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Self-hosted VPN on dedicated hardware

Your Own VPN Server on a Private VPS

Spin up a WireGuard or OpenVPN tunnel on a server that belongs only to you. Full root control, a dedicated IP, and crypto checkout with no card and no KYC.

39 Locations to choose from
Dedicated IPv4 available
30+ Cryptocurrencies accepted
Email-only signup

Renting a VPS for VPN use means you stop borrowing someone else's shared tunnel and start running your own. Instead of trusting a commercial provider that funnels thousands of customers through the same crowded servers, you install WireGuard or OpenVPN on a private virtual server that only you can log into. The result is a fast, self-hosted VPN server with a fixed exit point, predictable performance, and none of the marketing claims you can't verify. This page covers why a personal VPN VPS is worth it, how to pick a plan, and how to pay privately with crypto.

Why run your own VPS for VPN?

A shared VPN app is convenient, but you never really see what's happening on the other end. Hosting the tunnel yourself flips that around.

Full root control of the tunnel

You get complete root access to the box. You choose the protocol, the ciphers, the DNS resolver, the firewall rules and exactly which devices are allowed to connect. Nothing is hidden inside a closed-source client, and you can rebuild the server from a clean OS image whenever you want.

A dedicated IP that's yours alone

Public VPN exit nodes are shared by huge numbers of users, which is why they end up on blocklists and CAPTCHAs. A dedicated IPv4 — included on the Business and Enterprise plans — gives your VPN a stable, reputable address so services see a consistent, trusted origin.

No shared-VPN company in the middle

With a self-hosted VPN server there is no third-party VPN operator recording which sites you reach. You control what your WireGuard configuration logs — usually nothing beyond what you choose. Combined with email-only, no-KYC signup, very little about you is tied to the server.

WireGuard VPS hosting, built for speed

WireGuard is a modern VPN protocol with a small, auditable codebase and very fast handshakes, which makes it a natural fit for a personal server. On ApexVPS it runs on truly dedicated vCPU cores and NVMe storage, so throughput stays consistent instead of collapsing when a neighbour on the same host gets busy — because there is no neighbour. Prefer something more established? OpenVPN is fully supported too.

Every server includes DDoS protection, IPv6 and IPv4, and generous bandwidth allowances, so an encrypted tunnel for everyday browsing, streaming your home media, or securing a laptop on public Wi-Fi never feels the ceiling. You keep root access on Ubuntu, Debian, CentOS, Rocky or a custom ISO — install whatever VPN stack you like.

Follow our step-by-step WireGuard on VPS tutorial
# bring up a WireGuard interface
$ sudo apt install wireguard
$ wg genkey | tee privatekey | wg pubkey
$ sudo wg-quick up wg0
# your tunnel is live on your own IP
$ curl ifconfig.me
203.0.113.42

Pick your VPN location from 39 data centers

Where your server lives is where your traffic appears to come from. Put it close for the lowest latency, or somewhere else on purpose.

Frankfurt
New York
Singapore
London
Los Angeles
Tokyo
Amsterdam
Sydney

…and 31 more regions, including Miami, Dubai and São Paulo, with low latency in major hubs. Browse the full location map →

Private by design: crypto payments, no KYC

A VPN is about privacy, so it would be odd to hand over a card and a full identity just to buy one. You don't have to here.

Pay in the coin you already hold

Checkout is powered by OxaPay and accepts Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT and 30+ cryptocurrencies. There is no credit card and no bank account involved. See every accepted coin on our crypto VPS hosting hub.

Email-only signup, no ID

We ask for an email to send your access details plus optional notes (SSH key, preferred OS or location). No name, address or ID is required. Learn more on our no-KYC VPS hosting page.

Plans for your self-hosted VPN server

A personal VPN barely taxes a modern server, so Starter Pro is plenty for one person or a small household. Step up only if you want a dedicated IPv4 or plan to route many devices and heavy traffic.

Prices are in USD, paid in crypto. Yearly billing saves 15% — see the full pricing and plan comparison.

Starter Pro Best for a personal VPN
$29/mo
  • 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM (dedicated)
  • 80 GB NVMe SSD
  • 3 TB bandwidth
  • IPv4 + IPv6, daily backups
  • Priority support, 99.9% SLA
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Business
$59/mo
  • 4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM (dedicated)
  • 160 GB NVMe SSD
  • 6 TB bandwidth
  • 1 dedicated IPv4
  • 24/7 support, hourly snapshots
Enterprise
$119/mo
  • 8 vCPU / 16 GB RAM (dedicated)
  • 320 GB NVMe RAID
  • 12 TB bandwidth
  • 2 dedicated IPv4
  • Private networking, dedicated team

All plans include full root access, IPv6 + IPv4, DDoS protection, 24/7 monitoring and a 30-day money-back guarantee (refunds in USDT to a wallet you provide).

From checkout to encrypted tunnel

Getting a VPN running on your server takes only a few minutes. Here's the shape of it — the deep-dive lives in the tutorial.

1

Order and pay in crypto

Pick a plan, enter your email, and pay with the coin you hold. The invoice amount is locked for 90 minutes.

2

Get root access by email

Once the payment confirms on-chain, provisioning starts and your server login details land in your inbox.

3

Install WireGuard

SSH in, install the VPN, add your devices, and connect. Our guide walks through every command.

VPN VPS questions, answered

Is a VPS good enough to run my own VPN?

Yes. A personal WireGuard or OpenVPN tunnel is lightweight, so the Starter Pro plan (2 dedicated vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 3 TB bandwidth) is plenty for one person or a small household. Because resources are truly dedicated, there are no noisy neighbours slowing your connection.

Do I get a dedicated IP address for my VPN?

Every VPS ships with its own IPv4 and IPv6 addressing. A dedicated IPv4 that is yours alone is included with the Business and Enterprise plans, which helps you avoid the shared-IP blocklists common on commercial VPN services.

Does ApexVPS log my VPN traffic?

Your VPN runs entirely on your own server with full root access, so you decide what is and isn't logged in your WireGuard configuration. Unlike a shared commercial VPN, there is no third-party VPN operator sitting between you and the sites you visit.

WireGuard or OpenVPN — which should I use?

WireGuard is a modern VPN protocol known for its small codebase, fast handshakes and strong performance, and it is the easiest to set up on a fresh VPS. OpenVPN is more mature and highly configurable. Both run well on our servers, so the choice is yours.

Can I pay for a VPN VPS anonymously?

Checkout is crypto-only through OxaPay and accepts Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT and 30+ coins — no credit card or bank account. Signup is email-only: we ask for an email to send access details plus optional notes. No name, address or ID is required.

Which server location should I choose?

Pick a location close to you for the lowest latency, or one in another country if you want to appear to browse from there. We run 39 data centers worldwide, including Frankfurt, New York, Singapore, London, Los Angeles, Tokyo and Amsterdam, with low latency in major regions.

Ready to host your own VPN?

Deploy a private WireGuard server in minutes, pay in crypto, and keep full control. 30-day money-back guarantee.

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