Managed Kubernetes cluster on Hetzner Cloud

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Hetzner Cloud & Kubernetes

High-quality European cloud infrastructure at low prices

Hetzner, a leading German provider of web hosting and data center services, offers a comprehensive range of solutions, from cloud computing and dedicated servers to domain registration and web hosting. Known for its reliability and affordability, Hetzner operates state-of-the-art data centers around the world, making it a top choice for developers, businesses, and individuals seeking high performance and robust security at competitive prices. With intuitive management tools and scalable options, Hetzner caters to diverse project needs, from small websites to large-scale applications, offering flexible cloud infrastructure to help businesses cut costs without compromising on performance.

Global Cloud Locations

Hetzner Cloud servers are available in Germany, Finland, Singapore, and the USA. Each data center adheres to strict European data protection standards. With high-security perimeters, video surveillance, and advanced access control systems, Hetzner’s facilities ensure top-level security worldwide.

Wide Range of Server Types

Hetzner instances feature Ampere® Altra®, AMD EPYC™ 2nd Gen, and Intel® Xeon® Gold processors, paired with high-speed NVMe SSDs. Additionally, a redundant 10 Gbit network connection on host systems ensures high performance and reliability.

Flexible Deployment Options

Hetzner provides scalable cloud servers, allowing you to adjust resources to meet your needs. These virtual machines run on Hetzner’s infrastructure, enabling you to deploy applications, host websites, and run various services without managing physical hardware.

For users needing more power and control, Hetzner also offers dedicated servers, giving you full access to physical hardware. Ideal for large databases, resource-intensive applications, and businesses requiring top-tier performance, dedicated servers offer unmatched reliability and speed.

Data Protection and DDoS Security

Hetzner shields your cloud servers with advanced hardware appliances and cutting-edge perimeter security technologies, delivering strong, free-of-charge protection against large-scale DDoS attacks.

Hetzner also ensures GDPR compliance for your cloud environment. You can establish a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) online, fully aligned with Article 28 of the GDPR, and specify the correct European location for your data processing needs.

Cloudfleet Kubernetes Engine on Hetzner Cloud

Managed Control Plane

Cloudfleet delivers a scalable, highly available Kubernetes control plane designed to operate seamlessly across all Hetzner regions.

Instant rebalancing

Automatically optimize your cluster in minutes, boosting performance while dramatically lowering costs.

A real-time engine

The platform dynamically adds or removes resources as needed, ensuring your workloads always perform at their best.

Affordable scalability

Cloudfleet allows you to effortlessly scale your infrastructure up or down as needed, saving costs while reducing the workload for your engineers.

AI-driven instance selection

When your cluster requires additional nodes, our algorithm selects the optimal instance type to meet your application’s needs while minimizing costs.

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FAQ

Questions and answers

Cloudfleet offers a managed Kubernetes service across multiple cloud providers, including Hetzner Cloud. With Cloudfleet, you can create a free Kubernetes cluster and leverage Hetzner Cloud infrastructure to run your applications seamlessly.

Hetzner servers are billed with a monthly price cap and an hourly rate. The monthly price cap ensures that you won’t pay more than the set monthly rate, regardless of usage. If you delete your Cloud Server before the billing month ends, you’ll only be charged for the hourly rate up to that point. Each cloud server is billed until deleted, regardless of active use.

Yes, with Cloudfleet Kubernetes Engine, you can mix and match servers from different Hetzner regions within a single cluster. This allows you to optimize infrastructure costs and performance by selecting the best servers for your workloads. Additionally, you can add servers from other cloud providers and even on-premises servers to your cluster.

Cloudfleet supports both Hetzner Cloud and Hetzner Dedicated Servers. Hetzner Cloud can be integrated into Fleets with automated node provisioning. Dedicated Servers are available as Self-managed nodes in Cloudfleet.

Each Hetzner customer has a default limit on the number of Cloud resources available at once. To increase this limit, you can submit a request by opening a support ticket through the Hetzner Cloud Console. Their support team will review and process the request promptly if it meets our criteria. Limit Requests are processed manually and reviewed on a case-to-case basis during Hetzner business hours.

Security built-in.

Access control & governance

Fine-grained role-based access control (RBAC) with organization and project scopes, least-privilege permissions, and comprehensive audit trails for all user actions.

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Identity federation

Enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO) via SAML and OIDC, integrating with Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Google Workspace, and other compatible identity providers.

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Enterprise-grade security

Governance, centralized audit logging, and compliance readiness aligned with SOC 2 and ISO 27001 standards (certifications in progress).

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Enterprise support you deserve.

Built to support large-scale, mission-critical deployments with dedicated teams, proven processes, and clear operational commitments.

Professional services

Expert-led architecture, deployment, and migration services to help you design, roll out, and scale Cloudfleet across complex environments.

Customer success team

A dedicated customer success team guiding onboarding, adoption, and long-term success, with access to best practices and operational guidance.

Technical account support

24/7 access to experienced engineers via defined support channels, with clear escalation paths for critical incidents.

Service Level Agreements

Clearly defined Service Level Agreements (SLAs) covering availability, response times, and incident handling for mission-critical workloads.

Case studies

Powering critical infrastructure for engineering teams worldwide.

Cloudfleet seamlessly extends your cluster anywhere, turning any hardware - even in your office or home - into a modern enterprise cluster.

Jules Huls, Information Security Expert
Jules Huls
Information Security Expert

Using Cloudfleet together with Hetzner allowed us to bring up a managed Kubernetes cluster just as quick as with any US-based hyper-scaler, but with the benefit of being EU hosted which is very valuable in today's times.

Martin Schulze, CEO & Founder
Martin Schulze
CEO & Founder

By combining our standardized configurations with the powerful automation features of the Cloudfleet platform, we've built a development workflow that is fast, secure, and incredibly efficient.

Onur Solmaz, VP of Engineering and Research
Onur Solmaz
VP of Engineering and Research

Perfect balance between flexibility and managed service - and the support is outstanding.

Daniel Costa, Sales Engineer
Daniel Costa
Sales Engineer

We deploy to customer infrastructure without changing how we build or manage Kubernetes.

Julian Becker, Principal DevOps Engineer
Julian Becker
Principal DevOps Engineer

It is easy to build a multi-cloud setup without getting locked into any single provider.

Carlos Mendes, Infrastructure Architect
Carlos Mendes
Infrastructure Architect

It is easy to build a multi-cloud setup without vendor lock-in.

Luca Meyer, Principal DevOps Engineer
Luca Meyer
Principal DevOps Engineer

Cloudfleet lets us scale our game servers across multiple providers - reliably and affordably.

Max Keller, Senior DevOps Engineer
Max Keller
Senior DevOps Engineer

Cloudfleet not only cut our infrastructure costs - it saved us hours of work by taking cluster management off our plate.

Richard Callahan, Engineering Manager
Richard Callahan
Engineering Manager
Why Cloudfleet

Designed for modern cloud operations.

Hybrid-cloud by design

Run Kubernetes consistently across public cloud, private infrastructure, and on-prem environments, with a single control plane and unified operational model.

Operational simplicity

Operate, scale, and migrate Kubernetes clusters across environments using a consistent, opinionated platform that reduces operational overhead.

Predictable costs

Transparent pricing and infrastructure control help you avoid hyperscaler lock-in, hidden fees, and unexpected cost growth as your workloads scale.

No vendor lock-in

Retain full portability of your clusters, workloads, and tooling by running standard Kubernetes without proprietary extensions or forced dependencies.

Production-grade support

Designed for production workloads, with operational tooling, escalation paths, and support processes built to meet enterprise reliability requirements.

Enterprise-ready security

Secure by default, with isolation, encryption, and access controls designed to meet the requirements of regulated and security-conscious organizations.

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