Your own exit IP, and your own logging policy.
A commercial VPN asks you to trust a policy you cannot inspect. On your own server you hold the root password, so the policy is whatever you configure. This page covers what that buys you — and, just as plainly, what it does not, because self-hosting a VPN is not the same thing as anonymity.
- You set the logging policy
- Exit IP used only by you
- 56 exit countries
- Bandwidth not metered
$4.95/mo
WireGuard needs very little — the entry plan is genuinely enough
- Own kernel, so WireGuard loads
- One dedicated IPv4 included
- No transfer cap, no overage bill
- Not the same thing as anonymity
What Self-Hosting a VPN Changes
It moves the point of trust. With a commercial VPN you trust a company's published no-logs policy, which you cannot verify. With your own server, the logging configuration is something you write and can inspect, the exit address is used by you alone, and the country is whichever of our 56 you deploy in. Every plan runs on KVM with its own kernel, which is why WireGuard's kernel module and OpenVPN's TUN device work here and often do not on cheap container-based hosting. What changes hands along with that control is responsibility: the trust does not disappear, it moves to your hosting provider and your payment method — and everything leaving your IP is yours to answer for.
- Any protocol: WireGuard, OpenVPN or anything else that installs.
- Own kernel via KVM — modules and TUN/TAP simply work.
- Dedicated IPv4 on every plan, used by you alone.
- 56 exit countries — redeploy elsewhere whenever you like.
- Bandwidth not metered, under a fair-use expectation.
- Not anonymity — the trust moves, it does not vanish.
Related: Anonymous VPS · KVM VPS · Dedicated IPv4 · Unlimited bandwidth · Acceptable Use Policy
What You Get by Running It Yourself
Five things, in the order they tend to matter.
- You write the logging policy A commercial VPN asks you to trust a published policy you cannot inspect. On your own server the policy is whatever you configure, and you can verify it because you have the root password. That is a genuinely different security model, not a marketing distinction. Yours
- A dedicated exit address One dedicated IPv4 is included on every plan, so your traffic leaves from an address nobody else is using. That is the opposite of a commercial VPN, where hundreds of users share an exit IP — which is better for blending in and worse for anything that gets blocked because of what a stranger did. Dedicated IPv4 → Yours
- Fifty-six countries to exit from Choose the datacenter country that fits what you are doing. Moving later means deploying in a different location rather than negotiating with a provider about server lists. All 56 locations → Yours
- Any protocol you like WireGuard for speed and simplicity, OpenVPN for maturity and awkward networks, or something else entirely. Full root access on KVM means the kernel modules and TUN/TAP devices these need are simply available. Why KVM matters here → Yours
- Bandwidth that is not metered No transfer allowance and no overage billing on any plan, under a fair-use expectation. For a personal or small-team VPN that means you never think about it. Running a public exit node for strangers is the thing fair use is aimed at. What fair use means → Included
Which Plan Fits Your VPN
A VPN endpoint is one of the least demanding things you can run. Each row shows the cheapest plan in the catalogue that meets the requirement.
| If this is you | Cheapest plan that fits | What it gives you | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal VPN, one or two devices WireGuard is extremely light. This is the most common case by a distance and it needs almost nothing. | Starter Budget VPS Classic VPS range | 1 Core · 1 GB DDR3 RAM 15 GB HDD Storage | $4.95/mo + $3.00 one-time setup |
| Household or small team, several clients More concurrent tunnels and more throughput, which wants a 10 Gbps port rather than more disk. | Starter SSD VPS SSD VPS range | 1 Core · 2 GB DDR3 RAM 15 GB Enterprise SSD | $8.95/mo + $2.00 one-time setup |
| Heavy continuous throughput Encryption is CPU work. Sustained high-bandwidth tunnels are the one VPN case that is genuinely CPU-bound. | Business SSD VPS SSD VPS range | 2 Cores · 4 GB DDR3 RAM 30 GB Enterprise SSD | $14.95/mo + $0.00 one-time setup |
What a Self-Hosted VPN Does Not Give You
Three things the rest of this category tends to leave out. Read them before switching away from a commercial provider.
It is not anonymity
A self-hosted VPN moves the point of trust from a VPN company to your hosting provider — us — and to the payment method you used. If your threat model includes the host, a server you rented in your own name does not solve it. This is the single most misunderstood thing about self-hosted VPNs.
One user is easier to identify, not harder
Commercial VPNs give you a crowd to hide in: hundreds of people behind one address. Your own exit IP is used by exactly you. For control and reliability that is an advantage; for blending into traffic it is the opposite, and worth understanding before you switch.
The Acceptable Use Policy still applies
Running a VPN does not change the terms. Illegal activity, network abuse and attacks on third parties are prohibited regardless of what software is on the server, and traffic that leaves your IP is your responsibility. If you give access to other people, their behaviour lands on your account.
Self-Hosted VPN Questions
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