Swiss hosting frequently asked questions

SwissHosting provides privacy-focused hosting infrastructure and connectivity services associated with Switzerland. The service portfolio includes offshore VPS hosting, dedicated servers, streaming infrastructure, no-log VPN access, colocation, and related privacy-oriented hosting options.

SwissHosting positions its infrastructure and services around Switzerland. Exact data-center location, hardware availability, network routing, and deployment details should be confirmed for the selected service before ordering.

Choose an offshore VPS for flexible virtual resources and a lower entry cost. Choose a dedicated server when you need exclusive physical hardware, IPMI access, larger resource allocations, or sustained production performance. Use colocation when you already own the hardware you want to deploy.

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An offshore VPS is a virtual private server deployed outside the customer’s home jurisdiction. It provides isolated virtual CPU, memory, storage, networking, and administrative access while sharing the underlying physical host with other virtual machines.

SwissHosting lists six VPS configurations: a 2 vCPU entry server, a 4 vCPU business VPS, an 8 vCPU production VPS, a Tor hidden-service VPS, a 16 vCPU application server, and a 5 TB storage VPS.

The listed VPS plans include full root or administrator access, allowing customers to manage the operating system, applications, users, firewall rules, services, and server configuration.

The listed VPS plans include unlimited reboot and rebuild actions. A reboot restarts the server. A rebuild normally reinstalls the selected operating-system image and may erase existing data, so independent backups should be maintained.

The standard VPS configurations list one IPv4 address and 100 IPv6 resources. Exact routing, reverse DNS, additional IP eligibility, and provisioning details should be confirmed in the order system.

The Tor configuration is designed for lawful onion services, private application endpoints, and research projects. It includes a Tor-oriented address and remains subject to applicable law and SwissHosting’s acceptable-use requirements.

The storage VPS is intended for backup repositories, archives, synchronization targets, file retention, and capacity-focused services that need more storage than a standard application VPS.

Visit the Offshore VPS page to compare all six plans, specifications, workloads, and checkout options.

An offshore dedicated server is a physical machine allocated to one customer in a foreign hosting jurisdiction. The customer receives exclusive processor, memory, storage, and system resources instead of sharing a host through virtualization.

Choose dedicated infrastructure when the workload requires exclusive physical resources, sustained CPU availability, larger memory capacity, NVMe or specialized storage, IPMI remote management, GPU hardware, or stronger isolation than a virtual server provides.

IPMI is out-of-band server management. It can provide remote power control, console access, virtual media, installation support, and recovery functions even when the installed operating system is unavailable.

The current catalog includes Dual Intel Xeon X5670, Dual Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4, Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6138, Dual AMD EPYC 7452, Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6430, and a GPU-capable configuration based on Dual Intel Xeon E5-2680 v4.

The listed dedicated configurations include 100 TB of monthly transfer. Port capacity varies by plan, with 1 Gb/s and 10 Gb/s options represented in the catalog.

Memory, drives, RAID, network, and other hardware changes depend on chassis capacity, component availability, inventory, deployment timing, and pricing. Confirm upgrades before ordering.

No. Confirm the installed GPU model, video memory, drivers, application compatibility, and current inventory before purchasing a GPU server.

Visit the Offshore Dedicated Servers page to compare the six current configurations.

DMCA-free hosting generally means the infrastructure is outside the United States and U.S. DMCA notices are not automatically controlling. Complaints may still be reviewed according to the hosting location, evidence, provider policy, contractual terms, and applicable law.

No. Offshore hosting does not eliminate applicable law, court orders, provider terms, acceptable-use policies, abuse rules, intellectual-property obligations, or contractual responsibilities.

No. Privacy-focused or DMCA-free positioning should not be interpreted as automatic refusal of every complaint. Reports may be evaluated according to jurisdiction, evidence, service terms, and applicable requirements.

Payment flexibility and privacy-oriented service design may reduce reliance on traditional banking, but exact account, identity, billing, and verification requirements depend on the service and order process.

No. Services remain subject to applicable law and SwissHosting’s acceptable-use requirements. Privacy infrastructure is intended for lawful hosting and does not create immunity from legal or contractual obligations.

Common options may include Ubuntu Server, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, and compatible images. Exact version and image availability should be confirmed before ordering.

Windows Server may be available on compatible VPS and dedicated configurations. Licensing, activation, driver support, and plan compatibility should be confirmed before deployment.

Proxmox VE may be suitable for supported dedicated servers used for KVM virtual machines, LXC containers, networking, and private virtualization. Confirm hardware and storage compatibility first.

Custom ISO installation may be possible on supported infrastructure through remote-management tools. Driver, boot, architecture, network, and storage compatibility remain the customer’s responsibility unless assistance is included.

Not necessarily. Control panels, applications, GPU drivers, migrations, and legacy software may require an older supported version. Choose the release that matches the workload’s compatibility requirements.

Administrative access does not automatically include ongoing server management. Unless management is included in writing, customers should expect to manage the operating system, applications, updates, firewall rules, users, monitoring, security, and backups.

The listed plan specifications do not establish that managed backups are included by default. Maintain independent backups or confirm whether an optional backup service is available.

Migration assistance may be available as a separately defined service. Confirm the source environment, data volume, application stack, downtime requirements, compatibility, and migration scope before scheduling work.

On unmanaged service, the customer is responsible for operating-system updates, application security, credentials, firewall rules, access controls, monitoring, backups, and incident response.

Change default credentials, use SSH keys where appropriate, restrict administrative access, configure a firewall, patch the operating system, remove unused services, enable monitoring, and create independent backups.

SwissHosting supports a broad range of global payment methods, including major credit cards, digital wallets, bank-based options, PayPal, cryptocurrencies, and stablecoins. Exact availability may vary by order and payment processor.

Supported currencies may include Bitcoin, Ethereum, Litecoin, XRP, Dogecoin, Binance Coin, Solana, Tron, Tether, Dash, and many other coins or tokens. More than 100 payment methods may be available.

Cryptocurrency can provide global access, faster settlement, fewer traditional banking limitations, and more flexible payment options. Blockchain transactions may still be publicly traceable depending on the network and wallet practices.

Stablecoin options such as Tether may be available through supported processors. Confirm the accepted network, token standard, required confirmations, and payment amount before sending funds.

Refund eligibility depends on the applicable service terms and billing policy. Cryptocurrency payments may also involve exchange-rate, processor, network, or transaction-fee considerations.

Provisioning time depends on service type, payment confirmation, operating-system choice, hardware inventory, custom requirements, licensing, and any manual review needed for the order.

No. Dedicated hardware inventory, upgrades, drive options, GPU models, and deployment timing can change. Confirm current availability before relying on a specific configuration.

Custom processor, memory, storage, network, software, migration, and management requests can be discussed with SwissHosting. Feasibility depends on inventory, compatibility, and service scope.

Provide the application type, expected traffic, CPU and memory needs, storage capacity, monthly transfer, operating system, IP requirements, management expectations, budget, and deployment timing.

Use the SwissHosting contact page for service recommendations, custom configurations, inventory questions, billing assistance, and support inquiries.