We build hosting for people who want to be left alone.
uNode is an anonymous VPS host with a launch region in US-East (Vinthill, Virginia). We accept only cryptocurrency, we never run KYC, and we keep our data footprint as small as the law allows.
Why uNode exists
The major cloud providers — AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, DigitalOcean, Vultr — require a credit card and a billing address. They run device fingerprinting, share data with third parties, and freeze accounts on vague signals. Their privacy policies are written by lawyers for lawyers.
The privacy-focused alternatives that do exist tend to fall into one of two camps: offshore hosts in legally-friendly jurisdictions that ship aging hardware on slow networks, or aggregators that resell mainstream cloud capacity behind a crypto payment proxy. Neither is what we wanted.
We built uNode to be the third option: modern hardware, fast network, real anonymity — without pretending to be based in a country we're not. We comply with US law. We also genuinely don't collect data we don't need.
What we run
Our infrastructure uses AMD EPYC compute and NVMe storage in US-East. Current package, transfer, and placement details are published by the live catalog. Public SLA terms are deferred until the launch legal set is complete.
Provisioning is automated and the console reports each provider request through completion or a support reference. You can manage servers from a browser or, for power users, through the Telegram bot.
The live catalog lists the Linux and BSD images currently supported by each provider and placement.
What we believe
Privacy is a feature, not a marketing word
We don't run KYC because we don't need to. We accept crypto because crypto doesn't require us to know who you are. We log what we need to keep the network healthy and we rotate logs aggressively.
Identity should be optional
The account flow should not require government ID, proof of address, payment cards, or real-name fields. If we do not need a piece of identity data to run the service, we should not collect it.
Crypto-only is a feature, not a limitation
Accepting fiat would force us into KYC obligations we don't want. We'll never add credit card or bank rails. If you want to host with fiat, plenty of other providers exist.
Boring infrastructure is the right kind
AMD EPYC compute, NVMe storage, and provider-backed placement data. Supported OS images do not include a preinstalled application control panel. The exciting part is what you build, not what we ship.
How we compare to offshore hosts
The privacy-VPS market splits between mainstream providers with strong platforms and smaller privacy-focused hosts with uneven infrastructure. We wanted to differ on both hardware and account requirements.
uNode runs on the same modern hardware you'd expect from a mainstream cloud provider — at prices that start lower than most offshore alternatives, with AMD EPYC compute and NVMe everywhere. We're a US company, which means we're subject to US law; we're not pretending to be in a jurisdiction that protects you from your own jurisdiction. What we offer is operational anonymity: nothing about you in our database that we don't need.
See the competitor comparison pages for direct, like-for-like specs and pricing breakdowns.
Contact & transparency
We're reachable by email at [email protected]. A public status page is planned at /status.
Read our privacy policy for the legal version of how we handle data, and our terms of service for the rules.