October 17, 2025 Update
From https://lowendtalk.com/discussion/comment/4539828/#Comment_4539828
Thanks to Alexhost, Onlyservers, Hosteroid, and @fmxm for greatly appreciated server donations!
The FOSSVPS.org domain has been pushed to @msatt. The Onlyservers and Hosteroid accounts have been transferred to @msatt. The Alexhost account will be transferred; please see further information below.
The existing balance of financial contributions has been applied to extending the registration term of the FOSSVPS.org domain until July 23, 2031.
@msatt has taken over leadership of FOSSVPS. @igctt, @shayneeo, and @pixia1234 have joined the FOSSVPS Team. I'm still here, but unofficially, and only as a friend.
The Team's plan, if I understand correctly, is to install Proxmox and to administer the VPSes with Proxmox going forward. The first install will be on Hosteroid Bucharest within the next few days. On Thursday, October 23, Onlyservers London will be wiped and reinstalled with Proxmox, and the existing VPSes recreated.
There is not yet a date set to change the Alexhost Chisinau server. For a short time I will continue to administer Alexhost Chisinau. But, soon, Chisinau also is expected to be wiped, transitioned to Proxmox, and the FOSSVPS Team will take over administration.
There is no present plan to change anything on @fmxm Los Angeles, because this server's final expiration is coming up on November 10.
I am beyond delighted to see our community's enthusiasm for Proxmox, and for the substantial effort being invested by @msatt and the Members of the FOSSVPS Team. I am especially happy to see Hosteroid and Alexhost posting here in the FOSSVPS thread. To me, it's lovely when everyone is here together! Hooray for FOSSVPS! ❤️ ⭐
About FOSSVPS
Following in the footsteps of Free Code Camp, the Free Software Foundation, the GNU Project, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and the Linux kernel, FOSSVPS exists to help people learn about computer operating systems and how websites and internet servers work.
FOSSVPS provides free virtual private servers ("VPSes") to friendly and helpful members of Low End Talk, Low End Spirit, and Nodeseek.
FOSSVPS is only two months old! You can read FOSSVPS' First Month Report covering our first month's achievements and plans for the near future. FOSSVPS' Second Month Report is available here.
FOSSVPS Server Node Sponsors, Specs & Inventory
Inventory date: September 28, 2025
VPSes available for assignment: 5
VPSes previously assigned to clients: 47
Chisinau — Alexhost
- Specs: KVM, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, 4 E5-2680 v2 vCores, 4 GB ECC RAM, 100GB Disk RAID 10, 1Gbps, Dedicated IPv4/32 + IPv6/128
- Inventory: 14 assigned, 4 available
- Expires: 30 Jan 2026
- Renew: Maybe
Chisinau (IPv6-only) — Alexhost
- Specs: KVM, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, 4 E5-2680 v2 vCores, 4 GB ECC RAM, 100GB Disk RAID 10, 1Gbps, IPv6-only/128
- Inventory: 12 assigned, 1 available
- Expires: 30 Jan 2026
- Renew: Maybe
London — OnlyServers
- Specs: KVM, Debian 12, Xeon Gold 5115, 2 vCores, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD, 10 Gbps, Dedicated IPv4
- Inventory: 6 assigned, 0 available
- Expires: 25 Jan 2026
- Renew: Maybe
London (NAT) — OnlyServers
- Specs: KVM, Debian 12, Xeon Gold 5115, 2 vCores, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD, 10 Gbps, NAT IPv4
- Inventory: 6 assigned, 0 available
- Expires: 25 Jan 2026
- Renew: Maybe
Los Angeles — @fmxm
- Specs: KVM, Debian 12, Xeon E3-1230 v6, 2 vCores, 2 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD, 1 Gbps, Dedicated IPv4, No IPv6
- Inventory: 9 assigned, 0 available
- Expires: 10 Nov 2025
- Renew: No
How To Apply For Your Free VPS
Please post in one of FOSSVPS' current threads on Low End Talk, Low End Spirit, or Nodeseek.
Please feel free to email @Not_Oles at [this-site] dot org.
Getting Started With Your Free VPS
Your VPS login credentials will be forwarded by Personal Message ("PM") on the forum where you requested your VPS. FOSSVPS recommends that you add an ssh key and disable password authentication.
For support, please post in the forum thread where you requested your VPS. If your issue requires privacy, please PM @Not_Oles.
Rules and Warnings
Free and open source software only.
White hat only.
Not for commercial use.
No service level agreement.
Ephemeral. Could disappear at any moment!
Clueless™ Administrator!
Volunteering
FOSSVPS could use volunteers to help with this website, server administration, processing applications, and support.
FOSSVPS Helpers!
Thanks to @babywhale and BashVM for friendship, hard work, dependability, and for providing a simple and easy-to-use Linux KVM VPS creation tool.
Thanks to @AuroraZero and YetiNode for steadfast friendship and reliable hosting for this website.
About This Site
Green and orange (amber) text is used here in memory of 1980s and 1990s monochrome monitors, such as the IBM 5151 and the DEC VT420.
About @Not_Oles
@Not_Oles is the founder of FOSSVPS.org, FreeVPS.org, and MetalVPS.com.
In real life, @Not_Oles is Tom Miller, a friendly guy from New York City and Sonora, MX.
Thanks again!
Thanks again to our wonderful sponsors listed above, to MetalVPS, Low End Spirit, Low End Talk, Low End Box, Nodeseek, to all FOSSVPS users, to the Unix creators, and to all their successors.
-- @Not_Oles, Sonora, MX, August 3, 2025