VPS inside mainland China, reviewed and real
Backend and API compute in Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Chengdu on Alibaba Cloud hardware. SSH and RDP inbound only, no public web hosting. Orders require an established account and activate after manual review.
Reviewed on purpose, not instant on purpose
Established account
This line is available to accounts with history at Initech, not brand-new signups. If your account is new, start with any other region first.
Order and describe the workload
Place the order for the city and size you need. Backend services, APIs, private connectivity and development are what this line exists for.
Review, then activation
Every order is reviewed by a human before it activates, so provisioning is not instant. Once approved, you get SSH or RDP credentials as usual.
What this line is for, and what it is not
Built for
- Backend services and internal APIs that need to run inside China
- Latency-sensitive integrations with mainland platforms and partners
- Development, testing and monitoring from a mainland vantage point
- Private connectivity between your stack and mainland systems
Not for
- Hosting public websites or content served to the public from the mainland
- Anything that needs inbound traffic beyond SSH and RDP
- Workloads that need a server online in the next ten minutes
Instance sizes in all six cities
| Instance | vCPU | RAM | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| ecs.t6 large | 2 | 2 GB | $249/mo |
| ecs.t6 large | 2 | 4 GB | $449/mo |
| ecs.t6 large | 2 | 8 GB | $849/mo |
| ecs.t6 xlarge | 4 | 16 GB | $1,649/mo |
| ecs.t6 2xlarge | 8 | 32 GB | $3,249/mo |
Our retail pricing in USD, August 2026, with transfer as listed in the plan catalog. Storage and bandwidth options are configured at checkout; the order form shows the exact price for your city and configuration.
Mainland compute without the account maze
No Alibaba account needed
The instances run in Alibaba Cloud mainland regions under our account. You skip the separate signup, verification and billing relationship entirely.
One balance, familiar payments
The same prepaid balance that funds your other servers funds mainland compute. Top up with PayPal or 18 cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Monero.
Rare for a reason
Very few providers outside China offer mainland instances at all. The review step is what makes it sustainable: it keeps the line clean and available.
Mainland China VPS questions
Is provisioning instant?
No. Every mainland order is manually reviewed before activation, and the line requires an established Initech account. If you need a server immediately, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Singapore deploy automatically.
Can I host a website on it?
No. This line is for backend and API workloads with SSH and RDP inbound only; it does not host public web content. For public-facing sites in the region, use Hong Kong instead.
Do I need an ICP license?
ICP obligations apply to serving public web content from mainland China, which this line does not do. We do not provide advice on Chinese law; our knowledgebase describes how the ICP system works in general terms, and questions about your own obligations belong with your counsel.
Which cities and hardware?
Beijing, Shanghai, Hangzhou, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Chengdu, on Alibaba Cloud ecs.t6 instances from 2 vCPU and 2 GB RAM up to 8 vCPU and 32 GB RAM, with full root or administrator access once activated.
How do I pay?
From your Initech balance, topped up with PayPal or cryptocurrency. Pricing starts at $249 per month and the order form shows the exact total for your configuration before you commit.
Compute inside China, minus the maze
Six cities, reviewed orders, one balance. Also see Hong Kong and Tokyo for instant APAC deploys.
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