hetzner-cloud

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name: hetzner-cloud description: Hetzner Cloud VPS management via hcloud CLI. Use when: creating/deleting servers, power control (poweron/poweroff/reboot), SSH key management, server listing and status checks, quick SSH access. Requires hcloud CLI installed and HCLOUD_TOKEN configured.

Hetzner Cloud (hcloud CLI)

Manage Hetzner Cloud servers for OpenClaw Gateway deployment.

Prerequisites

brew install hcloud
hcloud context create <project-name>
# Or export HCLOUD_TOKEN="your-api-token"

Server Management

hcloud server list                                    # List servers
hcloud server create --name <name> --type <type> --image <image> --location <location> --ssh-key <key>
hcloud server delete <server-name>
hcloud server poweron <server-name>
hcloud server poweroff <server-name>
hcloud server reboot <server-name>
hcloud server describe <server-name>
hcloud server ssh <server-name>

SSH Keys

hcloud ssh-key list
hcloud ssh-key create --name <name> --public-key-from-file <path>
hcloud ssh-key delete <key-name>
hcloud ssh-key describe <key-name>

Project-Specific

Primary server: openclaw-gateway (or $HCLOUD_SERVER_NAME)

hcloud server ssh openclaw-gateway
hcloud server ip openclaw-gateway
hcloud server reboot openclaw-gateway

Common Server Types

Code	Price	CPU	RAM	Disk
cpx11	€3.55	2	2 GB	40 GB
cpx21	€5.47	3	4 GB	80 GB
cpx31	€9.22	4	8 GB	160 GB

Common Locations

Code	City
nbg1	Nuremberg, Germany
fsn1	Falkenstein, Germany
hel1	Helsinki, Finland
ash	Ashburn, USA
sin	Singapore

Common Images

Name	Description
ubuntu-24.04	Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (recommended)
ubuntu-22.04	Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
debian-12	Debian 12
fedora-40	Fedora 40