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# Banned Countries

Verpex hosting is a popular choice for people looking to host their website, however, there are instances where Verpex hosting cannot be used due to geographic boundaries.

More than half of the world's population uses the Internet on a day-to-day basis, but not everyone is granted the same freedom when browsing. What this means is that the web is not really as worldwide as we may want it to be. Each country has its own laws and regulations that govern everything, including the Internet. There is a rapid decline in internet freedom, with only a handful of countries allowing access to truly uncensored cyberspace.

There are some countries internet is found restrictive, find a list of these countries below

China\
Qatar\
Iran\
North Korea\
Sudan\
Syria\
Afghanistan\
Cuba\
Eritrea\
Guinea\
Liberia\
North Cyprus\
Sierra Leone\
South Sudan\
Syrian Arab Republic

Clients from the banned countries listed above will be unable to purchase hosting from us. However, you might try some of these tips and adjustments that may help you get connected

**Change your VPN connection protocol**

Try changing your protocol. We recommend using OpenVPN via UDP or OpenVPN via TCP (available in Windows and Android apps) configuration.

**Use IP addresses instead of our server names**

If the above suggestions do not work, we will recommend placing your website content on a server with a local provider