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
🇲🇰 Europe
VPS hosting in Skopje
Non-EU Balkan option with inexpensive transit via Greece and Bulgaria.
OffshoreNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable10 Gbit/s
Short answer
Yes. OnionVPS offers KVM VPS hosting in Skopje, North Macedonia from $4 per month, with no identity verification required. North Macedonia is outside the EU and not a member of the Five, Nine, or Fourteen Eyes intelligence alliances. The DMCA does not apply because it is US law; local copyright law generally requires a court order. This makes Skopje a straightforward offshore jurisdiction.
- City
- Skopje
- Country
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia (MK)
- Region
- Europe
- Tier
- Offshore
- 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
- 2023
- Uplink
- 10 Gbit/s
- Capabilities
- DDoS scrubbing · Native IPv6 /64 · NVMe storage
- Coordinates
- 41.99, 21.43
Why hosting in Skopje looks the way it does
Skopje sits outside the EU legal perimeter, so GDPR does not bind personal data processed here. The facility connects via 10 Gbit/s uplinks with inexpensive transit through Greece and Bulgaria. With only 4 ms to Sofia and Tirana, and 108 ms to Ashburn, it bridges Europe and North America well. OnionVPS has run this region since 2023, offering NVMe storage, native IPv6 /64, and DDoS scrubbing.
People run mail servers needing clean IPs and private DNS, since reverse DNS is self-service. They host crypto nodes, mirror repositories, and run anonymisation services that demand a jurisdiction with no intelligence-sharing ties. The 108 ms latency to the US makes it usable for US-facing sites, while the 4 ms hop to Sofia suits regional traffic. KVM isolation suits custom kernels and nested virtualisation for lab work.
Plans available in Skopje
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
Bastion 8
$ 56.05 /month
$168.15 total · Save 5%
- vCPU
- 4 × dedicated
- RAM
- 8 GB
- Storage
- 160 GB NVMe SSD + LUKS2
- Transfer
- 15 TB
- IPv4 / IPv6
- 3 / /64 routed
Estimated round-trip latency from Skopje
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 20 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 25 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 28 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 51 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 103 ms |
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 105 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 108 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 124 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 127 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 128 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 138 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 212 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 North Macedonia a good place to host a server?
Non-EU Balkan option with inexpensive transit via Greece and Bulgaria.
Is North Macedonia in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. North Macedonia is not a member of the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes intelligence-sharing alliances, which is one reason it appears in our offshore tier.
Does the DMCA apply to a server in North Macedonia?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in North Macedonia is governed by North Macedonia copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Skopje from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 20 ms to Frankfurt and 108 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 Skopje?
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.
Does hosting in Skopje keep my data out of EU GDPR reach?
Yes. North Macedonia is outside the EU, and the GDPR does not apply to personal data processed here. Your data is not subject to EU data-protection rules. If you need to avoid EU jurisdiction, this is a viable option. Remember that data transfer to other regions may have its own rules.
How does the court order requirement for copyright work here?
Under local copyright law, takedown requests generally need a court order. In practice, this means simple DMCA-style notices are not legally binding. As with any host, abuse policies still apply. You are responsible for lawful use, but the bar for content removal is higher here.
This page is general information, not legal advice.