Best Tor-relay-friendly hosting (2026)
Ranked list of providers known to permit Tor exit, middle and guard relays. All operate under permissive AUPs and in jurisdictions that don't auto-comply with extra-jurisdictional requests.
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Quick answer
OffshorePress is our top pick. Runners-up: BulletHost, FlokiNET.
Operating a Tor exit relay attracts substantial abuse mail (DMCA, spam complaints, abuse reports). Most mainstream hosts forbid it. The list below covers providers known to permit Tor relay operation under their AUPs.
- #1
OffshorePress
Press-freedom-aligned offshore stack with Tor signup supported and Tor-relay-friendly AUP. Email-only signup; Monero accepted. Built for independent-media use cases where Tor infrastructure is part of the stack.
Ignores DMCA No KYC ɱ Monero Iceland and Switzerland9.2/10from $8.00/mo - #2
BulletHost
Pure-compute offshore VPS / dedicated with Tor signup supported. Takedown-resistant jurisdictions; no-KYC; Monero-first. The compute-focused pick for relay operation.
Ignores DMCA No KYC ɱ Monero Russia9.2/10from $19/mo - #3
FlokiNET
Explicit free-speech AUP; well-known in the Tor relay operator community. Multi-jurisdiction.
Ignores DMCA No KYC ɱ Monero ✉ Cash mail Iceland (HQ)8.5/10from $6.00/mo - #4
Privex
Crypto-native, Tor-friendly per AUP, multi-jurisdiction (SE / FI / CZ).
Resists / pushes back No KYC ɱ Monero Belize (incorporated)8.0/10from $8.00/mo - #5
BuyVM (Frantech)
Tor relays permitted on Luxembourg location; bandwidth allowance per Slice is high.
Partial compliance No KYC Canada (parent: Frantech Solutions)7.4/10from $2.00/mo - #6
HostHatch
Tor relays permitted on most non-US locations; verify per-DC AUP.
Partial compliance No KYC Hong Kong (HQ)7.5/10from $2.00/mo