# Contabo (كونتابو)

> Contabo is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-10.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: Declined
- Company: [Contabo](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/contabo.md)
- Categories: Cloud Hosting, Cloud Storage, Domain & DNS, Web Hosting
- Official site: https://contabo.com
- Community votes: 12
- Last updated: 2026-08-10
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/contabo

## About

German cloud hosting provider offering affordable VPS, dedicated servers, and web hosting services

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, verified in February 2026, where the site shows an IP-blocked message to Syrian addresses. The team contacted the company in April 2026 citing the current sanctions framework, and the company acknowledged the request and escalated it internally to its legal department. Days later, however, the company declined, stating there were no changes to its policy.

## Official timeline

- 2026-04-14 — Declined. Contabo's general support team declined the Syria unblocking request via support@contabo.de. The response stated that although the request had been escalated to their Legal department and duly noted, there are currently no alterations to their policy. The reply did not engage with the OFAC and BIS documentation provided in the outreach or offer a timeline for reconsideration. This is a clear human decline following the earlier acknowledgment of internal escalation.
- 2026-04-11 — Under Company Review. Contabo's general support team provided a human response to the unblocking request via support@contabo.de. The representative confirmed that the request will be escalated internally and assured that it will be thoroughly reviewed, though no specific timeline for resolution was provided. This is a genuine human acknowledgment confirming internal escalation, distinct from the earlier automated ticket confirmation.
- 2026-04-11 — Company Responded. Contabo's support team responded to the unblocking request via an automated email from support-ticket@contabo.com. The response confirmed receipt and assigned a support ticket. No timeline or specific acknowledgment of the Syria access issue was provided. The response appears to be an automated acknowledgment rather than a human review.
- 2026-04-11 — Contacted Company. Official outreach email sent to support@contabo.de requesting review of Syria IP restrictions under the current OFAC and BIS framework.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-16 — Investigated. Tested from Syria on Windows desktop using Chrome. Contabo displays a clear "Your IP is blocked" message stating the IP is not allowed to access Contabo.com. The block is IP-based, affecting all Syrian IP addresses. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/jpqzwcuwmv9d5ucwfzvh7tax/yfe6mcevvx02wzuo2t0wyzym-screenshot-2026-02-16-144339.png)

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/contabo?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/contabo/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/contabo
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/contabo.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/contabo.md