natboxNAT VPS hosting
from $1/month.
NAT VPS on modern Incus containers, with your own block of IPv4 ports, a routed /80 of IPv6 and root over SSH. Live in under a minute, from $1 a month.
- Root over SSH
- /80 IPv6 included
- Pay with crypto or PayPal
$ ssh root@natbox.io -p 11600 Welcome to Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (GNU/Linux) root@vps42:~# free -h | head -2 total used free Mem: 1.0Gi 61Mi 963Mi root@vps42:~# ip -br -6 addr show eth0 eth0 UP 2a02:c207:2370:7002:2a::1/80 root@vps42:~# curl -s ifconfig.co 5.189.155.145 # shared IPv4, ports 11600-11619 root@vps42:~#
Pricing
Simple plans. No surprises.
Every plan includes forwarded IPv4 ports, a routed /80 of IPv6 and web hosting on ports 80 and 443. Pay monthly, every 3 or 6 months, or yearly and save up to 26%.
Nano
Bots, VPNs, small tools
$1.00/month
or $9.00 billed yearly
- 512 MB RAM
- 0.5 shared CPU core
- 5 GB SSD
- 10 forwarded ports, TCP + UDP
- /80 of routed IPv6
- 250 GB bandwidth a month
Hard 512 MB RAM limit, no swap · 100 Mbit/s each way · fair use
Choose NanoPayPal from $1, crypto from about $3
Box
Websites, game panels, dev boxes
$1.25/month
or $12.00 billed yearly
- 1 GB RAM
- 1 shared CPU core
- 10 GB SSD
- 20 forwarded ports, TCP + UDP
- /80 of routed IPv6
- 500 GB bandwidth a month
Hard 1 GB RAM limit, no swap · 100 Mbit/s each way · fair use
Choose BoxPayPal from $1, crypto from about $3
Box Plus
Databases and bigger apps
$2.25/month
or $20.00 billed yearly
- 2 GB RAM
- 2 shared CPU cores
- 20 GB SSD
- 30 forwarded ports, TCP + UDP
- /80 of routed IPv6
- 1 TB bandwidth a month
Hard 2 GB RAM limit, no swap · 100 Mbit/s each way · fair use
Choose Box PlusPayPal from $1, crypto from about $3
Box CPU
Steady CPU work on a reserved core
$4.50/month
or $45.00 billed yearly
- 1 GB RAM
- 1 dedicated CPU core
- 10 GB SSD
- 20 forwarded ports, TCP + UDP
- /80 of routed IPv6
- 500 GB bandwidth a month
Core reserved for you, not shared with other customers · Hard 1 GB RAM limit, no swap · 100 Mbit/s each way · fair use
Choose Box CPUTry a server free for a month
256 MB RAM · 0.5 shared CPU core · 3 GB SSD · 5 IPv4 ports · a /80 of IPv6 · 100 GB bandwidth. For new customers, one per account. It is not renewed, so no payment details are needed.
Burner server: $0.25 for 24 hours
1 GB RAM · 1 shared CPU core · 5 GB SSD · 5 IPv4 ports · a /80 of IPv6. For tests and one-off jobs: it is deleted with all its data 24 hours after it is ready. One at a time per account.
7-day money-back guarantee on your first paid server. Refunds are paid as account credit by default, in full, the same day. If you prefer, ask for it back the way you paid: to your PayPal account, or in crypto to your address, with the blockchain fee for sending it taken from the amount. How it works
Prices in USD. Pay with PayPal (from $1 per payment, not for burner servers or the VPN plan), with crypto (BTC, ETH, USDT and more) through NOWPayments, or with account credit, which also pays your renewals automatically. The VPN plan starts at 3 months and is paid with crypto or account credit. See the refund policy.
One-click apps
Ready to use in a few minutes
Pick an app and we install and set it up on your own ports. The client area shows what you need to connect. Starting with your own VPN from $2.75 for 3 months.
WireGuard VPN
Your own VPN. Scan the QR code in the client area with the WireGuard app and connect.
$2.75/3 monthsVPN plan
Get your VPNVPN + ad blocker
WireGuard plus AdGuard Home: ads and trackers blocked for every device on your VPN.
$2.75/3 monthsVPN plan
Get your VPNUptime Kuma
Monitor your websites and services from your own dashboard.
from $1.25/monthon Box or bigger
Get Uptime Kumacode-server
VS Code in your browser, on your own server, with a password.
from $1.25/monthon Box or bigger
Get code-serverMinecraft server
The latest Java edition, started automatically on your port.
from $2.25/monthon Box Plus or bigger
Get Minecraft serverVPN plan or Nano? The VPN plan is a very small server made for one job: your own VPN, with 128 MB RAM, 2 GB SSD and 3 ports. Nano is a general server with 512 MB RAM, 5 GB SSD and 10 ports, for $1.00 a month. It can run the same VPN plus your own apps, so choose it if you may want to do more.
Apps run on Debian or Ubuntu. Personal use only: see the Acceptable Use Policy.
Features
Everything you need. Nothing you don't.
The basics come with every plan, not as add-ons.
Forwarded IPv4 ports
Your own block of public ports on our IPv4 address, TCP and UDP. SSH listens on the first one.
A routed /80 of IPv6
Billions of public addresses routed straight to your server. Give every service its own.
Websites on 80 and 443
Point your domain at us and we route HTTP and HTTPS to your server by hostname. Your TLS keys stay with you.
Modern Incus LXC
Unprivileged containers on a current kernel, not old OpenVZ. Boots in seconds with no virtualisation overhead.
Full control panel
Start, stop, restart, reset your root password or reinstall with another OS from the client area.
A clean network
Outbound mail ports are blocked and abuse is acted on fast, so our IP stays off blocklists for everyone.
How it works
From checkout to shell in a minute.
No waiting for someone to set up your server by hand.
Pick a plan and an OS
Choose Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine or AlmaLinux, and pay monthly, every 3 or 6 months, or yearly.
Pay with crypto or PayPal
Pay with PayPal, BTC, ETH, USDT and more. Your server is built the moment the payment confirms.
SSH in
Your login, ports and IPv6 block are shown in the client area. Run ssh root@<host> -p <port>.
Before you order
How your server connects
A NAT VPS shares one IPv4 address with other servers. Here is exactly what reaches yours.
Shared IPv4
Your server has no public IPv4 address of its own. It shares 5.189.155.145 / 5.189.142.51 / 92.242.190.191 with other servers and uses it for outgoing traffic too. Inbound IPv4 only reaches you on your own ports.
Your forwarded ports
Each plan gets a fixed block of ports (3 to 30). Both TCP and UDP are forwarded to the same port number on your server. The first port is SSH. Ports 80 and 443 are shared: link your domain and we route TCP HTTP by hostname and HTTPS by SNI, untouched. HTTP/3 (UDP 443) only works over IPv6.
Routed IPv6
A whole /80 is routed to your server: every address, every port, TCP and UDP, no forwarding. We do not filter it, so set up a firewall on your server (nftables, ufw or firewalld) for anything you do not want public. Visitors need IPv6 to use it.
What you get
- Root on a Linux container (Incus LXC): Debian, Ubuntu, Alpine or AlmaLinux
- A block of IPv4 ports, TCP and UDP, and a routed /80 of IPv6
- Your own domains on ports 80 and 443, with your own certificates
- Hard RAM and disk limits, a fair share of CPU (Box CPU gets one core reserved for it), 100 Mbit/s each way
- A monthly traffic allowance; above it you are slowed to 10 Mbit/s, never cut off
- Client area: power, reinstall, root password, domains, usage graphs, upgrades
What you do not get
- A dedicated public IPv4 address, or any IPv4 port outside your block
- Outgoing mail on ports 25, 465 and 587 (use a mail API or a relay on port 2525)
- Docker or other nested containers, Windows, custom kernels or kernel modules
- Managed backups: keep your own copies of anything important
- Help with the software you install, or high availability
Where it runs
Germany, in a Contabo data centre. Measured from our server on 30 October 2026 (30 pings each): about 5 ms on average, 3 ms at best, to Cloudflare DNS (1.1.1.1) and Google DNS (8.8.8.8). These are nearby network points, so this shows the server's connection, not your latency, which depends on where you are and on your ISP.
Network
100 Mbit/s per server each way on a shared uplink. IPv4 through our router, IPv6 routed straight to you. Status at status.natbox.io.
Storage
Local SSD on the host server (ZFS), not network storage. We keep daily snapshots for disaster recovery only, so keep your own backups.
Help and support
Open a ticket or email support@natbox.io. We reply within 24 hours. Report abuse on the abuse form.
Measured, not promised
Check it yourself
Real results from a Box server on 30 October 2026, on a quiet host. Busy neighbours can change them, so run your own tests on a free trial.
559 events a second
CPU, one thread (sysbench, AMD EPYC)
About 13,000 MiB/s
Memory write (sysbench)
About 2,200 IOPS in total
Disk, random 4K read and write
About 100 MB/s
Disk, sequential write
46 to 57 Mbit/s on a 100 Mbit/s plan
Download from Hetzner in Germany
$ ping 5.189.155.145 $ curl -o /dev/null \ https://natbox.io/test/100mb.bin
Live uptime for every service is public at status.natbox.io.
Popular uses
What people run on natbox
One small server, many jobs. Each page shows the right plan and how to set it up.
Discord bots
Keep your bot online 24/7 in Python or Node.js.
Telegram bots
Long polling with no setup, or webhooks on your own domain.
Minecraft servers
A Java server for you and your friends, installed for you.
VPN with ad blocker
Your own WireGuard VPN that blocks ads on every device.
Websites
Your own domain with HTTPS, on ports 80 and 443.
Learning Linux
A real server with root that you can break and rebuild.
VS Code in the browser
Code from any device with code-server.
Uptime monitoring
Watch your sites from outside with Uptime Kuma.
Free tools
Open port checker, WireGuard config generator and IPv6 calculator.
Who runs natbox
A small, independent host
natbox.io is run by Mohammad AlSaraf from Kuwait. The servers are in a Contabo data centre in Germany. It is a small service, so your support request reaches the people who run it, and we reply within 24 hours. Full details are in the legal notice.
- Run from Kuwait
- Servers in Germany
- Replies within 24 hours
What is natbox.io?
natbox.io is a small, independent NAT VPS host. From $1 a month you get a Linux server with root over SSH, your own block of IPv4 ports and a routed /80 of IPv6, live in under a minute. It suits bots, small websites, personal VPNs and learning Linux. It is run from Kuwait, and the servers are in Germany. More about natbox.
What is a NAT VPS?
A small Linux server that shares one public IPv4 address with other servers. Instead of all 65,535 ports you get your own block of them (3 to 30, depending on the plan), forwarded straight to you. Sharing the IPv4 address is what keeps the price this low. You still get a full /80 of public IPv6 to yourself. More about NAT VPS.
Can I host a website?
Yes. Open your server in the client area, go to the Domains tab and add your domain. Point its A record at our IP, add the TXT record we show you, and press Verify. Ports 80 and 443 for that domain then go straight to your server. HTTPS is passed through untouched, so you run your own certificates (Let's Encrypt works).
Can I send email from my server?
Not directly. Outgoing ports 25, 465 and 587 are blocked to keep our shared IP clean. Use an email API or relay service over port 2525 or HTTPS instead.
Is there a free trial?
Yes. New customers can try a small server (256 MB RAM, 3 GB SSD, 5 ports, a /80 of IPv6) free for one month, one per account. Only a few trial slots run at a time. The trial is not renewed: the server stops when the month is over and is deleted 14 days later, so order a paid plan in time if you want to keep it. Start your free trial.
Which payment methods do you accept?
PayPal, crypto or account credit. Minimums and rules differ, so here is each one.
| Method | Minimum | Works for |
|---|---|---|
| PayPal | $1 per payment | Every plan except burner servers and the VPN plan |
| Crypto | About $3, because of exchange limits | Every plan, when the amount is about $3 or more |
| Account credit | $3 top-up | Every plan, and it pays your renewals automatically |
With crypto, the full amount on the payment page has to arrive. Exchanges take their fee from what you send, so add it on top. For anything under $3, add credit first.
Do I get my own IPv4 address?
No. The IPv4 address is shared and you get a block of ports on it. Your IPv6 /80 is yours alone, so anything that speaks IPv6 can reach your server on any port.
Can I upgrade later?
Yes. Upgrade from the client area and your server is resized in place. Your data, IP addresses and ports stay the same.
How does natbox compare with other hosts?
We publish fair comparisons, including where others win: NAT VPS providers compared.
Ready when you are.
Spin up your first server for $1. Cancel any time.
