What is an anonymous dedicated server?

An anonymous dedicated server is bare metal hardware (a physical server, not a virtual instance) rented from a hosting provider that does not collect identity verification at signup. The provider does not require government ID, real name, address, or phone verification. Payment is typically via cryptocurrency. The server has full hardware resources dedicated to one customer, with IPMI access for low-level management, and runs the customer's choice of operating system.

How is this different from anonymous VPS?

VPS is a virtual machine sharing physical hardware with other tenants. Dedicated server is the entire physical machine assigned to one customer. The dedicated server provides full hardware resources without virtualization overhead, allows custom kernel and hardware configurations, supports significantly higher I/O throughput, and isolates the customer from noisy-neighbor effects entirely. Pricing reflects this: dedicated servers start around €99/month while VPS starts around €15/month.

What hardware do you offer?

Our entry-tier dedicated servers use Intel Xeon E-series or AMD Ryzen 7 processors with 32-64GB RAM, NVMe storage 1-2TB, and 1Gbps unmetered bandwidth. Mid-tier uses Xeon Silver or AMD EPYC 7002/7003 series with 128GB+ RAM and 4-8TB NVMe. High-end uses Xeon Gold or EPYC 7003/9004 with 256GB+ RAM, multiple NVMe drives, and 10Gbps connectivity. Custom configurations available on request.

Do you provide IPMI/iDRAC access?

Yes on all dedicated servers. IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) gives you out-of-band access to the server including remote console, virtual media, power control, and BIOS-level operations. This is essential for installing custom operating systems, recovering from kernel issues, and managing the hardware without depending on the in-band network. Different hardware uses different IPMI flavors: Dell iDRAC, HP iLO, Supermicro IPMI, ASUS ASMB.

How fast is deployment for anonymous dedicated servers?

For configurations matching our standard inventory in supported jurisdictions, deployment is typically 4-12 hours from confirmed payment. For custom configurations or pop locations requiring hardware procurement, deployment can take 3-7 business days. We communicate the expected timeline at order confirmation and provide tracking through deployment.

Can I run my own kernel and custom OS?

Yes. Dedicated server customers have complete control over the operating system. We support automated installation of Debian, Ubuntu, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, and Windows Server. Customers can also install their own custom OS via IPMI virtual media, including custom kernel builds, alternative Linux distributions, or specialized OSes for specific workloads.

Do you offer dedicated IPs and DDoS protection?

Every dedicated server includes at least 1 dedicated IPv4 address and a /64 IPv6 block. Additional IPv4 addresses are available at €8 per address per month. DDoS protection at the network edge is included on all dedicated servers, with mitigation capacity scaling from 10Gbps on entry tier to 100Gbps+ on premium configurations. Always-on filtering rather than reactive mitigation.

Why pay €99+ for a dedicated server when VPS is €15?

Three reasons make dedicated worth the premium for specific workloads. First, performance: dedicated hardware eliminates virtualization overhead and noisy-neighbor effects, providing 30-50% better single-threaded performance than equivalent VPS resources. Second, I/O: dedicated NVMe storage provides 10-100x better random I/O than shared storage. Third, isolation: the entire physical machine is yours, providing security and operational guarantees a VPS cannot match. For light workloads, VPS remains the better choice.

Bare metal · IPMI · No KYC · Crypto-paid

Anonymous Dedicated Server
bare metal hardware without the identity baggage.

Dedicated servers are the operational tier above VPS. Full hardware resources, IPMI access, custom OS. The "anonymous" part is what most providers lose when they scale up: at higher invoice values, processor pressure and banking relationships push KYC into the signup flow. We kept the property structural.

Quick answer

Anonymous dedicated server hosting means bare metal hardware (full physical server, not virtualized) rented from a provider that does not collect identity verification at signup. Payment is in cryptocurrency. The customer gets complete control over the hardware including custom OS, kernel, BIOS configuration, and IPMI access. Pricing starts around €99/month for entry Xeon configurations and scales to €500+/month for high-end EPYC and dual-CPU systems. The "anonymous" property requires the provider to maintain no-KYC at higher invoice values, which most providers do not. Quality providers in the segment combine bare metal performance with structural privacy posture.

Key facts about anonymous dedicated server hosting

Pricing range: €99-€199/mo entry (Xeon E-series, 32-64GB RAM). €199-€399/mo mid-tier (Xeon Silver or EPYC, 128GB RAM, 10Gbps). €399-€999/mo high-end (Xeon Gold, EPYC 9004, 256GB+ RAM, multiple NVMe).
Deployment time: Standard configs 4-12 hours from confirmed payment. Custom hardware 3-7 business days.
IPMI standards: Dell iDRAC, HP iLO, Supermicro IPMI, ASUS ASMB. All provide remote console, virtual media, power control, BIOS access.
Network connectivity: 1Gbps unmetered standard, 10Gbps on mid-tier, 25-100Gbps available on premium configurations.
DDoS protection: Always-on edge filtering. 10Gbps minimum capacity, 100Gbps+ on premium. Per Wikipedia on DDoS, modern attacks can exceed 1Tbps, requiring upstream filtering.
Hardware vendors: Dell PowerEdge, HPE ProLiant, Supermicro SuperServer, custom-built systems. Mix depending on jurisdiction and tier.
OS support: Debian, Ubuntu, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Windows Server. Custom OS via IPMI virtual media.
Common jurisdictions in segment: Netherlands (premium), Bulgaria (best value), Romania, Moldova, Panama, Hong Kong, Singapore, Ukraine.

What "dedicated" actually means in 2026

Dedicated server hosting describes hardware where the entire physical machine is assigned to one customer. The customer is the only tenant. The CPU cores, RAM modules, storage devices, and network interface are all owned by the customer for the duration of the rental. This is the original meaning of "server hosting" before virtualization technology made shared hardware economically feasible at scale.

The distinction matters because "dedicated" gets used loosely in modern marketing. Some providers advertise "dedicated resources" on VPS plans, meaning the VPS has reserved CPU and RAM allocations rather than burstable allocations. This is not dedicated server hosting; it is reserved-resource VPS. The physical machine still hosts multiple tenants. The provider's marketing department blurred the line because reserved-resource VPS is much cheaper to provision than true dedicated.

True dedicated server hosting means single-tenant physical hardware. The customer's workload has zero contention with other tenants because there are no other tenants on that machine. This produces operational properties that virtualization cannot match: predictable I/O latency, full kernel control, custom hardware configurations, hardware-level isolation for security, and the ability to use features like SR-IOV networking or GPU passthrough that virtualization complicates.

Our dedicated servers are true dedicated. When you rent a server from us, the hardware specifications listed are what the machine has, not what your share of a shared machine has. The CPU, RAM, storage, and network are all yours.

The performance gap between dedicated and VPS

The performance characteristics of dedicated server vs equivalent-spec VPS are different in specific measurable ways.

Property	VPS	Dedicated Server
CPU performance (single-thread)	~70-90% of bare metal	100%
CPU performance (multi-thread)	~60-85% of bare metal	100%
RAM latency	Slightly increased	Baseline
I/O random read IOPS	10K-100K (shared storage)	100K-1M (dedicated NVMe)
I/O random write IOPS	5K-50K (shared)	50K-500K (dedicated)
I/O latency p99	Variable (noisy neighbor)	Predictable
Network throughput	Subject to host limits	Full NIC speed
Custom kernel	Limited (must match host)	Anything you want
BIOS access	None	Full via IPMI
Hardware passthrough	Not supported	SR-IOV, GPU, custom NICs
Failure isolation	Shared with host failures	Independent of other tenants
Pricing	€15-€199/mo	€99-€999/mo

The performance gap is meaningful for specific workloads. Database servers running write-heavy OLTP benefit from dedicated NVMe by 10x or more in throughput. Applications with strict latency requirements (real-time data processing, financial trading infrastructure, gaming servers) benefit from predictable I/O. Mail servers running PowerMTA at high volume benefit from dedicated CPU for the spool processing.

For lighter workloads, the gap is operationally invisible. A static website serving moderate traffic does not care whether it runs on dedicated hardware or shared VPS. A development server hosting personal projects does not need bare metal performance. The "do I need dedicated" question is workload-specific, not status-symbolic.

Why "anonymous dedicated" is operationally rarer than "anonymous VPS"

The segment of providers offering true no-KYC dedicated servers is meaningfully smaller than the segment offering no-KYC VPS. The economics explain why.

VPS pricing at €15-€50/month falls below the threshold where most payment processors trigger compliance requirements. A customer paying €30/month for a VPS is below most KYC trigger points for chargeback liability. The provider can accept the payment through commodity processing without inheriting KYC pressure. The VPS market thus naturally tolerates no-KYC at lower price points.

Dedicated server pricing at €99-€999/month crosses thresholds where processors, banks, and tax authorities become attentive. A customer paying €500/month for hardware represents €6,000/year, which triggers reporting requirements in many jurisdictions. Providers with conventional banking and processor relationships face increasing pressure to verify customer identity at higher invoice values. Many providers introduce KYC specifically at the dedicated server tier even when they maintain no-KYC for VPS.

Quality no-KYC dedicated providers maintain the property structurally by operating outside the conventional banking and processor stack. They accept only cryptocurrency. They do not rely on Stripe or PayPal. They are incorporated in jurisdictions with permissive operational requirements. Our operation fits this profile: we accept eleven cryptocurrencies through our own self-hosted infrastructure, we have no conventional payment processor dependency, and our legal entities are incorporated in our operating jurisdictions.

The customer impact is that we do not introduce KYC at higher tiers. Whether you spend €99 or €999 per month, the signup process is identical: email plus payment method. We do not have a threshold above which identity verification kicks in.

Hardware tiers and what each is for

The dedicated server market segments naturally into operational tiers based on workload requirements. Understanding the tiers helps customers select the right hardware rather than overpaying or under-resourcing.

Entry tier (€99-€199/month)

Intel Xeon E-series (Xeon E-2274G, E-2388G, similar) or AMD Ryzen 7 in workstation-class hardware. 32-64GB RAM, 1-2TB NVMe, 1Gbps unmetered bandwidth, single IPv4. Suitable for medium-traffic web hosting, database servers handling tens of thousands of daily queries, mail servers below 200K daily messages, development environments, light analytics workloads. The tier where most customers' first dedicated server lives.

Mid tier (€199-€399/month)

Xeon Silver (4310, 4314, 4316) or AMD EPYC 7002/7003 series (7313, 7443, 7513) in server-class chassis. 128-256GB RAM, 4-8TB NVMe in RAID configurations, 10Gbps connectivity, multiple IPv4 addresses included. Suitable for high-traffic websites, larger databases, mail servers up to 1M daily messages, virtualization platforms, container hosts, machine learning inference workloads. The workhorse tier.

High-end tier (€399-€999/month)

Xeon Gold (5418Y, 6438M, 6442Y) or AMD EPYC 9004 series (9354, 9454, 9554) in enterprise chassis. 256-512GB RAM, multiple NVMe drives in RAID for high IOPS, 25Gbps or 40Gbps connectivity, BGP-ready for customer ASN announcements. Suitable for large-scale databases, video transcoding clusters, ML training, multi-tenant SaaS platforms, large mail infrastructure, financial trading systems. The premium tier where workload requirements drive hardware selection.

Custom tier (€999+/month)

Dual-CPU configurations, custom hardware procurement, GPU servers, storage-heavy configurations, multi-server clusters with dedicated interconnect. Used by customers with specific workload requirements not matched by our standard catalog. Pricing and lead time depend on the specific configuration.

The IPMI capability and what it enables

IPMI (Intelligent Platform Management Interface) is out-of-band management for server hardware. The IPMI controller is a separate processor on the server motherboard that operates independently of the main CPU. It provides access to the server even when the main operating system is non-responsive, the CPU is hung, or the server is powered off.

The capabilities IPMI provides matter for several operational scenarios.

Custom OS installation

IPMI virtual media lets you mount an ISO image as a virtual CD-ROM and boot from it. This means you can install any operating system the server hardware supports, regardless of whether our automated installation system supports it. Customers running specialized OS configurations (custom Linux distributions, BSD variants, specialized hypervisors, hardened security distributions) use this path.

Disaster recovery

When the OS becomes non-bootable due to kernel panic, filesystem corruption, or misconfiguration, IPMI lets you boot from rescue media to repair the system. Without IPMI, recovery would require physical datacenter access. With IPMI, you handle the recovery remotely in minutes.

BIOS configuration

Some workloads require BIOS-level changes: enabling virtualization extensions, configuring boot order, setting hyperthreading, configuring memory mirroring or RAS features, adjusting power management. IPMI provides BIOS access through the virtual console.

Power and thermal management

Force power cycle when the OS is hung. Read sensor data (CPU temperature, fan speed, PSU status) for monitoring. Configure power capping for compliance with datacenter PDU limits.

Hardware monitoring

SEL (System Event Log) tracks hardware events: memory ECC errors, disk SMART warnings, PSU failures, temperature excursions. Reading the SEL helps diagnose intermittent hardware issues before they become catastrophic.

Network and DDoS considerations for dedicated servers

The network infrastructure surrounding dedicated servers matters as much as the hardware itself. Three properties distinguish quality providers in the segment.

Bandwidth quality vs quantity

Most providers advertise "unmetered 1Gbps" or similar. The actual bandwidth quality varies enormously based on upstream peering. A server with 1Gbps port but poor peering to your traffic destinations effectively performs like a 100Mbps port due to congestion and packet loss. Quality providers maintain multiple Tier 1 peering relationships and announce their AS to optimize routing.

DDoS protection capacity

Modern volumetric DDoS attacks can exceed 1 Tbps. Providers must have upstream filtering capacity sufficient to absorb attacks before they reach the customer server. Quality providers offer 10Gbps minimum mitigation on entry tier, scaling to 100Gbps+ on premium. We use a combination of always-on edge filtering and reactive scrubbing for application-layer attacks.

IP reputation

Dedicated server IPs assigned to customers should have clean reputation history. Providers operating in this segment for years have built reputation on their IP ranges. Providers using fresh IP allocations or recycled IPs from problematic prior tenants assign customers IPs that may be pre-blacklisted. Our IP assignment process includes pre-flight reputation checks on every IP before customer assignment.

BGP and ASN announcements

Sophisticated customers may want to announce their own ASN through the provider's infrastructure. This requires BGP session capability from the provider. Quality dedicated providers support customer BGP sessions on premium configurations. We support customer ASN announcements on dedicated servers in our owned-IP-space jurisdictions.

The categories of workloads that justify dedicated

Looking at what our dedicated customers actually run helps illustrate the workload profile that justifies the price premium over VPS.

High-volume email infrastructure

PowerMTA at high volume (1M+ messages/day) benefits from dedicated CPU for the spool processing and dedicated I/O for the bounce and FBL processing. Mail Transfer Agents have CPU and I/O characteristics that suffer in virtualized environments. Customers running serious email operations move to dedicated as soon as volume justifies it.

Database servers

PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and similar database engines under serious write load benefit from dedicated NVMe storage with predictable I/O latency. Database performance under load is dominated by I/O characteristics, which is where VPS suffers most.

Container orchestration platforms

Kubernetes clusters, Docker Swarm deployments, custom container runtimes. The performance overhead of running containers on virtualized hosts compounds: virtualization tax plus container tax. Running containers directly on dedicated hardware eliminates one layer.

Game servers and real-time services

Game servers have strict latency requirements that virtualized environments cannot reliably meet. Dedicated hardware provides predictable response times for connection handling. Customers running Minecraft, Counter-Strike, Rust, ARK, FiveM, and similar servers use dedicated for performance.

Crypto infrastructure

Blockchain nodes for Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other large chains require significant storage and consistent network performance. Mining pool backend servers need dedicated CPU. Exchange API backends need predictable latency. Crypto infrastructure naturally fits dedicated server requirements.

Self-hosted applications at scale

Nextcloud or ownCloud serving hundreds of users, Matrix servers serving large communities, Mail-in-a-Box for organizations, custom CRM or ERP systems for businesses. Self-hosting that grows beyond personal scale moves to dedicated.

Virtualization platforms (running your own VPS)

Some customers rent dedicated hardware and run their own KVM, Proxmox, or VMware ESXi to host their own VMs. This is the "VPS reseller in miniature" use case. Dedicated hardware is necessary because nested virtualization on VPS performs poorly.

How to evaluate an anonymous dedicated server provider

The evaluation criteria for the dedicated segment overlap with VPS evaluation but emphasize specific properties that matter more at the bare metal tier.

1. Hardware transparency

Quality providers list the specific CPU model, RAM type and speed, storage device model, and network controller for each plan. "Xeon Silver" without specifying which Silver model is incomplete. Specific model numbers let customers verify the hardware against published benchmarks.

2. IPMI access included by default

Some providers charge extra for IPMI access or require approval before granting it. Quality providers include IPMI access by default on every dedicated server. The IPMI is essential for serious dedicated server use; charging extra for it is a red flag.

3. Deployment SLA

Quality providers commit to specific deployment times. "Deployed within 24 hours" or "Deployed within 4 business hours during business days" gives customers expectations. Vague "deployed as soon as possible" is a red flag for chaotic operations.

4. Custom OS support

Verify the provider supports custom OS installation via IPMI virtual media. Some providers restrict OS choice to a pre-approved list, which limits the flexibility that should come with dedicated hardware.

5. No-KYC at higher tiers

Verify the provider maintains the no-KYC posture at higher invoice values. Many providers introduce KYC specifically at the dedicated tier even when they maintain it for VPS. Quality providers maintain the property structurally regardless of spend.

6. Network and DDoS specifications

Verify the bandwidth port speed, the peering relationships, and the DDoS mitigation capacity. "10Gbps port" without "10Gbps mitigation capacity" means the first DDoS attack will saturate your port and take down your server.