Speedify Self-Hosted Servers allow you to set up bonding VPN servers where you like
VPN server hosting comes in two forms: a provider runs the server for you, or you host your own VPN server and run the server side yourself instead of connecting through a provider’s shared network. Organisations host their own when they need control over where data flows, an address nobody else touches, and no monthly metering on bandwidth. In exchange, the upkeep becomes theirs.
Speedify is an app that combines two or more internet connections, such as Wi-Fi and 4G/5G cellular, for faster, steadier internet and encrypts traffic like a VPN; with a single connection it works as an encrypted VPN. Speedify Self-Hosted Servers sit between the two extremes: you decide where the server runs, without building or maintaining a VPN from scratch. For the difference, see how self-hosted Speedify servers compare with VPN servers. You will see what self-hosting gives you, what it demands of you, and how the three models compare. For Speedify’s server options, see shared, dedicated and self-hosted servers compared.
Why Host Your Own VPN Server: Control, a Private IP and No Bandwidth Caps
- Control over your data: traffic terminates on hardware you own or rent, in a location you choose, so you decide exactly where it is processed.
- An address that is only yours: no shared exit IP, which means no inheriting another user’s reputation.
- No imposed bandwidth caps: throughput and monthly transfer are limited by your hardware or host, not by a plan tier.
- Custom configuration: your own security policies, ports, and network rules.
What Hosting Your Own VPN Server Requires
The tutorials that walk through spinning up a raw VPN server on a cheap cloud instance tend to skip the part where you keep it running. Self-hosting makes your team responsible for:
- Setup and maintenance: provisioning the server, configuring it, and staying on top of software updates so it does not become a liability.
- Uptime: if a single server goes down, the connections riding on it go with it. There is no fleet to fail over to.
- A static, reachable IP: clients need a fixed public address, and many networks do not provide one or prohibit hosting outright.
- Performance: a do-it-yourself server gives you one location and whatever the box can manage, with no global network behind it.
Self-Hosted vs. Managed VPN Server Hosting: Three Models
This is the real decision, and it is not all-or-nothing. There are three server deployment models worth weighing:
- Fully managed shared network: the provider runs everything. Simplest and cheapest, but the server is shared and you do not control where it lives. Speedify includes this with every plan; paid plans use Speedify servers in more than 50 locations.
- Managed private server: the provider runs a server reserved for you, with a static IP, guaranteed resources, and an SLA, and you touch no infrastructure. This is a Speedify Dedicated Server.
- Self-hosted private server: you run the server on your own hardware or cloud account. Maximum control and no Speedify bandwidth limit, in exchange for owning the upkeep. This is a Speedify Self-Hosted Server.
Self-Hosting a VPN Server Without Building It from Scratch
The usual self-hosting route hands you a bare protocol and leaves combining connections, failover and client apps as your problem. A Speedify Self-Hosted Server takes a different shape: Speedify packages the server side of its own software to run on your infrastructure, so your traffic goes through no third-party relay. The server still activates through my.speedify.com.
A Speedify Self-Hosted Server installs with Docker Compose, so you stand it up on bare metal in your own data center, on a VM at any cloud provider, or at a colocation facility. The minimum is modest: an x86_64 machine with 2 CPU cores, 4 GB of RAM, 20 GB of storage and a static public IP, with port 8443 open over TCP and ports 32768 to 65535 open over TCP and UDP. Speedify Self-Hosted Servers come in two licenses: Personal for up to 5 devices and Enterprise for up to 1,000.
Once it is live, Speedify combines Wi-Fi, 4G/5G cellular, Ethernet, Starlink and satellite straight to it, with the same packet-level distribution, automatic failover and encryption (DTLS 1.2 with AES-256-GCM or ChaCha20-Poly1305) Speedify uses everywhere else.
You keep the self-hosting payoff (no Speedify bandwidth limit, full control over the location and the data path, a static IP, and port forwarding) while skipping the work of building the logic for combining connections yourself. Traffic through a Speedify Self-Hosted Server does not count against your Speedify data plan.
Plan a Speedify Self-Hosted Server Deployment
If you or your business want the control of self-hosting without rebuilding the logic for combining connections and failover from the ground up, a Speedify Self-Hosted Server is built for it. Explore Speedify server infrastructure, contact the Speedify Sales team or Book a Demo to plan a deployment.
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