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 Nairobi
East African hub with strong peering at KIXP and routes via the Gulf.
CoreNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable20 Gbit/s
Short answer
Yes, you can host a server in Nairobi without KYC. OnionVPS's Nairobi region requires only an email address, not identity verification. Kenya is not a member of the Five, Nine, or Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances. The DMCA does not apply because it is a United States statute; local copyright law governs and generally requires a court order. Entry price is $4 per month.
- City
- Nairobi
- Country
- 🇰🇪 Kenya (KE)
- Region
- Africa
- Tier
- Core
- 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
- 2022
- Uplink
- 20 Gbit/s
- Capabilities
- DDoS scrubbing · Native IPv6 /64 · NVMe storage
- Coordinates
- -1.29, 36.82
Why hosting in Nairobi looks the way it does
OnionVPS has operated the Nairobi region since 2022, on a 20 Gbit/s uplink at the KIXP exchange, a strong East African peering point with routes via the Gulf. This is a Core jurisdiction, meaning high-capacity infrastructure on major internet exchanges. Facilities include DDoS scrubbing, native IPv6, and NVMe storage. GDPR does not apply to personal data processed here. The region sits close to Kampala, Dar es Salaam, Kigali, and Addis Ababa, with low round-trip times.
People deploy data-intensive workloads like file sharing, mirror hosting, and content distribution that benefit from low latency to East African users. The non-Eyes jurisdiction attracts privacy-focused services, such as onion services and encrypted communication platforms, that seek to avoid intelligence-sharing obligations. The KIXP peering keeps East African traffic local, reducing transit costs.
Plans available in Nairobi
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 Nairobi
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 41 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 50 ms |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 87 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 92 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 94 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 103 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 127 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 154 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 162 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 166 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 166 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 174 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 Kenya a good place to host a server?
East African hub with strong peering at KIXP and routes via the Gulf.
Is Kenya in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Kenya is not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances, which is one reason it appears in our core tier.
Does the DMCA apply to a server in Kenya?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Kenya is governed by Kenya copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Nairobi from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 87 ms to Frankfurt and 166 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 Nairobi?
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 Kenya politically stable enough for reliable hosting?
Kenya is a regional economic and technology hub, with a stable power grid and substantial data centre capacity. No country guarantees perfect uptime, but the Nairobi region carries a 99.99% SLA with service credits if missed. Always take snapshots, which are free at three per instance.
What is the latency between Nairobi and other African regions?
Estimated round-trip times to nearby OnionVPS regions are low: about 9 ms to Kampala, 11 ms to Dar es Salaam, 12 ms to Kigali, and 18 ms to Addis Ababa. That makes Nairobi a practical anchor for services serving East Africa.
This page is general information, not legal advice.