# FOSSVPS

> fossvps.org | Storage; 1 record: free tier, limits, identity cost and evidence.

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## FOSSVPS / ST-Hosting — free VPS for open-source developers (Frankfurt, Buffalo, LA, Chisinau)

- `storage/fossvps-st-hosting-free-vps-for-open-source-developers` | fails-quota | evidence reported | binding none | category iaas
- needs card no, phone no, ID no, institution no | verified 2026-10-21 (inherited) | stale on 2026-11-05
- url https://fossvps.org/
- free tier: Free VPSs on donated hardware; the Frankfurt node is an AMD EPYC 7402P, 128 GiB RAM, 1 TB SSD donated by ST-Hosting for at least two years. Per-VM disk is small (the node is large, the slices are not). | unit: TB | metered on: unstated | read on: 2026-10-21 | source: [1]
- per-object cap: not stated | source: [1] | note: not stated
- retention: not stated | source: [1] | note: not stated
- egress: Node-level 1 Gbps; per-VM transfer not published. Unverified. | metered: no
- identity: email | detail: email
- interface: sftp, rsync, ssh
- limits note: Per-VM disk is far below 500 GB. Node end-dates are published (Moldova to 2027-01-31, Buffalo to 2026-11-22, LA to 2026-12-21) — the infrastructure has an expiry date.
- interface detail: sftp
- tooling: Root VPS — SSH/SFTP/rsync.
- reliability: Donated capacity with published sunset dates and a public status page. Structurally temporary even when the VM is free.
- notes: the same as the free tier
- extras:
  - dead_end.failure_class: quota
  - dead_end.why: Free VPSs on donated hardware; the Frankfurt node is an AMD EPYC 7402P, 128 GiB RAM, 1 TB SSD donated by ST-Hosting for at least two years. Per-VM disk is small (the node is large, the slices are not).
  - dead_end.first_recorded: 2026-10-21
- evidence:
  - [1] 2026-10-21: 'an AMD EPYC 7402P 24-Core Processor with 128GiB RAM and 1TB SSD'; 'Free and open source software developers only … No excessive high cpu, disk or bandwidth'; node end dates to 2026/2027
  - [2] 2026-10-21: probe: GET -> HTTP 200
- sources:
  - [1] https://lowendspirit.com/discussion/10506/st-hosting-free-vps
  - [2] https://fossvps.org/