# Servers in Germany
> Frankfurt sits on DE-CIX, the largest exchange point in the world by peak traffic, at 1 ms local and 7 ms to Amsterdam. Germany has no enforceable general retention mandate after the Constitutional Court struck it down and the CJEU confirmed, and Art. 10 of the Grundgesetz protects telecommunications secrecy — but it remains a Fourteen Eyes participant inside EU judicial cooperation.
**Source:** https://incognitovps.com/servers/germany
**Updated:** 2026-08-13

## Legal dossier — Germany

| Claim | Instrument | Year |
| --- | --- | --- |
| General data retention struck down as unconstitutional and unenforced since | Bundesverfassungsgericht, 1 BvR 256/08 | 2010 |
| German general retention held contrary to EU law by the Court of Justice | CJEU C-793/19 and C-794/19, SpaceNet and Telekom Deutschland | 2022 |
| Constitutional secrecy of telecommunications, subject to statutory limits | Grundgesetz, Art. 10 | 1949 |
| Platform takedown duties for manifestly unlawful content within 24 hours | Netzwerkdurchsetzungsgesetz (NetzDG) | 2017 |

## The trade-off

The best network position in Europe and a genuinely mixed legal picture. Germany has no enforceable general retention mandate — the Constitutional Court struck it down in 2010 and the CJEU confirmed in 2022 — and Art. 10 of the Grundgesetz protects telecommunications secrecy. Against that: Fourteen Eyes participation and full EU judicial cooperation, so a European Investigation Order reaches Frankfurt directly. Better than Paris or London on paper, still not a substitute for Zürich.

## Facility

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Facility | FRA-1 · Niederrad |
| City | Frankfurt |
| Coordinates | 50.1109, 8.6821 |
| Uplink | 40 Gbps per node |
| EU member state | Yes |
| Eyes alliance | fourteen Eyes |
| Live since | 2023 |
| Looking glass | lg-fra.incognitovps.com |
| Test address | 185.132.44.112 |
| Network | DE-CIX Frankfurt, the largest exchange point in the world by peak traffic; transit via Arelion, Cogent and Telia. |

## Measured latency

| Destination | Round trip |
| --- | --- |
| Frankfurt | 1 ms |
| Amsterdam | 7 ms |
| London | 14 ms |
| New York | 84 ms |
| Singapore | 155 ms |

## Pricing here

| Product | From |
| --- | --- |
| Linux VPS | $4.50/mo |
| Dedicated servers | $49.50/mo |
| GPU compute | $128.50/mo |
| Windows RDP | $10.50/mo |
| Storage servers | $17.50/mo |

## Best for

- Peering-sensitive workloads
- European CDN origins
- GPU training with EU latency
- Bulk transfer

## Frequently asked questions

### Is Germany a good place to host a server?

Frankfurt connects via DE-CIX, the world's largest exchange by peak traffic, with 1 ms local latency and 7 ms to Amsterdam. Germany lacks an enforceable general retention mandate: the Constitutional Court struck it down in 2010, and the CJEU confirmed in 2022. Art. 10 of the Grundgesetz shields telecommunications secrecy. However, Germany is a Fourteen Eyes member within EU judicial cooperation. The trade-off is fully detailed on this page.

### Does Germany have mandatory data retention?

General data retention was ruled unconstitutional and has not been enforced since. Instrument: Bundesverfassungsgericht, 1 BvR 256/08 (2010).

### Is Germany in Five Eyes or the EU?

Germany is a Fourteen Eyes participant and an EU member, so European Investigation Orders and DSA obligations apply directly.

### What latency should I expect from Frankfurt?

Measured round-trip: 1 ms to Frankfurt, 14 ms to London, 7 ms to Amsterdam, 84 ms to New York, 155 ms to Singapore. A looking glass is live at lg-fra.incognitovps.com.


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