Guides for the privacy-minded operator
Everything we’ve learned about offshore hosting, jurisdictions, anonymous payment and server hardening — written plainly.
Fundamentals
The Complete Guide to Offshore Hosting (2026)
What offshore hosting is, why people choose it, how it differs from mainstream hosts, and how to get started — the definitive primer.
Read guideOffshore vs Bulletproof vs Anonymous Hosting
Three terms that get blurred together — defined honestly, with the legal and ethical lines that separate them.
Read guideVPS vs Dedicated Server: How to Choose
Performance, isolation, cost and use cases compared — and exactly when to move from a VPS to bare metal.
Read guideKVM vs OpenVZ: Why Virtualization Type Matters
Why oversold OpenVZ containers are a privacy and performance risk, and why real KVM is non-negotiable.
Read guideJurisdictions
Privacy
Payments
Security
DDoS Protection: Gbps vs Tbps and What You Need
Volumetric vs application attacks, what mitigation capacity means, and how to right-size your protection.
Read guideFull-Disk Encryption on a VPS: Why and How
The threat model, how LUKS works, the remote-unlock challenge, and how to deploy an encrypted VPS.
Read guideLegal
DMCA-Ignored Hosting Explained — and What's Still Forbidden
What "DMCA-ignored" really means (jurisdictional, not lawless), what stays online, and what is always banned.
Read guideIs Offshore Hosting Legal? A Plain-English Breakdown
A clear answer, your responsibilities, common misconceptions, and where the real lines are drawn.
Read guideTutorials
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