Our Takes
Expert opinions, deep dives, and analysis from the AVS ISP team.
Three Ways Russia Breaks Your Xray Server, and Only One of Them Is a Block
Customers tell us their server's IP is blocked in Russia. Usually it is not. Three independent TSPU mechanisms produce the same dead connection: an active scan, a handshake-burst detector, and a counter that stops at fifteen kilobytes. They need three different answers, and they stack.
When BCP 38 Is the Wrong Answer: Iran, Spoofed Tunnels, and Where We Draw the Line
We enforce source address validation everywhere by default. For a specific set of customers reaching their own machines inside Iran, we turn it off on request, scoped to named destinations. Here is the whole reasoning, including the parts that are uncomfortable.
Why Albania Is a Great Location for VPS Hosting
Albania has become an interesting location for VPS hosting, especially for users who want to run their own infrastructure such as personal VPN gateways, private DNS resolvers, or encrypted networking services.