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Hetzner API / Console down ~8hr so far

Shared by @mattbillenstein · Post-ZIRP & AI (2023–2026) · 3 discussions · ⏱ 1 min read (122 words)
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Hetzner API / Console down ~8hr so far by @mattbillenstein
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Defaulting to simpler architectures (such as monolithic frameworks, SQLite, or managed VPS) prevents early engineering bankruptcy.
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Code you write at 2 AM as a solo engineer must be easy to debug six months later without complex microservice dependencies.
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OP @mattbillenstein Original Author
2025 Thread ↗

Reportedly fixed ~5hr ago, but api is still failing for many, console sporadically loads, I'm getting:

$ hcloud servers list hcloud: Get "https://api.hetzner.cloud/v1/servers?page=1&per_page=50&sort=id%3Aasc" ↗;: dial tcp 213.239.246.73:443: i/o timeout

as of 2025/12/22 03:26 UTC

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Community Discussions & Critical Reviews

Key perspectives, counter-arguments, and peer founder insights debated on Hacker News (3 total discussions):

HE @Hetzner_OL Peer Contributor
2025 Thread ↗

Hi HN readers, Due to a service disruption that unfortunately occurred again, both the Cloud API and the Hetzner Console were temporarily unavailable for some users. We regret the delayed communication regarding the disruption. The issue has since been resolved, and no further occurrences are expected. For more details, please refer to the incident report: https://status.hetzner.com/incident/90db7d39-6940-4808-9b66-7777865ba915 ↗ Sorry for any troubles this may have caused. --Katie

DA @danbarbarito Peer Contributor
2025 Thread ↗

This is extremely disappointing. It says it's been fixed, but it remains down for me. Will be migrating away from them due to this.

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CATEGORY Frugal Engineering →
HISTORICAL ERA Post-ZIRP & AI (2023–2026)
COMMUNITY SCORE 5 points
TOTAL DISCUSSIONS 3 comments
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