I've started to get more into the TOR idea over the last couple of weeks.

I know I'm way to "non protective" of my privacy but changing would mean I'd have to break many habits and stop using things I'm used to.

A couple years back (I guess it was in like 8th grade or so) I had a presentation in German (my first language) for an extra mark. It was about tor. In the process of researching all of it I learned quite a lot about it. All of this knowledge has stuck to me the whole time, unused.

Fast forward to today, I've finally decided to use the couple of bitcoins I have (like 15€ or so) from my home mining experiment to rent a vps for a tor relay. First, I was lucky enough to find a service provider that accepts bitcoin for a 3€. They advertised "Fair use Traffic", later found out, after committing for three months since I was like "yeah... will be fine", in the customer panel there is a graph that shows me that I have used x% of 1.5 TB... I guess the customer support will get an email from me asking what "Fair use" exactly means... But that's fine... Oh... And ipv6 wasn't a thing to be found...

To wrap it up... I've now got a 2 weeks old little tor relay <3

(I didn't wanted to put it on my main vps where I have 200mbit guaranteed at unlimited for 5€ a month since that's where I have my mail server running and a hidden service for my next cloud)

What do you think about Navicosoft to buy Bitcoin VPS?

Navicosoft offers VPS hosting solutions that can be purchased using various cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Monero, and Dash. This allows users to maintain privacy and anonymity in their transactions. The VPS services come with features like full root access, SSD storage, and KVM virtualization. Navicosoft provides instant setup across over 100 global data center locations, catering to users seeking secure and anonymous hosting solutions .

So, I decided to try hosting a couple of personal projects on a VPS that accepts Bitcoin payments. Not because I’m trying to go full crypto-anarchist or anything, but honestly—it’s super convenient when I don’t feel like dealing with banks or card declines for offshore services.

Found a provider that let me pay in BTC, no ID required, and had the VPS up in under 10 minutes. Ubuntu, full root access, decent specs for the price, and no questions asked. Just how I like it.

There’s something satisfying about using Bitcoin not just as an investment but actually as a currency. Plus, hosting stuff this way gives a nice little privacy boost—no paper trail, no names attached.

Only downside? BTC transaction fees can spike randomly, and some hosts make you wait for a couple of confirmations before provisioning. But hey, trade-offs.

Anyone else experimenting with Bitcoin VPS setups? Especially curious if anyone’s self-hosting Bitcoin nodes or lightning services.