https://isayeter.com/posts/digitalocean-to-hetzner-migration/
Article
-
Developer migrates from DigitalOcean to Hetzner, cutting hosting costs significantly.
-
Covers DNS cutover, database migration, and zero-downtime deployment approach.
-
Hetzner offers far better specs per dollar but less managed infrastructure.
-
Single-server setup accepted as a trade-off for cost savings.
Discussion
-
antirez migrated two servers (Linode + DO) to Hetzner; used Claude to handle the entire migration of a multi-language ‘total mess’ successfully.
-
Skeptics flag single-server risk: SSD failure = hours of downtime with no replica.
-
One commenter warns Hetzner suspended ~30 VMs over a $36 billing dispute with no recourse.
-
AWS increasingly called a ‘scam’ for small projects; Hetzner praised but requires eyes-open tradeoffs.
Discuss on HN
