What’s forbidden (haram)
- Gambling — casinos, sports betting, lotteries.
- Adult content — pornography, indecent imagery.
- Promotion of alcohol, tobacco or pork.
- Content that insults Islamic values or incites violence.
Halal cloud hosting A cloud engineered
A cloud engineered
to Sharia principles
A cloud platform built to the ethical and financial principles of Sharia: content is moderated, and billing is transparent — no riba. Our servers are in Kazan, in the Bashir Rameev Technopark (IT Park) data center.
Halal Hosting IaaS + PaaS Kazan · IT Park Billed in rubles
TatNet platform · Kazan, Bashir Rameev Technopark
What this means
What halal hosting is
Halal hosting is a website-hosting service that complies with the ethical and legal norms of Islam (Sharia). Beyond the usual technical parameters, what matters here is the content being hosted and the integrity of financial transactions.
Criterion 01
Ethical content moderation
No haram on the platform: gambling, adult content, promotion of the forbidden.
Learn more Criterion 02Financial integrity — no riba
Transparent billing: no hidden interest, no late fees.
Learn more Criterion 03Technical reliability
99.9% SLA, free SSL, backups, support that follows Islamic ethics.
Learn more Criterion 04Infrastructure and capabilities
Servers in Kazan, data in Russia, Git-based deployments, serverless, VPC.
Learn morehalal.host meets all four criteria of halal hosting.
See the compliance table Comparison
How halal hosting differs from ordinary hosting
The same modern cloud stack — but with content moderation, clean IP addresses, transparent billing and servers in Russia. The difference is in the principles.
The usual way
Ordinary hosting
- Content isn’t moderated — casinos, adult material and dubious projects may live next door.
- IP addresses with a past — shared platform reputation, risk of landing on spam lists.
- Billing with a catch — late-payment penalties and hidden fees.
- Refund of your balance — with deductions and a drawn-out process.
- A data center wherever — your data may leave Russia.
- Support — with no regard for the customer’s ethical norms.
halal.host
The halal cloud
- Moderation in line with Sharia — no haram on the platform; violations are blocked.
- Clean IPs on *.halal.host — vetted addresses; you can check an IP’s history when you create a VM.
- Pricing with no riba — no penalties or hidden interest; everything is spelled out in the contract up front.
- Balance refunded in full — your unused balance comes back without deductions.
- Data center in Kazan (IT Park) — data stays in Russia; compliant with 152-FZ.
- Support that respects Islamic ethics — and a modern cloud stack alongside it.
Criterion 1
Ethical content moderation
Halal hosting doesn’t allow haram content. Here’s exactly what’s off-limits — and how we enforce it.
How it works here
- Moderation of hosted sites — content on the platform is checked against ethical norms.
- Clean IP addresses on *.halal.host — addresses are checked against reputation databases and have a clean history.
- IP check when you create a VM — you can verify that the assigned IP isn’t and wasn’t on any blocklists and wasn’t used for prohibited content.
- Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) — the contract explicitly forbids hosting haram content.
- Response to violations — if non-compliant content is found, the site is blocked.
Criterion 2
Financial integrity — no riba
Money is part of halal too. No usury, no hidden interest, no unfair late-payment penalties.
Principles of Islamic finance
- No usury (riba) — no hidden interest or unfair late-payment penalties.
- Fair contracts — all payment and refund terms are clearly stated and easy to understand.
- Transparency — you always see what you’re paying for, with nothing forced on you.
How it works here
- Transparent billing — clear pricing with hourly, daily and monthly rates. No hidden surcharges.
- No hidden interest — no interest or penalties for late payment.
- A clear contract — the terms of use and payment are available online before you even sign up.
- Refunds — your unused balance can be refunded without deductions.
Criterion 3
Technical reliability and support
Halal hosting is also about quality of execution: the service has to run reliably, and your data has to stay protected.
What halal hosting requires
- 99.9% uptime — a guarantee that your site stays up.
- Data security — free SSL certificates, regular backups.
- Ethical support — service consistent with the norms of Islamic ethics.
- Quality of execution — care and stability in everything the service touches.
How it works here
- 99.9% uptime SLA — redundancy, monitoring and automatic recovery.
- Free SSL certificates — Let’s Encrypt for every domain, right from the control panel.
- DNS hosting and VPC networks — manage DNS and private networks to isolate your services.
- Backups — backups of virtual machines and application data.
Criterion 4
Infrastructure and capabilities
Our servers are in Kazan, in Tatarstan — a region with a Muslim heritage; data stays in Russia; and the tooling is on par with modern clouds.
Location and servers
- Data center in Kazan — servers are hosted at the Bashir Rameev Technopark (IT Park) data center, Republic of Tatarstan.
- Data in Russia — compliant with Federal Law 152-FZ on personal data.
- A region with a Muslim heritage — Tatarstan is one of Russia’s leading Islamic regions.
- Certification — the option to certify through accredited bodies (Roskachestvo-Halal).
Platform capabilities
- Git-based deployments — automatic build and launch of frontend and backend apps.
- Serverless functions — Firecracker, an AWS Lambda equivalent; Go, Python, Node.js.
- VPC — private networks — service isolation for projects with stricter security requirements.
- One control panel — DNS, SSL, deployments, monitoring and billing in one place.
Meeting the criteria
halal.host — halal hosting on every count
Here’s exactly how the platform covers each criterion of halal hosting.
| Criterion | How halal.host implements it |
|---|---|
| Ethical content moderation | Site moderation, clean IPs on *.halal.host, IP checks when a VM is assigned, AUP in the contract |
| Financial integrity (no riba) | Transparent billing, no hidden interest or penalties, straightforward refunds |
| Technical reliability | 99.9% SLA, free SSL, backups, VPC networks, monitoring |
| Server location | IT Park data center, Kazan (Tatarstan) · 152-FZ compliant |
| Certification | Certification through Roskachestvo-Halal |
halal.host is cloud hosting engineered to halal principles from the ground up. Halal compliance is built into the platform’s foundations.
Billing
Transparent pricing — no riba
No overpriced bundles. You pay for the resources you actually use — by the hour, day or month — and you always see what you were charged for.
Hourly
Pay for the hours your resources are actually running. Handy for tests and short-lived tasks.
Daily
Best for projects that run a few days — without paying for a full month.
Monthly
A steady, predictable price for ongoing projects. Charged once a month.
Billed in rubles — no hidden currency conversions. Unused balance refunded without deductions. No penalties or interest for late payment. Free SSL and DNS hosting — at no extra charge.
Platform status
The product is already in production
halal.host runs on TatNet infrastructure — a cloud platform that already serves real projects in production.
Virtual machines (KVM) Git-based deployments Serverless functions DNS hosting Free SSL VPC networks Billing and auto-payments
What’s already live
- Virtual machines on KVM, including HI-CPU configurations.
- App deployments from Git — frontend, backend, an image from a Dockerfile.
- Serverless functions on Firecracker for Go, Python and Node.js.
- DNS hosting and free SSL certificates for every domain.
- Private VPC networks for isolating services.
- Billing, auto-payments and an affiliate program.
- Review and moderation of hosted content.
What’s next
- Roskachestvo-Halal certification.
- Pilot projects with Islamic fintech services.
- Managed databases and S3-compatible storage.
- Scaling out infrastructure in the IT Park data center.
Team
Halal hosting — from Kazan
halal.host is built by a small team in Kazan — from architecture to billing and marketing. The servers are in the local IT Park data center, close to the people who run them.
Team
- Andrey Dmitrichev product, interfaces, billing, finance, marketing
- Ildar Manzhikov architecture, core, lead developer
- Alexander Olenev marketing, customer acquisition, SEO
- Nikita Chichkin UX/UI design, communications
- Anastasia Granova product, research, design
About the platform, in brief
- A working product — the platform is already in production.
- Kazan and Tatarstan — a region with a strong Islamic heritage and mature IT infrastructure.
- Everything in one panel — virtual machines, apps, serverless, DNS, SSL and VPC.
Questions & answers
Halal hosting FAQ
A quick look at how halal compliance, billing and infrastructure work at halal.host.
1 What makes hosting “halal”?
Compliance with the ethical (the content being hosted) and financial (no riba) principles of Sharia — plus quality of execution: the service has to run reliably and your data has to stay protected. See the “What halal hosting is” section for more.
2 Who decides what content is halal?
The platform forbids well-known haram: gambling, adult material, promotion of alcohol, tobacco, pork and anything else prohibited. Hosted sites are moderated, and the terms are spelled out in the contract (the AUP).
If non-compliant content is found, the site is blocked.
3 Can I host an online store, a SaaS app or a corporate site?
Yes — any project that doesn’t break the terms of use. You get virtual machines (KVM), Git-based app deployments, serverless functions, DNS, free SSL and private VPC networks.
4 What does “billing without riba” mean?
No interest on late payments, no penalties, no hidden fees. Pricing is transparent — by the hour, day or month — and any unused balance is refunded without deductions.
5 Where are the servers physically located?
In Kazan, in the Bashir Rameev Technopark (IT Park) data center, Republic of Tatarstan. Data is stored in Russia — compliant with Federal Law 152-FZ on personal data.
6 How is halal.host different from ordinary VPS hosting?
Content moderation, clean IP addresses, transparent billing and a location in a region with an Islamic heritage — with a technical stack on par with a modern cloud: VMs, Git deployments, serverless, DNS, SSL, VPC. See the “How we differ” section for more.
7 Does halal.host have a “Halal” certificate?
The platform was engineered to halal principles from the start. Certification through accredited bodies (Roskachestvo-Halal) is on the roadmap.
8 How do I get started?
Create an account in the min.tatnet.ru control panel and top up your balance in rubles — then you can spin up your first resource. Support can help you get going if you need it.
Still have questions? Drop us a line or call — +7 927 249-97-34.
Host your project on the halal cloud
Virtual machines, Git-based deployments, serverless and DNS — all in one panel. Pay in rubles, SSL is free, and the servers are in Kazan.