An anonymous VPS is a virtual server you can rent without handing over your name, address, phone number, or government ID — and without a credit card that ties the machine back to you. bithost has offered exactly that since 2014: sign up with an email, top up with cryptocurrency, and deploy a server on DigitalOcean, Vultr, or Linode.
The big cloud providers all demand a card and, increasingly, identity verification. bithost sits in front of them as a privacy layer: you pay us in crypto, we run the provider account, and you get a standard VPS with full root access. The simplest way to start is to buy a VPS with Bitcoin — but a dozen other coins work too.
Servers start at $0.015/hr. Billed hourly. Delete when done.
What "anonymous" actually means here
Plenty of hosts call themselves anonymous and then ask for a passport at checkout. Here is exactly what we do and do not require.
No KYC, ever
No identity verification, no document upload, no selfie. There is no "verify your account" step waiting to gate you later.
No credit card
You hold a prepaid crypto balance. No card number on file, no billing name, no bank statement linking you to the server.
Email-only signup
An email address and a password create the account. Use a throwaway or aliased address — we never need a real name attached to it.
Pay your way
Top up with Bitcoin, Lightning, or privacy-focused coins like Zcash and Dash. A fresh deposit address is generated for each payment.
How the privacy layer works
You pay bithost in crypto with only an email — bithost holds the provider account and deploys your server on DigitalOcean, Vultr, or Linode, so the provider never sees your identity. You keep full root access over SSH.
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You stay behind bithost
DigitalOcean, Vultr, and Linode never see you. The provider account is ours; you interact only with the bithost dashboard.
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Crypto in, server out
Your payment is a crypto transaction to a one-time address. Nothing connects it to a legal identity unless you choose to attach one.
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Minimal footprint
We collect the email you sign up with and the technical data needed to run the service — and nothing more. See the privacy policy for specifics.
What an anonymous VPS is good for
Privacy is a feature, not a crime. These are the legitimate jobs our customers use an anonymous server for.
Private VPN & proxy
Run your own WireGuard or OpenVPN exit on a server no provider can tie to your name — a personal VPN that does not log you to sell you out.
Self-hosted apps
Host email, Nextcloud, a password manager, or a personal site without renting space under your real identity.
Journalism & research
Reporters, activists, and security researchers who need infrastructure that is not trivially linked back to them.
Bitcoin & crypto nodes
Run a Bitcoin VPS node, Lightning node, or BTCPay Server on infrastructure paid for the sovereign way.
Common questions
Is an anonymous VPS legal?
Yes. Renting a server anonymously is legal in the countries we operate in — privacy is not a crime. What you run on it is your responsibility, and our terms set out the small number of abuse categories we do not allow.
Do you really not ask for ID?
Correct. There is no KYC step, no document upload, and no card. You create an account with an email and password and fund it with cryptocurrency. We have run the service this way since 2014.
Which coin is the most private to pay with?
On-chain Bitcoin is pseudonymous, not anonymous. For stronger payment privacy, fund over the Lightning Network or use a privacy-focused coin such as Zcash (shielded) or Dash (PrivateSend). Every top-up uses a fresh, one-time deposit address.
Can the VPS provider identify me?
No. DigitalOcean, Vultr, and Linode only see bithost — they never receive your details because the account is ours. You deal exclusively with the bithost dashboard.
What happens to my data when I delete a server?
Deleting a server stops billing immediately and releases the underlying instance back to the provider. We keep only the minimal account data described in our privacy policy.
