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
🇴🇲 Middle East
VPS hosting in Muscat
Omani cable landing with routes towards India and East Africa.
EdgeNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable10 Gbit/s
Short answer
Yes. OnionVPS operates an Edge jurisdiction in Muscat, Oman, where you can host a server without KYC—no identity verification at signup, only a verified email. Oman is not a member of the Five, Nine, or Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances, and the DMCA does not apply because it is a US statute; local copyright law requires a court order. Entry price is $4 per month.
- City
- Muscat
- Country
- 🇴🇲 Oman (OM)
- Region
- Middle East
- 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
- 23.59, 58.41
Why hosting in Muscat looks the way it does
Muscat sits on Omani cable landings with routes towards India and East Africa, making it a strategic midpoint for traffic between Asia and Europe. Estimated RTT to Frankfurt is 72 ms and to Singapore 76 ms, while Dubai is just 7 ms away. The facility offers 10 Gbit/s uplink, DDoS scrubbing, native IPv6 /64, and NVMe storage. GDPR does not apply to personal data processed here. OnionVPS has run this region since 2024.
Customers deploy Mastodon or Matrix homeservers to avoid EU data protection obligations, plus mirrored registries and block explorers for East African and South Asian latency. Some run localised Tor relays or Onion services where strong anonymity is required. The 7 ms hop to Dubai suits fintech scraping from Gulf exchange APIs.
Plans available in Muscat
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 Muscat
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 7 ms |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 72 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 76 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 76 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 81 ms |
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 89 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 107 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 155 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 160 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 160 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 170 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 177 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 Oman a good place to host a server?
Omani cable landing with routes towards India and East Africa.
Is Oman in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Oman 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 Oman?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Oman is governed by Oman copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Muscat from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 72 ms to Frankfurt and 160 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 Muscat?
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.
Do you need my ID to rent a server in Muscat?
No. Signup requires only an email address you control. We do not ask for a name, address, document, or card at any point. Billing is cryptocurrency only via OxaPay, and provisioning takes 55 seconds. We also retain connection logs for 0 days.
How does Oman treat data privacy for my users?
Oman is not an Eye alliance member, and GDPR does not apply to personal data processed in Muscat. Local copyright law applies instead of the DMCA, and a takedown generally requires a court order. There are no specific data retention mandates we know of beyond local law.
This page is general information, not legal advice.