# About LyraHosting Source: https://lyrahosting.com/about-us/ 1. [Home](https://lyrahosting.com/) 2. About Us About us LyraHosting is an offshore hosting company that has been growing since 2017. From our data centers in the Netherlands we serve customers around the world, with a focus on privacy, quality and professional service. [Talk to our team](https://lyrahosting.com/contact-us/) - Offshore hosting since 2017 - Data centers in the Netherlands - No ID for private customers - Premium support 24/7/365 - Pay with 50+ cryptocurrencies About LyraHosting [Our company](https://lyrahosting.com/about-us/#company) [Why LyraHosting](https://lyrahosting.com/about-us/#why-lyra) [Our infrastructure](https://lyrahosting.com/about-us/#infrastructure) [Our team](https://lyrahosting.com/about-us/#team) [Behind the scenes](https://lyrahosting.com/about-us/#behind-the-scenes) [Our data centers](https://lyrahosting.com/datacenters/) October 2017 · First commit 3 · Data centers in the Netherlands 50+ · Cryptocurrencies accepted 24/7/365 · Support by ticket Our company ## LyraHosting is an offshore hosting provider When so much information about us is collected online, privacy matters more than ever, especially for businesses that publish sensitive content or face DDoS attacks. That is where offshore hosting comes in. LyraHosting provides [offshore web hosting](https://lyrahosting.com/offshore-web-hosting/), [VPS](https://lyrahosting.com/offshore-linux-vps/), [dedicated servers](https://lyrahosting.com/offshore-dedicated-servers/), [domains](https://lyrahosting.com/offshore-domains/) and [DDoS protection](https://lyrahosting.com/anti-ddos-protection/) under a privacy-first jurisdiction, with private sign-up and crypto payments. Our job is to keep your project online, private and fast, and to be there when you need help. We’re a privacy-first host, so we keep our company registration details off the public website. Customers who need them for a contract or an invoice can ask us at [info@lyrahosting.com](mailto:info@lyrahosting.com). Built around your needs ## Why choose offshore hosting with LyraHosting? ### Clients worldwide Customers across continents use LyraHosting for bespoke, end-to-end hosting. ### Multilingual support Get help in English, Italian, Hindi or Urdu: language should never stand between you and your server. ### Flexible payments Pay with Bitcoin, Monero and other cryptocurrencies, PayPal, credit card or bank transfer. ### Fair prices Offshore hosting doesn’t have to be expensive: web hosting starts at €5.99 a month and VPS at €8.99. ### Discretion We respect your need for privacy: we never rent or sell your personal data, and we disclose it only in the cases set out in our Privacy Policy, such as a court order. ### Free speech We believe everyone has the right to publish freely. Our services are built for people who need privacy and security, within the law and our Acceptable Use Policy. ### Fast connectivity Hundreds of networks peer at our data centers, and we guarantee 99.9% network uptime. Need better performance in a specific region? Tell us and we will help. Our infrastructure ## The network behind LyraHosting What runs your services, and the rules we host by. - An ISO 9001 certified data center in the Netherlands, with Tier 3 emergency power and 2N and N+1 electrical infrastructure compliant with the NEN 1010 standard - Server ports up to 50 Gbps - Standard DDoS protection on every service, and LyraShield Premium with a mitigation capacity of more than 1.5 Tbps and 250 Mpps (million packets per second), based on clean traffic - Linux and Windows VPS on KVM, each with a dedicated IPv4 address, and IPMI on every dedicated server - A 99.9% network uptime guarantee, set out in our [Terms of Service](https://lyrahosting.com/terms-of-service/#network-uptime-guarantee) - What we don’t allow: child sexual abuse material, spam, malware, fraud, hacking and DDoS attacks from our network. The [Acceptable Use Policy](https://lyrahosting.com/acceptable-use-policy/) has the full list Our team ## The LyraHosting technical team Every article and how-to guide on this site carries the byline of the LyraHosting technical team and is reviewed by Erik, a certified Linux system administrator (LFCS). This is the team behind them: - Our own engineers: we don’t outsource administration, engineering or support - Offshore hosting from our data centers in the Netherlands since 2017 - Support tickets answered 24/7/365: an engineer picks yours up, day or night - Engineers who know offshore infrastructure, DDoS mitigation and server security - Only our staff in the European Union see customer data - Website migrations from cPanel, Plesk or CyberPanel, done by our technicians Behind the scenes ## A closer look at LyraHosting ## Your next project. Our infrastructure. Explore our data centers or talk to our team about your hosting requirements. [Talk to our team](https://lyrahosting.com/contact-us/) [Explore our data centers](https://lyrahosting.com/datacenters/)