. However, if you process data of EU residents, you may still need to comply with GDPR regardless of location. No specific US federal data protection law is stated in the Facts; consult legal advice for your case.
Can I get a Windows license on a LA VPS?
Yes, if the region supports it. The Facts list 'Windows licensing' as a capability on site in Los Angeles. You can add a Windows Server licence as an optional extra at $12/month per instance, which covers the Datacenter edition.
This page is general information, not legal advice.