Hetzner Cloud Free Credits - EUR 20
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+ 1 Hetzner Cloud offers EUR 20 in free credits for new customers who sign up through a referral link. Credits are valid until the end of the month following activation. Hetzner is known for aggressive pricing -- their cheapest VPS starts at EUR 3.49/mo, so EUR 20 gets you several months of small-instance hosting. Additionally, you can earn up to EUR 50 in credits by writing and publishing tutorials on the Hetzner Community platform. Hetzner operates its own data centers in Germany and Finland, with additional locations in the US (Ashburn, Hillsboro) and Singapore.
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+ 9 1. Find a Hetzner referral link -- search for "Hetzner referral" or ask a friend who uses Hetzner. You must use a referral link to get the EUR 20 credit
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+ 10 2. Click the referral link to go to Hetzner Cloud signup
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+ 11 3. Go to console.hetzner.cloud and create an account
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+ 12 4. Enter your name, email, and address
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+ 13 5. Verify your email address
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+ 14 6. Add a valid payment method -- credit card, PayPal, or SEPA direct debit (EU)
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+ 15 7. Complete identity verification if prompted
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+ 16 8. EUR 20 credit is applied to your Cloud account automatically
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+ 17 9. Start deploying servers from the Hetzner Cloud Console
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+ 19 Important: You must not have been a Hetzner customer within the past 12 months to qualify for the referral credit.
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+ 23 1. Go to the Hetzner Community and review existing tutorials
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+ 24 2. Read the Contribution Guidelines on GitHub
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+ 25 3. Write an original tutorial about free/open-source software (development, sysadmin, web technology)
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+ 26 4. Open a Pull Request on the hetzneronline/community-content GitHub repository
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+ 27 5. A Community Manager reviews your tutorial and provides feedback
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+ 28 6. Once published, you receive up to EUR 50 in Hetzner Cloud credits (amount depends on tutorial depth and quality)
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+ 29 7. Major updates to existing tutorials earn approximately EUR 10 in credits
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+ 31 Restrictions on tutorials:
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+ 32 • Must be original content -- no republishing from other sources
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+ 33 • Must not be primarily or entirely AI-generated
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+ 34 • Must cover free and open-source software topics
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+ 40 ServiceSpecsStarting Price
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+ 41 Shared (Cost-Optimized)1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB SSDEUR 3.49/mo
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+ 42 Shared (Regular)2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 40 GB SSDEUR 4.99/mo
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+ 43 Dedicated General Purpose2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 80 GB SSDEUR 12.49/mo
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+ 44 Load BalancersManaged LBEUR 6.49/mo
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+ 45 Block StoragePersistent volumesEUR 0.052/GB/mo
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+ 46 SnapshotsServer imagesEUR 0.012/GB/mo
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+ 47 Floating IPsStatic IPsEUR 3.49/mo
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+ 48 Private NetworksVLANsFree
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+ 49 FirewallsStateful firewallsFree
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+ 50 DDoS ProtectionIncludedFree
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+ 52 Billing model: Hybrid hourly/monthly. Your bill never exceeds the monthly cap. If you delete a server mid-month, you only pay for the hours used.
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+ 58 AspectLimit
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+ 59 Referral creditEUR 20
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+ 60 Tutorial creditUp to EUR 50 per published tutorial
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+ 61 Referral credit validityEnd of the month following activation
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+ 62 Referral credit eligibilityNot a Hetzner customer in past 12 months
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+ 63 Referrer bonusEUR 10 per referred customer (after they spend EUR 10+)
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+ 64 Credit applicabilityHetzner Cloud products only
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+ 65 Cash-outCredits cannot be exchanged for cash
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+ 71 LocationTypeData Center
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+ 72 Nuremberg, GermanyOwn DCFSN1
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+ 73 Falkenstein, GermanyOwn DCNBG1
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+ 74 Helsinki, FinlandOwn DCHEL1
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+ 75 Ashburn, Virginia, USAThird-party DCASH1
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+ 76 Hillsboro, Oregon, USAThird-party DCHIL1
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+ 77 SingaporeThird-party DCSIN1
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+ 83 • EUR 20 goes surprisingly far -- Hetzner's cheapest VPS (EUR 3.49/mo) means your credit covers ~5.7 months of a small instance. That's one of the best credit-to-compute ratios of any provider
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+ 84 • Credit validity is short -- EUR 20 expires at the end of the month following activation. If you sign up on Feb 1, credit expires March 31. If you sign up Feb 28, it still expires March 31. Sign up early in the month to maximize usage time
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+ 85 • No free tier without referral -- unlike AWS or Oracle, Hetzner doesn't offer free credits without a referral link. You need one to get the EUR 20
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+ 86 • Tutorial credits stack -- you can write multiple tutorials and earn EUR 50 each. This is a legitimate way to get ongoing free hosting if you enjoy writing technical content
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+ 87 • AI-generated tutorials are rejected -- Hetzner explicitly bans AI-written submissions. Write your tutorials yourself
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+ 88 • Hetzner's pricing is already dirt cheap -- even after credits run out, their VPS pricing significantly undercuts AWS, GCP, and Azure. A 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM instance is under EUR 6/mo
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+ 89 • GDPR-friendly -- Hetzner's European data centers and German company registration make it a strong choice for EU-based projects with data residency requirements
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+ 90 • REST API and CLI available -- full API for automation, Terraform provider exists
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+ 91 • Referral abuse is prohibited -- don't create multiple accounts or use your own referral link. Hetzner monitors for abuse and will revoke credits
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+ 92 • 24/7 support included for all customers, even during the free credit period
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+ 96 Sources:
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+ 97 • Hetzner Cloud
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+ 98 • Hetzner Referral Program Terms
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+ 99 • Hetzner Community Tutorials
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+ 100 • Hetzner Community Content (GitHub)
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+ 101 • LRob: EUR 20 Free Hetzner Cloud
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