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
🇦🇺 Oceania
VPS hosting in Sydney
The Australian cable head and the default Oceania region.
Core5 EyesOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable40 Gbit/s
Short answer
Yes. OnionVPS offers KYC-free VPS hosting in Sydney, Australia from $4 per month. Australia is a Five Eyes intelligence-alliance member. The DMCA, a United States statute, does not bind hosts there; local copyright law requires a court order. No identification is required — an email address suffices, and no personal data is processed under the GDPR framework.
- City
- Sydney
- Country
- 🇦🇺 Australia (AU)
- Region
- Oceania
- Tier
- Core
- Intelligence alliance
- Five Eyes member
- GDPR applies
- No
- DMCA applies
- Not applicable — DMCA is US statute
- Online since
- 2021
- Uplink
- 40 Gbit/s
- Capabilities
- DDoS scrubbing · Native IPv6 /64 · NVMe storage · Custom ISO upload · Windows licensing
- Coordinates
- -33.87, 151.21
Why hosting in Sydney looks the way it does
OnionVPS has operated this Sydney region since 2021, calling it the Australian cable head and the default Oceania region. It is Core-tier, sat on major internet exchanges with a 40 Gbit/s uplink. Latency to Singapore is 87 ms, and regional peers Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland and Suva sit within 45 ms. Facilities include DDoS scrubbing, native IPv6, NVMe storage and custom ISO upload. Connection logs are kept 0 days.
Trading algorithms wanting sub-100 ms access to Singapore exchanges, media streaming relays for Oceania, and latency-sensitive gaming infrastructure. Sydney's cable head position makes it the natural hub for data that should not traverse the Pacific to reach a major exchange. The 87 ms Singapore hop suits financial automation needing regional speed without routing through Europe or the US.
Plans available in Sydney
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 Sydney
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 87 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 108 ms |
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 151 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 165 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 182 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 205 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 214 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 218 ms |
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 225 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 227 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 231 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 Australia a good place to host a server?
The Australian cable head and the default Oceania region.
Is Australia in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
Yes — Australia 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 Australia?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Australia is governed by Australia copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Sydney from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 225 ms to Frankfurt and 214 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 Sydney?
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 the mandatory data retention law affect my server in Sydney?
Australian data retention law does not oblige OnionVPS to retain connection logs; our policy is zero-day retention regardless. We are not an Australian entity and hold only the email address you provide at signup. Local authorities can, in principle, compel content disclosure via court order, but the login trail that would expose you is not kept.
Is Sydney on the Asian subsea cable network?
Sydney is a principal cable landing point in the Pacific. It connects directly to Singapore, Hong Kong and the US West Coast, giving you 87 ms to Singapore rather than a longer route via Europe. For intra-Oceania traffic, Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland and Suva are all within 45 ms, and cross-country backbone capacity is not the constraint you will hit first.
This page is general information, not legal advice.