How to Buy a VPS with Monero
A complete, practical walkthrough for paying for VPS hosting with Monero (XMR) — from getting a wallet to logging into your server, with no identity checks anywhere in the process.
Get a Monero Wallet
If you don't already hold XMR, start with a non-custodial wallet – one where you control the private keys, not an exchange account. The official Monero GUI/CLI wallet, Feather Wallet (desktop), and Cake Wallet (mobile) are all widely used, open-source options.
A non-custodial wallet matters because a custodial balance (money sitting on an exchange) means the exchange controls your keys and can freeze or link your funds to your identity. For a private payment, you want the coins in a wallet only you control before you spend them.
Fund the wallet with XMR from wherever you normally acquire cryptocurrency. How you acquire the XMR affects how private the payment ultimately is — see the privacy hygiene section below.
Pick a Plan and Location
Decide what you need: vCPU, RAM, storage, and location. Strike.bz plans start at a Nano tier (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM) from €3/mo and scale up to Enterprise tiers with AMD Ryzen or Intel Xeon hardware, across Poland, USA, and Singapore.
If you're not sure which tier fits your workload, the full plan comparison is on the Monero VPS page. Windows RDP requires a Starter tier or above (6 GB RAM+); the compact Nano and Micro tiers are Linux-only.
Start Checkout and Select Monero
Add your chosen plan to the cart and proceed through checkout as normal — billing details required are limited to what's needed to run and invoice the service, no identity documents. At the payment method screen, select Monero (XMR).
The checkout will generate a one-time payment address and the exact amount of XMR to send, usually with a short time window tied to the current EUR/XMR exchange rate.
Send the Exact Amount
Open your wallet and send precisely the amount requested to the address shown. Double-check the address and amount before broadcasting — Monero transactions are irreversible once confirmed.
If your wallet supports adjustable transaction priority/fee, a normal priority is fine; you don't need the highest fee tier for a payment like this. Underpaying or sending late (after the quote expires) can require a support request to resolve, so send promptly and for the exact amount.
Wait for Confirmation
Monero produces a new block roughly every two minutes. Your payment needs to confirm on-chain before checkout can verify it. There's no manual review step in between — the system is watching the chain, not a person watching your order.
While you wait, you can track your transaction in your wallet's history or, if you want to inspect the network side, on a Monero block explorer using your transaction's public information (Monero explorers do not reveal sender, receiver, or amount by design — that's the point of the coin).
Automatic Provisioning
Once the payment is confirmed, provisioning is automatic: no support ticket, no identity check, no waiting on a human to approve your order. Your server is built from the OS template you selected and your access details — IP address, root/administrator credentials — are issued to your account.
In practice this usually takes only a few minutes after confirmation, though exact timing depends on load and the OS image you chose.
Connect to Your Server
For Linux plans, connect over SSH:
ssh root@YOUR_SERVER_IP
For Windows-capable plans using RDP, connect with the Remote Desktop client on Windows (mstsc), Microsoft Remote Desktop on macOS, or an RDP client like Remmina on Linux, using the IP and credentials from your account.
From here the server is yours: install what you need, configure firewall rules, and start using it.
Privacy Hygiene Tips
Monero's protocol-level privacy (ring signatures, stealth addresses, RingCT) means the payment itself is private by default — no address-reuse discipline or manual mixing required, unlike transparent chains. But a few practical habits still matter if unlinkability from your real identity is the goal:
Consider your funding source
If you buy your XMR on a KYC exchange and send it straight to checkout, the exchange still has a record that you acquired XMR around that time — it just can't see what you did with it on-chain. For stronger unlinkability, some users prefer acquiring XMR through non-KYC means (peer-to-peer trades, atomic swaps, or earning it directly) before spending it.
Use Tor or I2P when broadcasting
The official Monero GUI/CLI has built-in Tor support for broadcasting transactions and syncing, which hides your IP address from the node you're connecting to. This is a network-layer protection Monero's on-chain privacy doesn't cover by itself.
Run or choose your remote node carefully
A malicious or logging remote node can see the IP address that submitted a transaction, even though it can't see the transaction's private details. Running your own node removes that exposure entirely — see our guide on running a Monero node on a VPS if you want that extra layer.
Think about the rest of your operational security
A private payment doesn't protect you if you then log into the server from an account tied to your real identity, or configure it in ways that leak who you are. See our OPSEC basics for anonymous servers guide for the rest of the picture.
FAQ
Do I need to run my own Monero node to pay?
No — your wallet can use a remote node to check balances and broadcast the payment. Running your own node is a privacy upgrade some users make so they aren't querying a third-party node with their wallet's requests, but it isn't required just to make a purchase.
Is Monero anonymous or just private?
Monero is private by default: ring signatures, stealth addresses, and RingCT hide the sender, receiver, and amount of every transaction on-chain. Whether that translates into full anonymity for you also depends on where you acquired the XMR and how you connect to the network — see the privacy hygiene notes below.
What if I send the wrong amount or miss the payment window?
Contact support with your order reference. Underpayments and expired quotes usually need manual reconciliation since the checkout system is watching for an exact amount within a time window tied to the exchange rate at order time.
Can I get a refund if I change my mind?
Crypto payments aren't refunded back to crypto. Eligible refunds are issued as Strike account credit that you can apply to future services, governed by our Terms of Service.
Do I need to verify my identity to pay with Monero?
No. Strike.bz doesn't require KYC for any payment method, Monero included. You never submit a passport, ID, or proof of address.
Buy a VPS with Monero
Strike.bz VPS from €3/mo. Monero accepted at checkout, no KYC, automatic provisioning.