{"id":679,"date":"2023-04-17T12:40:18","date_gmt":"2023-04-17T12:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2023\/04\/17\/7329020-what-to-do-if-the-vps-ip-is-blocked\/"},"modified":"2023-04-17T12:40:18","modified_gmt":"2023-04-17T12:40:18","slug":"7329020-what-to-do-if-the-vps-ip-is-blocked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/7329020-what-to-do-if-the-vps-ip-is-blocked\/","title":{"rendered":"What to Do if the VPS IP Is Blocked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">In rare cases, you may experience difficulty accessing your website or application hosted on your Hostinger VPS from certain <b>locations or networks<\/b> due to a block imposed on the IP address of your VPS.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">These blocks can occur for various reasons that may or may not be related to your website and VPS in particular, such as <b>government censorship<\/b>, internet service provider (<b>ISP<\/b>) <b>restrictions<\/b>, or <b><a href=\"\/support\/6987836-what-to-do-if-the-vps-ip-is-blacklisted\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"intercom-content-link\">blacklisting<\/a><\/b>.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">While we work to ensure that all IP addresses for VPS have <b>maximum accessibility<\/b>, these blocks are enforced by third parties &ndash; therefore, we are not able to either apply or remove them.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">If the IP address of your VPS is blocked, you can try using a <b>virtual private network<\/b> (VPN). It allows you to connect to the internet through a different IP address located in another country, <b>bypassing any blocks<\/b> that may be in place. There are some free and paid solutions for you to choose the one that best suits your needs.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">Once you connect using a VPN, you should be able to <b>access your VPS<\/b> without any issues.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\"><b>NOTES<\/b><\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Using a VPN may slow your connection speed<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Since using a VPN requires it to handle all of your traffic, it is recommended to use a <b>reputable service<\/b> and take necessary precautions to ensure your <b>data and privacy are protected<\/b><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\">\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What to do if you can&#8217;t reach your VPS IP due to being blocked by your country or ISP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[199],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-vps-management"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/7329020-what-to-do-if-the-vps-ip-is-blocked\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/7329020-que-hacer-si-la-ip-del-vps-fue-bloqueada-en-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/7329020-que-faire-si-l-ip-vps-est-bloquee-chez-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"id-ID","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/id\/support\/7329020-bagaimana-cara-mengembalikan-ip-vps-yang-diblokir-di-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"pt-PT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/7329020-o-que-fazer-se-o-ip-do-vps-estiver-bloqueado-na-hostinger\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/679\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}