Guides: self-hosting on a private VPS
Step-by-step setups for the things people actually run on an anonymously paid server: Bitcoin and Monero nodes, onion services, and a personal VPN. Written for Ubuntu 24.04 with the real commands, firewall rules and systemd units you need.
Run a Bitcoin node on a VPS (pruned or full) and pay for it in Bitcoin
Install Bitcoin Core on an Ubuntu 24.04 VPS: disk sizing, signature verification, systemd unit, bitcoin.conf, pruning for 40 GB, Tor, monitoring.
9 min read · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Self-host a Monero node on a VPS: monerod, pruning, public RPC and Tor
Run monerod on an Ubuntu 24.04 VPS: disk sizing, hash verification, systemd unit, pruning, public restricted RPC on 18089, Tor tx-proxy, wallet setup.
9 min read · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Host a Tor hidden service (v3 onion) with nginx on a VPS
Set up a v3 onion site on Ubuntu 24.04: tor + nginx, torrc HiddenServiceDir/Port, localhost-only nginx, Onion-Location, key backup, vanity, DoS defenses.
9 min read · Updated Oct 19, 2026
Set up a personal WireGuard VPN on a VPS paid with Bitcoin
Build a personal WireGuard VPN on an Ubuntu 24.04 VPS: keys, wg0.conf with nftables NAT, IP forwarding, client QR code, DNS, and what a VPN does not hide.
10 min read · Updated Oct 19, 2026