Hetzner Cloud
Launch and manage Hetzner Cloud servers with excellent price/performance.
Hetzner Cloud offers some of the best price-to-performance ratios in the industry, with data centers in Europe and the US. Ideal for production workloads where cost efficiency matters.
Prerequisites
- A Hetzner Cloud account
- An API token from a Hetzner Cloud project
- Token added in Settings > Cloud Providers > Hetzner
Connecting Your Account
Create an API Token
In the Hetzner Cloud Console, go to your project, then Security > API Tokens. Create a token with Read & Write permissions.
Add to Hanzo Platform
Navigate to Settings > Cloud Providers > Hetzner and paste the token.
Verify
Available server types and locations will appear in the VM creation form.
Server Types
| Type | vCPUs | Memory | Disk | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cx22 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB | ~$4/mo |
| cx32 | 4 | 8 GB | 80 GB | ~$7/mo |
| cx42 | 8 | 16 GB | 160 GB | ~$14/mo |
| cx52 | 16 | 32 GB | 320 GB | ~$29/mo |
| Type | vCPUs | Memory | Disk | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ccx13 | 2 | 8 GB | 80 GB | ~$13/mo |
| ccx23 | 4 | 16 GB | 160 GB | ~$25/mo |
| ccx33 | 8 | 32 GB | 240 GB | ~$50/mo |
| ccx43 | 16 | 64 GB | 360 GB | ~$99/mo |
| ccx53 | 32 | 128 GB | 600 GB | ~$197/mo |
| Type | vCPUs | Memory | Disk | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cax11 | 2 | 4 GB | 40 GB | ~$4/mo |
| cax21 | 4 | 8 GB | 80 GB | ~$7/mo |
| cax31 | 8 | 16 GB | 160 GB | ~$13/mo |
| cax41 | 16 | 32 GB | 320 GB | ~$25/mo |
ARM64 servers offer the best price/performance for compatible workloads. Most Linux software and container images support ARM64 natively.
Locations
| Location | Code | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Falkenstein | fsn1 | Germany |
| Nuremberg | nbg1 | Germany |
| Helsinki | hel1 | Finland |
| Ashburn | ash | US |
| Hillsboro | hil | US |
Firewalls
Hetzner Cloud firewalls are stateful packet filters applied at the hypervisor level. Hanzo Platform creates a default firewall for each server:
| Rule | Protocol | Port | Source | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SSH | TCP | 22 | Your IP | Inbound |
| HTTP | TCP | 80 | Any | Inbound |
| HTTPS | TCP | 443 | Any | Inbound |
| All | Any | All | Any | Outbound |
Edit firewall rules from VM Details > Firewall.
Hetzner firewalls are applied before traffic reaches the server. Changes take effect immediately with no downtime.
Price/Performance Comparison
Hetzner consistently offers 2-3x the resources for the same price compared to major US cloud providers:
| Spec | Hetzner (cx32) | AWS (t3.medium) | DO (s-2vcpu-4gb) |
|---|---|---|---|
| vCPUs | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Memory | 8 GB | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Disk | 80 GB NVMe | 8 GB EBS | 80 GB SSD |
| Price | ~$7/mo | ~$30/mo | $24/mo |
Launching a Server
Select Provider
Go to Virtual Machines > New and choose Hetzner.
Configure
Select a location, server type, and OS image. Choose an SSH key and optionally configure a private network.
Create
Click Create. Hetzner servers typically provision in under 20 seconds.
Connect
Use the browser terminal or SSH with the public IPv4/IPv6 address.
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