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Hetzner Cloud
Cheapest reliable box for self-hosting an always-on agent, if you can live with manual setup.
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| Starting price | €5.49/mo (CX23, excl. VAT & IPv4) Price is for new orders in DE/FI after the 15 June 2026 price adjustment (was €3.99). Existing servers keep old prices unless rescaled. Dedicated-vCPU (CCX) and Intel CPX plans rose far more; see What Changed. |
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| Pricing model | Fixed monthly price |
| Key specs | CX23: 2 vCPU (Intel/AMD, shared), 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe, at least 20 TB included traffic at EU locations (1 TB US, 0.5 TB Singapore per Hetzner's cloud page). Cloud line also has Arm (CAX), regular (CPX) and dedicated-vCPU (CCX) plans. Locations: Germany, Finland, Singapore, USA (Hillsboro, Ashburn). |
| Date checked | 2026-10-16 |
| Sources | docs.hetzner.com/general/infrastructure-and-availability/price-adjustment/ www.hetzner.com/cloud/cost-optimized/ www.hetzner.com/cloud/ |
Agent-friendly features
- REST API and CLI
- Terraform, Ansible, Kubernetes integrations
- Free one-click apps incl. Docker
- Private networks and stateful firewalls at no extra cost
Security notes
- Data centers in Germany and Finland are ISO/IEC 27001 certified (Hetzner page)
- BSI C5 certification stated
- 99.9% uptime SLA with credits stated
- GDPR-compliant, German company
Security notes are what the provider states on the pages we read, or gaps we noticed. Treat vendor claims as claims, not audits.
Not verified or not checked
- Hetzner's cost-optimized page showed CX23 as 'not available' when we loaded it (availability varies by location and over time), so check stock before planning around it.
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