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 Tirana
Non-EU Adriatic location with short hops to Italy and Greece.
OffshoreNo Eyes allianceOutside GDPR territoryDMCA not applicable10 Gbit/s
Short answer
Yes, you can host a server in Tirana without KYC. OnionVPS's Albania location sits outside the EU legal perimeter and every intelligence-sharing alliance, so Albania is not a member of the Five, Nine, or Fourteen Eyes. The DMCA does not apply; local copyright law requires a court order for takedowns. Plans start at $4 per month, with anonymous signup using only an email address.
- City
- Tirana
- Country
- 🇦🇱 Albania (AL)
- 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
- 41.33, 19.82
Why hosting in Tirana looks the way it does
Tirana is a non-EU Adriatic location with short hops to Italy and Greece, and it is close to our Skopje and Podgorica regions. The facility offers 10 Gbit/s uplink, DDoS scrubbing, native IPv6, and NVMe storage. Since 2023, we've run this region without GDPR applying to personal data, making it a clear choice for operators who want their legal posture defined by a local court order, not foreign notice regimes.
People deploy VPN exit nodes, mail relays, and crypto-adjacent services that face removal pressure elsewhere. The sub-10 ms links to nearby Balkans regions and 20 ms to Frankfurt make it suitable for EU-facing latency-sensitive workloads, while the legal isolation attracts high-risk, high-privacy deployments.
Plans available in Tirana
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 Tirana
| Location | Country | Estimated RTT |
|---|---|---|
| 🇩🇪 Frankfurt | Germany | 20 ms |
| 🇳🇱 Amsterdam | Netherlands | 24 ms |
| 🇬🇧 London | United Kingdom | 28 ms |
| 🇦🇪 Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 52 ms |
| 🇺🇸 New York | United States | 102 ms |
| 🇿🇦 Johannesburg | South Africa | 104 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Ashburn | United States | 107 ms |
| 🇺🇸 Miami | United States | 122 ms |
| 🇸🇬 Singapore | Singapore | 129 ms |
| 🇯🇵 Tokyo | Japan | 130 ms |
| 🇧🇷 São Paulo | Brazil | 136 ms |
| 🇦🇺 Sydney | Australia | 214 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 Albania a good place to host a server?
Non-EU Adriatic location with short hops to Italy and Greece.
Is Albania in the Five, Nine or Fourteen Eyes?
No. Albania 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 Albania?
No. The DMCA is United States copyright statute and binds service providers situated in the US. A server in Albania is governed by Albania copyright law, which generally requires a court order rather than a private notice. Copyright still applies; only the enforcement mechanism differs.
How fast is Tirana from Europe and North America?
Estimated round trips are approximately 20 ms to Frankfurt and 107 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 Tirana?
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 Albania's legal framework stable enough for long-term hosting?
We have operated this region since 2023. Albania is outside EU jurisdiction and intelligence-sharing alliances, and its local copyright law requires a court order. Stability is what we can provide operationally: 99.99% uptime SLA and no connection logs retained, but we cannot predict future legal changes.
Can I pay with a credit card for a Tirana server?
No. Payment is cryptocurrency only through OxaPay, with no fiat, cards, or PayPal. Invoices are denominated in US dollars. This is consistent with our no-KYC approach across all regions.
This page is general information, not legal advice.