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 Lusaka
Southern African edge routed via Johannesburg.
EdgeNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable10 Gbit/s
Short answer
Yes. OnionVPS offers KYC-free VPS hosting in Lusaka, Zambia, starting at $4 per month. Zambia is not a member of the Five, Nine, or Fourteen Eyes intelligence alliances, and the DMCA does not apply as it is US law. Local copyright law, which generally requires a court order, governs takedowns.
- City
- Lusaka
- Country
- 🇿🇲 Zambia (ZM)
- 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
- -15.39, 28.32
Why hosting in Lusaka looks the way it does
Lusaka sits in an edge tier, positioned for latency coverage across Southern Africa. The facility provides a 10 Gbit/s uplink, DDoS scrubbing, native IPv6 /64, and NVMe storage. Round-trip estimates are 104 ms to Frankfurt, 170 ms to Ashburn, 117 ms to Singapore, and 108 ms to São Paulo. Nearest OnionVPS regions include Harare at 7 ms and Gaborone at 16 ms.
Customers deploy monitoring agents, VPN gateways, and relay nodes in Lusaka to serve Southern African users. The 7 ms hop to Harare and 16 ms to Gaborone makes it a useful anchor for regional services. The no-KYC stance and non-Eyes status suit operators who need to keep identity separate from infrastructure.
Plans available in Lusaka
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 Lusaka
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 18 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 75 ms |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 104 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 108 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 108 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 109 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 117 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 162 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 166 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 170 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 172 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 176 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 Zambia a good place to host a server?
Southern African edge routed via Johannesburg.
Is Zambia in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Zambia 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 Zambia?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Zambia is governed by Zambia copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Lusaka from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 104 ms to Frankfurt and 170 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 Lusaka?
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 data in Zambia subject to GDPR?
No. GDPR applies to personal data processed in the EU, not in Zambia. OnionVPS operates outside that framework here, so you avoid GDPR compliance obligations for your Lusaka VPS. This can simplify handling of non-EU personal data, but you remain responsible for local Zambian law.
How do I pay for a Lusaka VPS?
Payment is cryptocurrency only, processed through OxaPay, with invoices in US dollars. You can pay monthly, quarterly, annually, or biennially. No fiat, cards, or PayPal are accepted. This preserves the no-KYC model—no payment footprint that could identify you.
This page is general information, not legal advice.