Managed Hetzner Hosting From $17/mo
Hetzner Cloud has the best price-to-performance in the European cloud market. The catch: you need DevOps skills to set up SSL, backups, monitoring, security patches, and deployments. Elestio handles all of that for you. Deploy 400+ open-source apps on dedicated Hetzner VMs in 3 minutes.
On-Premise
Why Hetzner
The most cost-effective cloud in 2026, with a catch
On Elestio, a fully managed dedicated 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB SSD VM on Hetzner with 20 TB bandwidth is $17/mo, all-inclusive (compute, backups, SSL, monitoring, updates, and 24/7 support). Equivalent managed setups run far more on AWS, DigitalOcean, or Heroku.
Unbeatable price
From $17/mo on Elestio for a dedicated, fully managed Hetzner VM (compute, backups, SSL, monitoring, updates and support included). Still 5-10x cheaper than AWS or DigitalOcean for equivalent specs.
EU data residency
Data centers in Germany (Falkenstein, Nuremberg) and Finland (Helsinki). GDPR-compliant, powered by renewable energy. Top choice for European companies.
The trade-off: pure IaaS
Hetzner Cloud is an IaaS, not a PaaS. Raw Linux VMs. You install apps, configure firewall, set up SSL, schedule backups, patch security, monitor uptime. For DevOps engineers fine. For most teams, a barrier.
What Elestio adds
A managed DevOps layer on top of Hetzner
You get Hetzner's hardware and pricing, plus the entire managed PaaS stack.
One-click app deploys
Choose from 400+ pre-configured open-source apps (n8n, PostgreSQL, Keycloak, Supabase, Ghost, Mattermost, Vaultwarden, more). Live in 3 minutes.
Daily automated backups
Encrypted off-site backups, one-click restore. Tested recovery, not just hopeful copies to a bucket.
Free SSL, automated patches
Let's Encrypt SSL with auto-renewal, automated OS and security patches, automated app updates with rollback.
Full root SSH access
You still get the dedicated VM. You still own the data. You can customize anything, debug at the kernel level if needed.
24/7 monitoring & alerts
Uptime checks, resource alerts, log aggregation. Email alerts when something needs attention.
Expert support
Real engineers, with priority response times on higher support tiers. No tier-1 script readers.
Pricing
What does $17/mo actually include?
Baseline: 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB SSD, 20 TB bandwidth, with daily backups, SSL, monitoring, updates.
If your DevOps time is worth more than $12/mo, Elestio on Hetzner pays for itself instantly.
What you can deploy
400+ open-source apps, ready to run on Hetzner
One-click deploys across every category. Full list in the catalog.
Databases
PostgreSQL, MySQL, MariaDB, MongoDB, Redis, ClickHouse, Cassandra, Couchbase
AI tools
Ollama, Dify, OpenWebUI, LangFlow, AnythingLLM, OpenClaw, Hermes
Productivity
Nextcloud, Vaultwarden, Outline, Joplin, Standard Notes
Communication
Mattermost, Rocket.Chat, Element (Matrix), Chatwoot
Marketing & sales
n8n, Plausible, Cal.com, Mautic, Formbricks
E-commerce
WooCommerce, PrestaShop, Magento, Saleor
Monitoring
Grafana, Prometheus, Uptime Kuma, Coroot
CI/CD & dev
Gitea, GitLab, Drone, Jenkins, Argo CD
Compliance
Compliance and data sovereignty
Recommended setup for European companies, healthcare workflows, and regulated industries.
GDPR + EU data centers
Hetzner DCs in Germany and Finland are GDPR-compliant. Elestio Limited registered in Dublin Ireland (EU). Dedicated DPO on staff.
SOC 2 Type II + ISO 27001
Audited security controls covering access management, data handling, change management, and incident response.
HIPAA-ready
Business Associate Agreement (BAA) available for healthcare workflows. Encryption at rest, encryption in transit, audit logs.
Sovereign cloud option
EU-only data residency on Hetzner Germany / Finland, Netcup Germany, Scaleway France. Zero US-headquartered provider in the chain if needed.
Hetzner pricing, zero DevOps
3 minutes to deploy. Free trial, no credit card. Pick your app, then choose Hetzner as the cloud provider.
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"I'm in the IT industry for over 25 years and Elestio stands out in many ways. The managed services are top-notch, support is incredibly fast, and the platform just works. Couldn't be better!"
FAQ
Frequently Asked Questions
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Can I use my own Hetzner account?
Yes, through Bring Your Own VM (BYOVM). Create a VM in your own Hetzner account and connect it to Elestio, which then manages it: app deploys, backups, SSL, monitoring, and updates. You keep ownership and billing of the Hetzner infrastructure.
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What if I want to leave Elestio later?
You get full root SSH on your VM. You can take a backup, snapshot the VM, and migrate to any other Hetzner setup. No vendor lock-in on the data layer.
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Which Hetzner region should I pick?
For Europe-focused traffic, Falkenstein (Germany) or Helsinki (Finland) offer the best latency. For US traffic, Ashburn or Hillsboro. Elestio supports all Hetzner regions.
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Can I run a GPU workload on Hetzner?
Hetzner does not offer GPU instances. For GPU workloads (Ollama on Llama 3 70B, fine-tuning, image generation), use Elestio with TensorDock instead.
Hetzner price, Elestio managed
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