Alpina Tech builds production infrastructure on Hetzner Cloud for teams that need reliable compute without hyperscaler pricing. We handle everything from initial server provisioning through Kubernetes orchestration and ongoing automation β using infrastructure-as-code from day one.
Cloud Server Provisioning & Architecture
We design server topologies matched to your workload:
- Cloud server selection β vCPU, dedicated, and ARM instances sized to actual demand
- Private network architecture with subnets, firewalls, and internal DNS
- Load balancer configuration for high-availability deployments
- Placement groups and server labels for organized multi-environment setups
- Floating IPs and failover configuration for critical services
Kubernetes on Hetzner (k3s / Managed)
For containerized workloads, we deploy and manage Kubernetes clusters:
- k3s clusters on Hetzner Cloud servers β lightweight, production-ready, cost-efficient
- Hetzner Cloud Controller Manager and CSI driver integration for native load balancers and volumes
- Ingress configuration with cert-manager for automatic TLS
- Helm-based application deployments with GitOps (ArgoCD or Flux)
- Node autoscaling via Cluster Autoscaler with Hetzner provider
Infrastructure as Code & Automation
Every Hetzner resource we create is defined in code:
- Terraform modules for servers, networks, firewalls, volumes, and DNS
- Ansible playbooks for server configuration, package management, and hardening
- Packer images for pre-built server templates with your runtime stack
- CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI) triggering infrastructure changes on merge
We cover the full automation stack beyond Hetzner-specific tooling.
Migration to Hetzner Cloud
We migrate workloads from AWS, GCP, DigitalOcean, or bare-metal:
- Infrastructure audit and Hetzner resource mapping
- Server migration with rsync, image snapshots, or containerization
- Database migration (PostgreSQL, MySQL) with replication-based cutover
- DNS transition and CDN reconfiguration (Cloudflare, Fastly)
- Cost comparison report β before and after migration
Security & Backup Configuration
Hetzner gives you the building blocks. We assemble them into a secure environment:
- Firewall rules with least-privilege access policies
- SSH key management and bastion host setup
- Automated snapshot schedules and off-site backup to Hetzner Storage Box
- Fail2ban, UFW, and OS-level hardening via Ansible
- Monitoring alerts for unauthorized access attempts
How We Approach Hetzner Projects
Assessment & Cost Modeling We evaluate your compute, storage, and network requirements and model the cost on Hetzner versus your current provider. Most teams see 50β70% savings compared to AWS or GCP for equivalent workloads.
Infrastructure Design We define the entire environment in Terraform β servers, networks, firewalls, DNS. You review the architecture as pull requests before anything is provisioned.
Provisioning & Deployment Infrastructure goes live incrementally. We validate each layer β networking, compute, storage, application β before building the next.
Hardening & Handoff We lock down security, configure monitoring, and document the setup. Your team gets Terraform state, Ansible playbooks, and runbooks for independent operation.
Technology Stack on Hetzner Cloud
Compute & Orchestration
- Hetzner Cloud Servers β CX, CPX, CAX (ARM) instances for flexible compute
- k3s β lightweight Kubernetes for container orchestration
- Docker β container runtime for application packaging
- Hetzner Load Balancers β L4/L7 traffic distribution with health checks
Infrastructure & Automation
- Terraform (hcloud provider) β infrastructure-as-code for all Hetzner resources
- Ansible β server configuration management and OS hardening
- Packer β golden image builds for consistent server provisioning
- ArgoCD / Flux β GitOps-driven Kubernetes deployments
Monitoring & Security
- Prometheus + Grafana β metrics collection and dashboarding
- Loki β log aggregation from all servers and containers
- Sentry β application error tracking
- Cloudflare β CDN, DDoS protection, and DNS management in front of Hetzner
Business Benefits
- Dramatic cost reduction β Hetznerβs pricing is 3β5x lower than AWS or GCP for equivalent compute. A dedicated vCPU server that costs $40/month on AWS runs at β¬4β7/month on Hetzner.
- EU data residency β Hetzner datacenters in Germany and Finland satisfy GDPR data residency requirements without complex region configuration.
- Predictable billing β flat monthly pricing per server with no egress fees, no surprise bandwidth charges, and no complex reserved instance commitments.
- Full infrastructure control β unlike PaaS platforms, you own the servers, networking, and configuration. No vendor lock-in beyond standard Linux and Kubernetes.
- ARM instance availability β CAX ARM servers deliver strong price-to-performance for workloads compiled for ARM64, reducing compute costs further.
- Proven reliability β Hetzner has operated datacenters since 1997. Redundant power, network, and cooling infrastructure backs every cloud server.
Page Updated: 2026-03-10






