Hetzner Cloud for Hyperledger Fabric
Best Price-Performance for Blockchain Infrastructure
Hetzner offers dedicated AMD EPYC vCPUs at a fraction of AWS prices. Calculate your Fabric network costs with CCX instances, included 20TB traffic, and EU data centers.
Hetzner Network Configuration
Configure your Hyperledger Fabric network to see Hetzner cost estimates
Transaction endorsement & ledger
Raft consensus (typically 3 or 5)
Standalone block storage volumes
Hetzner Monthly
$1,477/mo
Annual Cost
$17,719
vs K8s Savings
15%
Your Hetzner Hyperledger Fabric Cost Summary
For a 4-peer, 5-orderer Hyperledger Fabric network on Hetzner with 8TB peer storage and 2.5TB orderer storage: Direct VM deployment costs $1,477/month ($17,719/year), saving 15% compared to Hetzner Cloud (self-managed) Kubernetes deployment ($1,734/month). This is 79% cheaper than AWS, saving you $67,574/year.
Provider Comparison
How Hetzner compares to other cloud providers for this configuration
| Provider | Direct VMs | Kubernetes | Annual | vs Hetzner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AWS | $7,108/mo | $8,991/mo | $85,293/yr | +$5,631/mo |
| Hetzner Current | $1,477/mo | $1,734/mo | $17,719/yr | — |
| OVHcloud | $5,065/mo | $6,267/mo | $60,782/yr | +$3,589/mo |
| DigitalOcean | $4,345/mo | $5,289/mo | $52,140/yr | +$2,868/mo |
Hetzner Cost Breakdown
Best price-performance, dedicated AMD EPYC vCPUsRegion: Germany (Nuremberg/Falkenstein)
Direct VM Deployment (ChainLaunch)
Kubernetes Deployment
Direct VMs can be deployed across different regions for geographic redundancy. Kubernetes clusters are typically bound to a single region.
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Hetzner Hyperledger Fabric Hosting FAQ
Why is Hetzner cheaper than AWS for Hyperledger Fabric?
Hetzner's CCX instances use dedicated AMD EPYC vCPUs at €12-288/month vs AWS c5 at $62-1,488/month. Hetzner also includes 20TB traffic (AWS charges $90/TB) and storage at $0.048/GB vs $0.08/GB on AWS EBS.
What Hetzner instance is best for Fabric peer nodes?
For production peers, CCX53 (32 vCPU, 128GB RAM, ~$208/mo) or CCX63 (48 vCPU, 192GB RAM, ~$312/mo) are recommended. These provide dedicated CPU performance for transaction endorsement and chaincode execution.
Can I run Hyperledger Fabric on Hetzner in the US?
Hetzner has data centers in Germany (Nuremberg, Falkenstein) and Finland (Helsinki). For US-based deployments, consider using Hetzner for cost-effective staging/dev environments while running production in US providers, or use ChainLaunch's multi-region deployment.
How does Hetzner storage pricing compare for large Fabric ledgers?
Hetzner Volumes cost $0.048/GB/month vs AWS EBS GP3 at $0.08/GB/month. For a 10TB ledger, that's $480/month on Hetzner vs $800/month on AWS—saving $3,840/year per peer node.
Compare All Cloud Providers
See how Hetzner compares to AWS, Hetzner, OVHcloud, and DigitalOcean for Hyperledger Fabric infrastructure costs.