Amhost

Amhost is a hosting company that sells virtual hosting, VPS and cloud VPS, dedicated servers, storage and GPU machines, and a custom content delivery service it calls OwnCDN. The site names New Wind D.O.O. as the hosting company, with an address in Budva, Montenegro, and says its infrastructure partners sit in Europe, the USA, Asia and other regions. The footer dates the brand to 2005. For an adult site operator the company matters for 3 reasons: its service rules give customers the right to host adult content provided they comply fully with 18 U.S.C. 2257, its FAQ points adult and video sites toward VPS or dedicated servers rather than virtual hosting, and OwnCDN is a project-based delivery platform for video and static files.

What it sells an operator

The front page lists virtual hosting for websites, WordPress and multi-location projects, with DirectAdmin and Installatron, then VPS and cloud VPS, dedicated servers, GPU servers, storage servers and OwnCDN. In October 2026 it shows virtual hosting from $0.99, VPS from $5.99 and dedicated servers from $49. The VPS page lists cloud tiers that run from 4 cores and 6 GB of RAM with 100 GB of drive and 30 TB of traffic, up to 24 cores and 120 GB of RAM, in the USA, the Netherlands, Germany, the United Kingdom, Singapore and Canada. The same tiers appear at more than one price on that page. Separate FAST and BIGMEM lines cover SSD machines and high memory machines, and a classic VPS line comes with ispmanager, DirectAdmin, Vesta or Virtualmin and Webmin, with Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, FreeBSD and AlmaLinux as operating systems.

The dedicated catalog lets an operator filter by cores, RAM, drive type, port and location, with Linux, FreeBSD and Windows servers in Europe, Australia, Asia and North and South America. Categories include 10Gbps and 100Gbps servers, NVMe, storage, GPU and gaming machines, and managed or unmanaged builds. The 10Gbps page describes its list as generated from current inventory, so configurations and prices change, and it says the full port speed is whatever the order flow or support confirms rather than a universal guarantee. The rules make the same point: listed dedicated configurations and prices are indicative, and if the chosen build is gone at order time the company offers similar configurations at current prices or a refund.

OwnCDN is described as project infrastructure rather than a fixed plan. Its architecture combines base infrastructure, edge cache nodes, an origin or storage layer, an optional transcode layer and traffic balancing, and edge nodes can run on VPS, Smart Servers, dedicated servers or a mix. It names HLS, MP4 and FLV delivery for VOD and media libraries, hot content caching with cache purge and TTL rules, and secure links, HTTPS, referer protection and country restrictions. The transcode layer can prepare HLS and MP4 files, thumbnails and poster frames, with GPU servers suggested for heavy processing, and large storage can be built on Ceph, Gluster or another design. An existing origin can be used if it can serve the edge nodes reliably. Integrations with KVS, WordPress and SmartCJ can be discussed for a given workflow. The paths it outlines run from a starter layer of 1-2 edge nodes on an existing origin to a high-bandwidth CDN on 10Gbps or 100Gbps servers. Pricing, the FAQ says, covers servers, traffic, storage, setup, monitoring, support, administration and platform components, so each setup is quoted.

The terms that decide the choice

The adult policy sits in the general terms of the service rules. Clause 7.5 says customers have a legal right to host adult content, assuming full compliance with 18 U.S.C. 2257 and provided it is not prohibited by the laws of the country where the service is located. Clause 7.6 bans pornographic content involving minors, scenes of violence and bestiality in any form. Clause 7.8 ties the policy to location: adult content is strictly prohibited on services located in the Myloc and Hetzner data centers, so the location of a server decides whether an adult site may run on it. The rules also ban torrents, malware, spam and content copied or distributed without the copyright holder's documented permission.

The FAQ adds the practical side. Virtual hosting is not suitable for high-complaint-risk content, which should go on a VPS or dedicated server under the service rules, and the rules allow a virtual hosting account to be suspended after a single complaint. The company says its hosting is not complaint resistant: complaints are processed under the service rules and the data center's requirements. When a copyright complaint arrives, the FAQ says a ticket is opened and the customer is notified through the profile contacts, and on VPS and dedicated servers time is given to resolve it.

Payment is prepaid. The rules say services are provided on 100% prepayment, and a deferral on a renewal can be arranged only through a ticket. The minimum period for any service is 1 month. Dedicated server billing follows the cycle of the data center where the server sits, with a prorated invoice due within 10 business days of access. The rules read in October 2026 set a late payment penalty on a suspended dedicated server of $25 within 12 hours and $125 after that, and they allow suspension and termination with loss of data once the paid period has expired. Traffic overage is charged at the tariff in force when it happens, with the exact figure given through a ticket.

Cancellation is by ticket, at least 1 day before the end of the paid period for virtual hosting, 3 days for a VPS and 7 days for a dedicated server, and a late or missing cancellation request can be charged in full for the month. A refund with objective reasons can be requested within the first 30 days on virtual hosting and on the VPS start, power, bigmem, fast and Bare Smart XL tariffs only; other tariffs carry no refund, and the refund procedure takes from 14 working days. The rules also bar LeaseWeb dedicated servers with 100TB and 250TB traffic limits from CDN and streaming media use.

Getting started and support

Support runs through the ticket system in the client area, which the contact page calls the primary channel. It gives its reasons: only an authorized client can open a ticket for their own services, duty staff watch the queue, every message is time stamped, and staff are forbidden to pass passwords through third-party channels. A sales mailbox handles pre-sale questions, and support is offered in English and Russian.

Servers are unmanaged by default, which covers an initial hardware check, a standard OS and control panel install, hardware and data center network faults, reinstallation and reboots. As of October 2026 the server pages offer managed 24/7/365 support from $10 per month with 8 hours of support included, and individual work on non-standard problems from $35 per hour. The administration page sells task packages up to a Support Busy block at $80 for 10 hours of work across 1-3 servers, includes a free transfer from another host as a welcome bonus, and gives each VPS no more than 30 minutes of free technical support a month.

A virtual server is normally provided within 24 hours of payment, and a dedicated server takes 1-7 business days depending on the data center; the FAQ gives several hours to 1-5 business days for checked stock. Payment methods appear in the billing area, the about page says the company accepts bank cards and electronic payment systems, and the payment page lists a WebMoney purse, with direct transfers credited within 24 hours and sometimes up to 72. The rules let the company ask any customer for account verification with identity documents, a utility bill and a matching phone number, and ask for a deposit where anonymous or prepaid payment instruments are used.

Company and track record

New Wind D.O.O. of Budva, Montenegro is named on every page as the hosting company, and the rules say disputes go first to negotiation in a ticket and then to independent arbitration paid by the customer. The front page claims more than 40 locations worldwide with 24x7 support. The payment page says WebMoney Transfer has certified the company's contact details and identity, while stressing that WebMoney is not part of the sale. Servers come with health monitoring, a free SSL certificate on every virtual hosting package, and DDoS protection on tariffs that include it. Multi-location hosting bundles 4 to 24 virtual hosting accounts in different locations, and a reverse proxy service serves sites on one server from different geographic locations.

Who it suits

Amhost fits an operator who wants a VPS or dedicated server for an adult project, can meet the 2257 condition its rules attach to adult content, and is willing to manage the server through tickets with administration bought when needed. For CDN and video hosting, OwnCDN suits a video or static delivery workload that needs an edge layer around chosen countries, because the company designs the setup around the origin, storage, transcoding and traffic profile before launch.

It does not fit a new adult site on a shared account, since the FAQ calls virtual hosting unsuitable for high-complaint-risk content. An operator has to confirm the data center before ordering, because adult content is banned at the Myloc and Hetzner locations, and a project that wants a fixed-price CDN plan will find OwnCDN quoted per project. Support is ticket-based and services are prepaid.

The company's strength on its own pages is breadth under one set of written rules: dedicated servers across many countries, VPS from small tiers to large memory machines, and a CDN built on the same infrastructure.