The context is that Hetzner is well known to delete accounts of users that they suspect of running processes or storing files that have the word "bitcoin" or any other word that Hetzner does not approve of. Hetzner does this without warning too. It doesn't matter if there is no network service, as local processing is sufficient for this action.
I can find references to less egregious incidents - i.e. they ban running actual crypto software. Do you have any links I could read to find out more about the more extreme end of your claim? i.e. " storing files that have the word "bitcoin" or any other word that Hetzner does not approve of"?
If this is true then it's a reason for anyone to avoid Hetzner as accidentally triggering it would be possible on almost all websites. If you're exaggerating for dramatic effect then that's fine I guess - I'd just like to find out the real state of affairs.
I am not exaggerating it. I stand by what I said. My comment has nothing to do with running actual crypto software, implying that you don't have to be running it to get your services wiped. You also don't have to be using the internet. The ultimate discretion is up to the mood of Hetzner staff and up to when they get around to seeing what you do. If the word "bitcoin" occurs more than randomly in your usage, expect it to be ended without warning. I don't believe it to be an automated process.
they also block external servers on their network that are somehow related to crypto
so if you have some kind of service/api/trading bot/scraping/monitoring hitting a somewhat related to crypto node you may find that you will have no routing from hetzner core router to said server
and support is as friendly as other comments describe :)
> and support is as friendly as other comments describe :)
In my experience, the support is not friendly, but it is no nonsense. Every time I've reached out, they responded quickly, tersely, and took appropriate actions. While I don't personally mind formalities, there's something to be said for their efficacy.
