FOSSVPS updates + free server for Open Source developers from Alexhost, Hosteroid and ST-Hosting
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Our Uptime
Thought some of you would like to see how we compare in uptime (you can always check at (status.fossvps.org).
We all want 100% uptime which we achieved in March on 5 servers and 8 minutes down on one rendering 99.998%
User abuse
A couple of NodeSeek users decided that instead of using the free VMs for Open Source development they would instead just continuously hammer the cpu for over 10 days. During development I would expect bursts but not with 10 days continuous average above 40% over 2 cpus - come on play fair and think about others.
NPM
Nginx Proxy Manager is working well and overcomes many of the NAT issues. Clients point their domain name to NPM and configure http / s to point to their VM ports. NPM will even generate the certificates and request account / password access.
More details at fossvps.org/npm_launch.html
Port forwarding
For protocols not using http/s we also have direct node to vm port mapping e.g. node:46002 > vm:46002
Reminder buc1 terminates on 17th of April.
As always our thanks to
Alexhost, Hosteroid, ST-Hosting and MSATT for our great reliable servers.
If you are an Open Source Developer, come join us. Absolutely FREE, no catches, no credits, no price bumps.
Server locations and end dates are always on our website at https://fossvps.org and currently are :-
DE Frankfurt (de11) courtesy of ST-Hosting till 1st Feb 2028
Moldova Chisinau (mol1) courtesy of Alexhost till 30th January 2027
Romania Bucharest (buc2) courtesy of Hosteroid till 17th October 2026
US Buffalo (us1) Courtesy of MSATT till 22nd November 2026
US Buffalo (us1a) Courtesy of JetNode till 30th January 2027
US Los Angeles (us2) Courtesy of MSATT till 21st December 2026
Rules for a free VPS
Free and open source software developers only.
White hat only
Not for commercial use
No service level agreement but we are good.
Don't be a dick rules
No excessive high cpu, disk or bandwidth
Warnings - be honest !!!
- Multiple registrations will get you banned
- Good reputation on this forum (no history, no server - sorry)
- Email address (purely for admin emails), don't make a request if you wish to be anonymous
- Failing to accept the verification email will lock you out from re-applying
If you would like a VPS, just complete this form asking what you are developing and links to previous developments.
Acceptance will give you 2 VCPU, 4GiB Ram, 64GiB disk with NAT + IPv6 /96 access on Ubuntu, Debian or Alpine in your preferred location.
We are genuinely doing this to help, so please, no abuse as it messes it up for everyone. FOSSVPS has no income and is a small team run by Mike (@msatt). Apart from a free VPS there are no other rewards. This is driven by the community and is for the community.
Get your FREE VPS if you develop Open Source software
Comments
Project Name: JuodyLive
Project Description:
JuodyLive is a mobile application focused on real-time communication, featuring live audio/video streaming rooms and interactive feeds. To ensure data privacy, project independence, and to move away from proprietary, closed-source, and costly third-party backends, the project is being entirely refactored to rely on self-hosted, open-source infrastructure.
How will you use this VPS? (Intended Use):
I will use this VPS strictly as a Development and Staging (Alpha Testing) environment. The primary goal is to deploy and configure an open-source LiveKit Server via Docker, alongside a Laravel/PHP backend API.
Since this is purely for development, testing SDK integration, and debugging signaling/routing protocols, the server will NOT be used for public production or commercial deployment. Traffic will be limited to my personal development devices to guarantee that CPU and bandwidth usage remain minimal and fully compliant with your fair-use policies.
Why do you need a NAT/IPv6 VPS?
As a mobile developer, I don't need a dedicated full IPv4 address. The NAT setup with a few port-forwarding rules is perfectly sufficient for testing LiveKit’s TCP/UDP signaling channels, and I can use Cloudflare Tunnels or Nginx Proxy Manager for HTTP/HTTPS API routing. This setup fits my staging workflow perfectly without wasting valuable IPv4 resources.
Preferred Location: Moldova, Chisinau (Alexhost)
GitHub / Source Code Link:
My development repositories are currently private as the mobile app is in active development. However, you can verify my active profile here: https://github.com/juodylive . Once the staging infrastructure is ready on the VPS, I plan to open-source the deployment scripts and Docker configurations.
@Altureny
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@msatt Thank you