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[FOSSVPS - OnlyServers] Free London VPS with a pretty good network!
Not_Oles
Member, Patron Provider
Hello!
Thanks to @dan_onlyservers' kind server donation, 
, @netixen, and @babywhale of BashVM fame, FOSSVPS is giving away six Debian 12 London IPv4/IPv6 VPSes. These VPSes share a pretty good, unmetered network. The time period is until October 25, 2025, and might be renewed.
Please check the below Yabs and NWS test results for the specs. Please note that each VPS offered here has one dedicated IPv4 address and also an IPv6/80. We expect that there soon might be a second round of NAT IPv4 VPSes on this server.
To apply for a free VPS, please post in this thread. This giveaway will be open for a day or two at least. In your post, please explain what you want to run on your VPS and why FOSSVPS should select you as a recipient of a free VPS.
Free and open source software only.
White hat only.
Not for commercial use.
No service level agreement.
Ephemeral. Could disappear at any time!
Clueless™ Administrator!
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A simple script to bench network performance using speedtest-cli
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Version : v2025.07.08
Global Speedtest : wget -qO- nws.sh | bash
Region Speedtest : wget -qO- nws.sh | bash -s -- -r <region>
Ping & Routing : wget -qO- nws.sh | bash -s -- -rt <region>
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Basic System Info
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CPU Model : Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 5115 CPU @ 2.40GHz
CPU Cores : 2 @ 2394.374 MHz
CPU Cache : 16384 KB
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
Total Disk : 45.5 GB (1.7 GB Used)
Total RAM : 3.8 GB (355.0 MB Used)
System uptime : 0 days, 6 hour 53 min
Load average : 0.00, 0.00, 0.00
OS : Debian GNU/Linux 12
Arch : x86_64 (64 Bit)
Kernel : 6.1.0-37-amd64
Virtualization : KVM
TCP Control : cubic
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Basic Network Info
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Primary Network : IPv6
IPv6 Access : ✔ Online
IPv4 Access : ✔ Online
ISP : Packet Star Networks UK
ASN : AS249 European Network
ASN (IPv4) : AS204044 PACKET STAR NETWORKS LIMITED
Host : Packet Star Networks Limited
Location : Fareham, England-ENG, United Kingdom
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Speedtest.net (Region: GLOBAL)
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Location Latency Loss DL Speed UP Speed Server
ISP: Packet Star Networks
Nearest 1.85 ms N/A 9276.09 Mbps 9258.19 Mbps YouFibre - London
Bangalore, IN 132.53 ms 0.0% 5636.89 Mbps 709.71 Mbps Bharti Airtel Ltd - Bangalore
Chennai, IN 145.19 ms 0.0% 5199.33 Mbps 551.08 Mbps Jio - Chennai
Mumbai, IN 189.08 ms 0.0% 4182.30 Mbps 594.15 Mbps Melbicom - Mumbai
Seattle, US 139.44 ms N/A 4927.06 Mbps 536.21 Mbps Comcast - Seattle, WA
Los Angeles, US 127.42 ms 0.0% 5853.62 Mbps 689.56 Mbps ReliableSite Hosting - Los Angeles, CA
Dallas, US 100.49 ms 0.0% 7697.65 Mbps 619.61 Mbps Hivelocity - Dallas, TX
Miami, US 103.44 ms 0.0% 1921.70 Mbps 686.11 Mbps Telxius - Miami, FL
New York, US 67.93 ms 0.0% 7731.64 Mbps 1565.10 Mbps GSL Networks - New York, NY
Toronto, CA 81.01 ms 0.0% 6275.83 Mbps 1146.27 Mbps Rogers - Toronto, ON
Mexico City, MX 168.53 ms N/A 3859.63 Mbps 484.91 Mbps INFINITUM - Ciudad de México
London, UK 2.17 ms 0.0% 9248.60 Mbps 7052.38 Mbps VeloxServ Communications - London
Amsterdam, NL 8.95 ms 0.0% 8954.72 Mbps 6544.17 Mbps 31173 Services AB - Amsterdam
Paris, FR 14.24 ms N/A 9105.57 Mbps 2051.73 Mbps Axione - Paris
Frankfurt, DE 27.27 ms 0.0% 7350.81 Mbps 5286.65 Mbps Clouvider Ltd - Frankfurt am Main
Warsaw, PL 28.25 ms 0.0% 9207.54 Mbps 3721.15 Mbps Play - Warszawa
Bucharest, RO 40.33 ms 0.0% 7009.43 Mbps 2577.38 Mbps Vodafone Romania Mobile - Bucharest - Bucharest
Moscow, RU FAILED
Jeddah, SA 66.09 ms 0.0% 9223.94 Mbps 791.85 Mbps Saudi Telecom Company
Dubai, AE 118.72 ms 0.0% 4740.16 Mbps 218.82 Mbps e& UAE - Dubai
Istanbul, TR 51.64 ms 0.0% 9338.75 Mbps 2046.16 Mbps Turkcell - Istanbul
Tehran, IR 93.50 ms 0.0% 1975.95 Mbps 871.98 Mbps Irancell - Tehran
Cairo, EG 66.17 ms 0.8% 3334.62 Mbps 968.28 Mbps Telecom Egypt - Cairo
Tokyo, JP 204.47 ms N/A 3491.21 Mbps 519.92 Mbps GSL Networks - Tokyo
Chengdu, CM-CN FAILED
Hong Kong, CN 191.93 ms 0.0% 4130.98 Mbps 251.85 Mbps Misaka Network, Inc. - Hong Kong
Singapore, SG FAILED
Jakarta, ID 170.16 ms 0.0% 4337.63 Mbps 551.93 Mbps PT Solnet Indonesia - Jakarta
Sydney, AU 262.41 ms 0.0% 3022.81 Mbps 411.77 Mbps Aussie Broadband - Sydney
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Avg DL Speed : 6039.81 Mbps
Avg UL Speed : 1950.27 Mbps
Total DL Data : 201.80 GB
Total UL Data : 54.15 GB
Total Data : 255.95 GB
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Duration : 12 min 6 sec
System Time : 07/08/2025 - 00:40:48 EDT
Total Script Runs : 120065
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Result : https://result.nws.sh/r/1754541060_GSQKS4_GLOBAL.txt
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# Yet-Another-Bench-Script #
# v2025-04-20 #
# https://github.com/masonr/yet-another-bench-script #
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Wed Aug 6 11:20:13 PM EDT 2025
Basic System Information:
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Uptime : 0 days, 5 hours, 45 minutes
Processor : Intel(R) Xeon(R) Gold 5115 CPU @ 2.40GHz
CPU cores : 2 @ 2394.374 MHz
AES-NI : ✔ Enabled
VM-x/AMD-V : ✔ Enabled
RAM : 3.8 GiB
Swap : 0.0 KiB
Disk : 45.5 GiB
Distro : Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Kernel : 6.1.0-37-amd64
VM Type : KVM
IPv4/IPv6 : ✔ Online / ✔ Online
IPv6 Network Information:
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ISP : Packet Star Networks UK
ASN : AS249 European Network
Host : Packet Star Networks Limited
Location : Fareham, England (ENG)
Country : United Kingdom
fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50) (Partition /dev/vda1):
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Block Size | 4k (IOPS) | 64k (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 6.30 MB/s (1.5k) | 91.13 MB/s (1.4k)
Write | 6.30 MB/s (1.5k) | 91.61 MB/s (1.4k)
Total | 12.61 MB/s (3.1k) | 182.75 MB/s (2.8k)
| |
Block Size | 512k (IOPS) | 1m (IOPS)
------ | --- ---- | ---- ----
Read | 119.94 MB/s (234) | 161.05 MB/s (157)
Write | 126.31 MB/s (246) | 171.77 MB/s (167)
Total | 246.25 MB/s (480) | 332.82 MB/s (324)
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv4):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
----- | ----- | ---- | ---- | ----
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 8.69 Gbits/sec | 7.46 Gbits/sec | 1.59 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 9.35 Gbits/sec | 8.15 Gbits/sec | 10.7 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 2.25 Gbits/sec | 648 Mbits/sec | 108 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 1.02 Gbits/sec | 1.11 Gbits/sec | --
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.11 Gbits/sec | 1.23 Gbits/sec | 142 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 2.50 Gbits/sec | 2.66 Gbits/sec | 70.3 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 1.33 Gbits/sec | 1.12 Gbits/sec | 178 ms
iperf3 Network Speed Tests (IPv6):
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Provider | Location (Link) | Send Speed | Recv Speed | Ping
----- | ----- | ---- | ---- | ----
Clouvider | London, UK (10G) | 8.49 Gbits/sec | 6.27 Gbits/sec | 1.55 ms
Eranium | Amsterdam, NL (100G) | 9.21 Gbits/sec | 8.39 Gbits/sec | 10.7 ms
Uztelecom | Tashkent, UZ (10G) | 2.07 Gbits/sec | 1.70 Gbits/sec | 108 ms
Leaseweb | Singapore, SG (10G) | 1.23 Gbits/sec | 1.11 Gbits/sec | --
Clouvider | Los Angeles, CA, US (10G) | 1.18 Gbits/sec | 1.27 Gbits/sec | 142 ms
Leaseweb | NYC, NY, US (10G) | 2.72 Gbits/sec | 2.66 Gbits/sec | 70.3 ms
Edgoo | Sao Paulo, BR (1G) | 969 Mbits/sec | 978 Mbits/sec | 178 ms
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
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Test | Value
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Single Core | 1122
Multi Core | 2013
Full Test | https://browser.geekbench.com/v6/cpu/13206574
YABS completed in 16 min 7 sec
Note: This free offer was approved by @jbiloh. Thank you!
This discussion has been closed.
Comments
Hi there,
I’m looking to get a VPS to run a few containerized apps (using Docker) along with some monitoring tools for my personal projects. Nothing too heavy — just need a stable and reliable environment to keep things running smoothly.
Hey.
I'd like to use this VPS to host the following stuff:
1) Globalping probe
2) ntppool project
3) uptime kuma
4) qbittorrent with gluetun
All of them are pretty open source.
Nothing prod but basically a playground for my stuff.
Thank you.
I want free VPS because I'm also clueless administrator. Kidding aside, maybe another uptime kuma instance won't hurt.
If it's free or open source , I'm in else I can't currently open source things
Hi mr.oles,
I would like to use the VPS as a learning platform and a sandbox for various free and open-source software projects. I'm a student and am keen to expand my knowledge of system administration and networking in a practical, hands-on environment.
Hello, I am currently studying and need a VPS to work on some interesting open-source projects. Can you provide a free VPS for use? Thank you.
Hi,
I would like to apply for a free VPS for my personal use.
I will run my personal monitoring maybe a smokeping.
I am developing a personal open-source project called MusicTagCleaner, which helps users automatically clean and standardize metadata tags (artist, title, album) in large music libraries. The backend is built with FastAPI and SQLite, and I need a VPS to deploy and test the API service in a real environment.
The VPS will be used to:
• Run the REST API for file processing and tag extraction
• Test batch operations and API performance
• Provide public access for collaborators to test the tool
Hi,
I'm learning to use AI tools and static site generators like Hugo to build simple websites for local micro businesses that lack access to tech or funds. It’s a non-commercial, learning-focused project — I don’t charge anything and hope to improve my skills while helping others.
A VPS would be a huge help for testing deployments and real-world hosting. Thanks for the opportunity!
"—" found... Was this post written by AI?
Hi, I plan to use this VPS to set up a private vpn and learning yii2, laravel, java spring boot and reactjs. Also use nodejs+expressjs.
Thanks
hello Tom and @jbiloh ,
l'd like to apply a free vps in the UK, because I wanna watch BBC iPlayer videos, but they are all geo-blocked, so I need setup a personal vpn in a vps in the UK.
All I will do is setting up personal vpn for watching iplayer, and all these vpn software are all open source.
generally it doesn't need so much performance, 1C 1G Ram is enough, but you don't have this kind of offer. So I just want get one of these free vps located in UK. thx.
And I wanna yield the free vps located in LAX, I won't use it any more. let's benefit someone else. @Not_Oles . Thank you, it's a great experience to play with free vps.
Thanks so much for giving out this kind of rare free VPS using opportunity. I really need this UK base VPS please please I'm begging you in the name of what you cherished the most in this world please give me just one even if it has the smallest specifications it will help me a lot. I want to use it to learn how to create V2ray servers using VPS. I will Install Ubuntu or debian then SSH into the VPS using putty and Install V2ray script
Hi, I am planning to use Docker to deploy some AI-related projects, such as an API proxy and an MCP aggregation service.
Tor exit
I'd like to apply for a VPS. Since it's unmetered, I will use the VPS to do "live streaming" on YouTube.
ChatGPT found.
Heya,
Let me use your vps for uptimekuma instance.
Thanks
Hi! I need VPS for studying and learning Ubuntu.
Thank you!
Hi @igctt!
Thanks for giving up your LA VPS to benefit another user!
I sent you London login credentials.
Please let us know here in this thread if you get in and how it is going!
Thanks again! Thanks also to @dan_onlyservers!
Tom
@yoursunny
Hi @aseenm!
Just for fun, let's change places. Let's imagine that you are me and I am you. I, as you, said, "I want to run a few containerized apps . . . along with monitoring tools for my personal projects."
If you were tasked with deciding who gets a VPS, would you want a few more details about the apps, the tools, and the projects?
The more work you invest in your VPS request, the more likely will be your success!
Best wishes and kindest regards,
Tom
Hi! Love your humor! I looked at https://uptimeow.fsfy.cc/. Seems some fun Active Incidents might be happening! Can you please give me a link to the source code? Thanks! Tom
Hi @Haerin!
What have you done so far, before now?
Want to explain which projects interest you?
Thanks! Best wishes!
Tom
Hi @zdyfj228!
What projects interest you?
What have you done so far, before now?
Thanks for your request!
Best wishes!
Tom
Do you mean https://github.com/lcintron/Music-Tag-Cleaner ?
Thanks!
Hi @deka! May I please ask what AI tools you used to write your request? Thanks! Tom
Thank you for your kindly offer. I have done all the settings.
It's pretty good for setting up a personal VPN. I just watch some videos in iPlayer webpage and I found it's smooth and fast. So I think it's not necessary to run a yabs test or something else. Thank you @dan_onlyservers @Not_Oles @jbiloh
Can you share this vpn?
Progress:
We now have an additional six NAT IPv4 / IPv6 VPSes available to give away.
So, if you want one, please let us know. From now on requests should specify which type of VPS is being requested: dedicated IPv4 or NAT IPv4.
The more effort you invest in reading this thread and in writing your request, the more likely it is to be successful.
Thanks to @babywhale from BashVM for coming aboard and making these VPSes for us!
Thanks to @dan_onlyservers for the kind server donation!
Thanks to @netixen for facilitating the donation! 
Thanks to FOSSVPS' wonderful users!
Thanks to LET! 