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Crypto payments for
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A scalable gateway for shared hosting, VPS plans, and domain renewals, accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, and other major cryptocurrencies via API or no-code payment links, with the same billing consistency as card payments.

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Why does your hosting business need crypto?

Instant service activation

Confirm payments quickly and provision VPS, domains, or hosting services without waiting for bank processing. Help customers get started faster and reduce setup-related support load. With Sheepy, confirmed crypto transactions trigger instant provisioning for VPS instances, shared hosting accounts, and domain registrations, so your customers are up and running without chasing payment confirmations.

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Reliable subscription renewals

Keep subscriptions active despite expired cards, declines, or recurring billing failures. Cryptocurrency payments help reduce churn and maintain predictable revenue. Sheepy supports recurring crypto payments for hosting subscriptions, so your revenue does not depend on cards that expire or get blocked mid-cycle.

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Global customers, one billing flow

Accept crypto payments for hosting providers worldwide, including bitcoin payments and stablecoins, without relying on local payment methods. Expand into new regions while keeping billing consistent. Bitcoin payments and stablecoins like USDT work the same way in every market, which means you can onboard hosting customers from regions where card payments are unreliable without setting up local payment methods or separate bank integrations.

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Lower chargebacks in subscription billing

Reduce chargebacks, fraud, and failed recurring payments that impact revenue. Crypto payments improve billing reliability and help maintain stable cash flow. Crypto transactions are irreversible by design, which removes the chargeback risk that subscription businesses typically face with card processors.

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Smooth integration process

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No code required

Sheepy lets hosting providers accept cryptocurrency payments through payment links, API integration, or the WHMCS plugin. Launch quickly without custom development while supporting secure payment processing and real-time transaction updates.
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Account and renewal automation

Use the WHMCS plugin or API together with webhook notifications to automate invoice updates and service activation after confirmed cryptocurrency payments.

Fiat conversion and withdrawals

Automatically convert cryptocurrency payments to fiat or stablecoins and schedule payouts to your preferred bank account, helping reduce manual payment management.

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How it works

Getting started with Sheepy crypto payment gateway takes less than a day for most hosting providers.

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Integrate crypto payments into your checkout with intuitive tools.

Integrate crypto payments into your checkout with intuitive tools.

Start accepting payments from customers worldwide.

Start accepting payments from customers worldwide.

Convert crypto to fiat and withdraw directly to your bank account.

Convert crypto to fiat and withdraw directly to your bank account.

Crypto payment gateway setup

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Upgrade hosting payments with crypto

Accept crypto for hosting plans, renewals, and domains with consistent billing across regions. Reduce failed payments and support recurring crypto payments with predictable settlement.

Sheepy's crypto payment gateway for hosting providers supports Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, USDC, and dozens of other cryptocurrencies. You can offer crypto as a standalone checkout option or run it alongside your existing payment methods. Webhook events and payment status updates let your system activate services automatically after a confirmed payment, without manual checks. Settlement happens on your schedule: convert to fiat when it suits your cash flow, or hold in stablecoins.

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Why Sheepy

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Flexible settlement

Convert incoming crypto to fiat or stablecoins on your terms and align settlements with hosting, bandwidth, and infrastructure expenses.
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One API for every market

Use a single API to power cryptocurrency payments across regions and services. Build once and manage one integration instead of maintaining multiple local payment connections.
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Works with your setup 

Start with the ready-to-use WHMCS plugin and add cryptocurrency payments to your existing billing workflow. Launch faster without building or maintaining a custom payment gateway.
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Crypto choices customers trust

Accept Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, and more so customers can pay with familiar assets, while you keep one consistent setup across plans and markets.
Supported cryptos

Cryptocurrencies accepted by hosting providers on Sheepy

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BTCBTCETHETHUSDTUSDTUSDCUSDCLTCLTCXRPXRPDOGEDOGE
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Frequently asked questions

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Hosting providers deal with customers across many countries, and card payment coverage is not the same everywhere. Crypto works without a bank account and without currency conversion overhead, which makes it a practical option for providers who want to reach customers in markets where traditional payment methods fall short. It also removes card network fees from the billing equation for both the provider and the customer.
Hosting billing is subscription-based, which means payment reliability directly affects churn. Cards get declined, expire, or get flagged for international charges. Crypto payments do not have these failure modes. A customer who pays with Bitcoin will not lose access to their VPS because their card expired. That is a straightforward operational benefit for any hosting business.
Several large hosting companies started accepting Bitcoin years ago, and the trend has continued. The customer base for crypto-friendly hosting is substantial, including developers, privacy-focused users, and businesses operating in markets with limited banking infrastructure. Hosting providers that do not offer crypto billing risk losing these customers to competitors who do.
Crypto transactions do not go through card networks, so they are not subject to interchange fees or the percentage-based fees that payment processors charge on card transactions. For high-volume hosting businesses, the savings on transaction fees can be significant. Stablecoin payments in particular tend to carry lower network fees than traditional wire transfers for cross-border settlements.
A hosting customer in one country trying to pay a provider in another country often runs into friction: foreign transaction fees, card blocks, currency conversion costs, or outright payment failures. Crypto bypasses all of that. Bitcoin and stablecoins transfer across borders with the same speed and cost regardless of where the sender and recipient are located.
Yes. Hosting providers that use WHMCS for invoices, subscriptions, renewals, and client billing can accept cryptocurrency payments with the Sheepy WHMCS plugin. It fits hosting companies, VPS providers, domain registrars, SaaS platforms, and other businesses that manage recurring billing through WHMCS. The plugin connects WHMCS invoices with Sheepy’s crypto payment infrastructure, so merchants can offer cryptocurrency checkout without building a custom payment gateway. It also helps synchronize payment statuses, invoice updates, and billing data inside the existing WHMCS workflow.
The Sheepy WHMCS plugin supports hosting billing by connecting cryptocurrency payments with invoices, renewals, subscriptions, VPS plans, domain payments, and other client billing flows. This helps hosting providers add crypto checkout while keeping their existing WHMCS payment workflow. The plugin uses secure API authentication and webhook notifications to keep payment statuses and invoice updates synchronized. As a result, hosting businesses can manage crypto payments inside WHMCS with less manual work and no custom gateway development.
Hosting providers can download the Sheepy plugin for WHMCS from the Crypto payment plugins page on the Sheepy website. The plugin also appears in the official GitHub repository, giving merchants access to a verified WHMCS crypto payment integration through trusted Sheepy sources. The plugin supports WHMCS 8.13+ and connects cryptocurrency payments directly with the existing WHMCS billing environment. It includes secure API authentication, webhook-based payment notifications, automatic invoice status updates, hosted cryptocurrency checkout, and payment synchronization between Sheepy and WHMCS. This helps hosting providers simplify crypto billing without custom gateway development.

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Crypto payments for hosting providers: what actually changes

Talked to a hosting provider last year who was losing roughly 15% of international signups at checkout. Not because of pricing, not because of the product. Cards. Specifically, banks in Southeast Asia and Latin America blocking payments that looked foreign to their fraud systems.

That number is not unusual. Cross-border card payments fail at rates that would be unacceptable in any other part of the business, and hosting companies absorb it because there hasn't been a clean alternative. Crypto is that alternative, and the mechanics of why it works are pretty simple.

There's no card network involved. A customer in Vietnam pays in USDT, the transaction confirms on-chain, your system gets a webhook, the server provisions. Nobody reviews anything manually. The failure modes that make international card billing frustrating just aren't part of the picture.

Sheepy is the infrastructure that sits between your billing system and that payment flow. REST API, webhook events for payment status, support for Bitcoin, Ethereum, USDT, USDC, and a wider coin list if your customers need it. Stablecoins in particular tend to dominate recurring billing because neither side has to think about what the exchange rate is doing between invoice and payment date.

Setup is genuinely not a big lift. A couple of hours for a developer who's worked with payment APIs before. Sheepy also has hosted payment pages for teams that want to start accepting crypto before building out a custom checkout flow.

On the settlement side: convert to fiat on a schedule, hold in stablecoins, or use incoming crypto to cover infrastructure spend directly. A few providers run it as a separate budget line. Most just convert weekly and move on.

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