VPS in the Netherlands for VPN and proxy

VPS Hosting in the Netherlands

Amsterdam is a classic choice for European hosting, and for good reason: one of the densest network infrastructures in the world, short routes across Western Europe, and excellent connectivity to the UK, Scandinavia, and North America. Virtual servers here run on the same VMware vSphere platform as the rest of our locations: a new server deploys within minutes, and resources can be adjusted without moving to different hardware.

The Dutch location suits a wide range of workloads: websites and online stores with a European audience, SaaS platforms, VPN services, CI/CD and development environments, corporate applications. An added bonus is the country's liberal data regulations, which have long made the Netherlands a favorite among international digital projects and startups.

Why Choose a VPS in the Netherlands

Amsterdam's trump card is the network. Our site is connected to AMS-IX, one of the largest internet exchange points in the world. In practice, this means short and predictable routes in virtually any direction: traffic to most European operators flows directly, without unnecessary transit hops. For websites, that translates to consistently fast loading; for SaaS and APIs — responsiveness; for VPNs — stable connections from multiple countries.

Geography works in this location's favor too. From Amsterdam, latency is comfortable to Germany, France, the Benelux, the UK, and Scandinavia — if your project's audience is spread across Western Europe, it's hard to find a better spot. Transatlantic routes are solid as well, which is why Amsterdam is often picked by projects with part of their user base in North America.

And then there's the standard advantage of the cloud model: vCPU, RAM, and disk space can be scaled on demand, with no hardware procurement or lengthy migrations. Handy during seasonal peaks, new service launches, or active development.

VMware Cloud Platform

As in our other locations, the cloud in Amsterdam is built on VMware vSphere — an enterprise virtualization platform, not a free hypervisor. The difference shows in critical moments: if a physical node fails, the HA cluster automatically restarts virtual machines on healthy servers, and planned maintenance is handled via live migration — the VPS moves between nodes without service interruption.

The storage layer is built on SSD and NVMe: fast OS boot times, responsive databases, smooth handling of container images and builds. There's enough headroom not just for standard web hosting, but also for demanding dev/test environments, business applications, and multi-tenant SaaS services.

About the NorthC Data Center

Servers are housed in the NorthC data center, a TIER III facility in Amsterdam. The site is designed for business-critical workloads: power, cooling, and network connections are redundant, the infrastructure is monitored around the clock, and access to server rooms is controlled.

The location amplifies the engineering strengths: NorthC sits close to Europe's key telecom hubs, which simplifies circuit provisioning and adds flexibility in route selection.

XServer Cloud has been in business since 2007. If your project needs a platform at the heart of the European internet — with direct access to AMS-IX and fast response times across Western Europe — spin up a VPS in Amsterdam and see for yourself.

VPS for VPN and Proxy

Public VPN services have an awkward trait: all your traffic passes through the infrastructure of a company whose business model you never fully know. There have been documented cases of browsing data being shared with advertising networks — with targeted ads continuing to follow users even after they disconnected from the VPN. Your own VPN on a VPS works fundamentally differently: you are the only one on the server — your configuration, your keys, and no third party with its own commercial interests sitting between you and the internet. Cost-wise, your own server is comparable to a commercial VPN subscription — and often cheaper, especially if you share it with a couple of people or your whole team.

Setup stopped being a sysadmin's job long ago: modern installers deploy WireGuard or OpenVPN in a few minutes, and connecting a client comes down to scanning a QR code.

Why Run Your Own VPN or Proxy

• Privacy without middlemen — traffic is encrypted all the way to your own server: no intermediary company collects your browsing history or monetizes it.
• Protection on public networks — hotel, airport, or café Wi-Fi stops being a threat: the entire connection is wrapped in an encrypted tunnel.
• Team access to internal resources — employees connect to work systems through the VPN, while the systems themselves stay closed to direct access from the internet.
• Linking offices and servers — site-to-site tunnels join company sites into a single private network.
• A stable IP for work — a fixed address for accessing services with IP allowlists: banking portals, partner APIs, client admin panels.
• Proxies for work tasks — monitoring search results and prices, checking your own websites' availability from different countries, testing geo-dependent versions of services.

Which Protocol to Choose

WireGuard — today's default choice: modern cryptography, a minimal codebase, instant connection, and noticeably lower battery drain on mobile. OpenVPN — the proven classic: more flexible in fine-tuning and works even on networks with strict restrictions where TCP/443 is required. Proxies (Squid, 3proxy, Dante) — for when you don't need to tunnel all traffic and it's enough to route individual applications through the server. All of it is free software: no licenses, no device limits, no "premium servers" — on your own VPS, everything is premium.

Seven Countries to Choose From

The main advantage of your own VPN over a boxed router solution is geography. Deploy the server where you need it: Ukraine, Poland, Germany, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Bulgaria, or the USA. Or don't choose at all: spin up an inexpensive server in several countries and switch between them with one tap right in the WireGuard app — you get a personal equivalent of a commercial VPN service, only fully under your control.

What Configuration You Need

Good news: a VPN is one of the lightest server workloads there is. Modern protocol encryption barely touches the CPU, so a minimal configuration is enough for personal use or a small team — making this the most affordable VPS scenario of all. Adding vCPUs only makes sense with dozens of simultaneous users. The unmetered 100 Mbps port comfortably covers video calls and high-quality streaming, and can be upgraded to 1 Gbps in a couple of clicks if needed.

When to Consider Other Configurations

If the VPN is just one part of your corporate infrastructure alongside CRM and email, take a look at the VPS for business. If you plan to run a website on the same server — start with a VPS for websites; a VPN can be added there without any trouble. And for proxy workloads with heavy traffic processing, High Performance will come in handy.

Get Your VPN Running in Minutes

Pick a country, deploy a server with a minimal configuration, install WireGuard — and connect. XServer Cloud — your personal VPN with no one else's servers and no one else's promises.