# USDT VPS

A KVM Linux VPS in New York you can pay for with USDT on the Tron network (TRC-20). Invoices are priced in US dollars and paid through a BTCPay Server we run ourselves, monthly or 12 months at a time.

Orders are open: create an account at my.rack4.io and order a server.

## What you can buy

- [Budget](https://rack4.io/plans): 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe, 2 TB transfer. $7.99/month or $84.00/year.
- [Standard](https://rack4.io/plans): 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe, 4 TB transfer. $12.99/month or $139.00/year.
- [Extreme](https://rack4.io/plans): 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 160 GB NVMe, 8 TB transfer. $24.99/month or $269.00/year.

Every plan includes:

- KVM virtualization with your own kernel and full root access
- NVMe storage, one IPv4 address (IPv6 pending)
- Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Fedora and Arch Linux from [official cloud images](https://rack4.io/os)
- A serial console in your browser, snapshots, a firewall and an API

## Tron (TRC-20) only

Send USDT on the Tron network (TRC-20) only. USDT sent on any other network (Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Solana or any other) can't be recovered. When you withdraw from an exchange, pick TRC-20 or Tron (TRX) as the network; a Tron address starts with T.

Tron charges its network fee in TRX, not USDT. Keep a little TRX in the wallet you send from, or let your exchange take its withdrawal fee, so the full USDT amount arrives.

## Priced in dollars, paid in USDT

Every invoice is in US dollars. When you choose to pay with USDT, BTCPay shows the USDT amount, a Tron address and a QR code. The checkout stays open for 30 minutes. An exchange withdrawal can take longer than that, which is outside our control: if the checkout runs out before you send, open the invoice and choose "pay with USDT (TRC-20)" again for a fresh checkout, with a fresh address. USDT that arrives at the old address after it ran out isn't lost: it pays the invoice if it's still open, or becomes account credit (see below).

Send the exact amount, in one payment. A payment up to 2 cents short, from rounding, still pays the invoice.

## How checkout works

- Pick a plan, an operating system or a [one-click app](https://rack4.io/apps), and your SSH keys in the panel, and choose USDT (TRC-20) under "Pay with". The order makes an invoice in US dollars.
- Press "Order server": BTCPay's checkout opens straight away with the amount, a Tron address and a QR code. The invoice stays in Billing too.
- Send the USDT on Tron. A Tron payment usually confirms in under a minute, and the invoice page follows it.
- The build starts once the payment is confirmed and your email address is confirmed, and we email you the server's address. Ready for SSH in under 59 seconds from when the build starts; the SSH timing covers the build itself, not the wait for an exchange withdrawal, network confirmations or email confirmation. In our 30 October test on our hardware, 4 Ubuntu 24.04 servers built at once by our staff each answered SSH with the key in place within 20 seconds; a system's first build on a host takes longer while its image downloads, and apps keep installing after SSH answers ([how we measured it](https://rack4.io/blog/what-59-seconds-means)).

An order left unpaid for 7 days lapses. You need a Rack4 account with an email address: you can pay before you confirm the address, but the server is built once you do.

## Monthly or yearly, and renewals

Yearly billing covers 12 months in one payment; monthly invoices can be paid in USDT just the same. Prices for both are on the [plans page](https://rack4.io/plans), and a server keeps the price it was ordered at.

Crypto renewals aren't taken automatically. We send each renewal invoice 14 days before it's due, so there's time to pay it in USDT, Bitcoin or by card. You can also [add funds](https://rack4.io/help/add-funds) ahead in USDT, and account credit pays your renewals first. A renewal left unpaid is suspended 3 days after it's due and deleted 21 days after ([unpaid renewals](https://rack4.io/help/unpaid-renewal)).

## Payments that go wrong

- Paid after the checkout ran out: the full amount still pays the invoice if the invoice is open and its order or server is still there (and not set to cancel at the end of its period). Otherwise, the US dollar value we received becomes account credit.
- Paid less than the invoice: the dollar value of what arrived becomes account credit and goes toward the invoice, so you only pay the rest.
- Paid too much, or paid twice: the extra, or the second payment, becomes account credit.
- Sent on the wrong network: we can't see or recover it. Contact the exchange or wallet you sent from.

For anything else, open a support ticket in the panel, or email [hello@rack4.io](mailto:hello@rack4.io), with the invoice number and the Tron transaction ID. [Pay with USDT (TRC-20)](https://rack4.io/help/pay-with-usdt) has the full walkthrough.

## Refunds in USDT

The [14-day money-back guarantee](https://rack4.io/help/money-back-guarantee) covers your first paid order, including one paid in USDT, if you ask within 14 days of paying. A refund asked for before your server is built comes back as account credit, and the 14 days run from the payment, not the build. Once it's built, USDT refunds are never sent automatically: you choose account credit, or give us a Tron (TRC-20) address you control and we send the invoice's US dollar value as USDT by hand, at the rate on the day we send it. Don't give an exchange deposit address unless the exchange credits it to you. Renewals and later orders aren't covered; the [Terms of Service](https://rack4.io/terms) have the details.

## What USDT does and doesn't keep private

No outside payment company sits between you and us, and paying in USDT needs no card or bank details. BTCPay sees the invoice number and the amount, not your name or email address.

This isn't anonymous hosting. You need a Rack4 account with an email address we can reach, and USDT transfers are public on the Tron network. Our [privacy policy](https://rack4.io/privacy) lists what we keep.

## USDT VPS questions

### Which networks do you accept USDT on?

Tron (TRC-20) only. USDT sent on Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, Solana or any other network can't be recovered.

### How fast does a USDT payment go through?

A Tron payment usually confirms in under a minute. The build starts once the payment is confirmed and your email address is confirmed; if you paid before confirming your email address, the server is built as soon as you confirm it. Ready for SSH in under 59 seconds from when the build starts. The SSH timing covers the build itself, not the wait for an exchange withdrawal, network confirmations or email confirmation. The first build of a system on a host can take longer while its image downloads, and apps keep installing after SSH answers. [How we measured it](https://rack4.io/blog/what-59-seconds-means).

### Do I need an account to pay with USDT?

Yes, a Rack4 account with an email address, so we can send your invoices and server details. You can pay before you confirm that address; the server is built once you confirm it. No name, card or ID is needed to pay.

### Can I pay for a year at once?

Yes. Choose yearly billing and pay 12 months in one payment. Monthly billing works with USDT too.

### Can I also pay with Bitcoin?

Yes. Every invoice can be paid with on-chain Bitcoin through the same BTCPay Server, or by card. The [Bitcoin VPS](https://rack4.io/bitcoin-vps) page covers Bitcoin, and [payment methods](https://rack4.io/help/payment-methods) lists every way to pay.