OpenBSD Amsterdam
Specialist OpenBSD virtual machines from a provider that directly supports the OpenBSD project.
What Makes It FOSS-Friendly
OpenBSD Amsterdam is unusually explicit about its values: it provides OpenBSD virtual machines and donates a portion of revenue to the OpenBSD Foundation. That makes it one of the clearest examples of hosting directly supporting an open-source operating system.
This is not generic Linux VPS hosting with an open-source sticker. It is infrastructure for people who specifically want OpenBSD, pf, httpd, relayd, unveil, pledge, and the security culture that comes with them.
If you are not interested in OpenBSD, choose a general VPS provider. If you are, this is one of the most aligned hosts available.
Best Fit
Use OpenBSD Amsterdam for security-focused web services, DNS, VPN gateways, mail experiments, simple APIs, and projects where the operating system choice is part of the project philosophy.
- OpenBSD-native services
- Security-focused deployments
- Small internet services
- Projects that want to fund OpenBSD indirectly
Caveats
This is a specialized provider. It is not the right place for mainstream Linux automation, Kubernetes, or Docker-heavy stacks. Treat the narrow scope as the point, not a limitation.
Pricing Tiers
Small VM
~€10/mo1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD
Best for: Personal OpenBSD projects, learning, small services
Medium VM
~€20/mo2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD
Best for: Production OpenBSD web services, DNS, VPN
Large VM
~€40/mo4 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB SSD
Best for: Heavier OpenBSD workloads, multiple services
Verdict
Recommended if…
You specifically want OpenBSD hosting, value security-focused operating systems, want your hosting dollars to directly fund the OpenBSD project, or run OpenBSD-native internet services.
Avoid if…
You need Linux, Docker, Kubernetes, or any non-OpenBSD operating system. This provider is purpose-built for one audience and one OS.