Lightning Node in Zurich — No KYC, Crypto

Lightning node in Zürich, no ID at signup. Coins only (XMR, BTC, USDT). Warden $19 is 6 vCPU / 16 GB.
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Why Zürich for Lightning node
Latency is what Zürich (CH-ZRH) gets bought for: ~9 ms to AMS. The rack sits in a Tier IV / 2N+1 facility behind a 100 Gbps port · SwissIX / DE-CIX. Paperwork sits in Nevis; Schweiz law governs the rack. Takedown requests are acted on only when they arrive from that facility's own police and courts.
VPS from $3* (fund $50+), storage 1–5 TB NVMe from $24/mo annual-eff, dedicated with IPMI from $30.80/mo. Crypto invoice, no KYC.
Launch nowWhat actually runs: Lightning node
Run LND or Core Lightning on a VPS whose IP stays put, keep the bitcoind backend on NVMe, and settle the hosting invoice on-chain in BTC or USDT. Warden tier starts a routing node; dedicated metal protects channel state from noisy neighbours. LND and Core Lightning want a stable IP and port 9735 reachable - both are defaults here.
Playbook: Lightning node guide. The same SKU is racked in: Amsterdam, Frankfurt.
Size Warden $19 in Zürich
Scout and Sentry are false economies for this workload: 2–4 GB collapses once logging, containers and TLS handshakes share it. Warden $19 — 6 vCPU / 16 GB DDR5 / 240 GB NVMe / 5 Gbps. Priced identically to Reykjavik.
Lightning node · Zürich · Warden $19
Deploy Warden $19Is Lightning node allowed in Zürich?
Yes, inside the AUP. One network policy covers all twenty-one facilities.
KYC for a Zürich rack?
None. A token with no inbox, or email plus a password. The invoice is a coin invoice.
Which plan for Lightning node in Zürich?
Warden $19 (6 vCPU / 16 GB DDR5 / 240 GB NVMe / 5 Gbps). Scout is a toy tier, not a production pick for this.
Ready to launch?
Build the box — VPS, storage or bare metal — create the password, pay the invoice that follows.