What will this cost?

Hetzner Cloud was chosen specifically because of its low-cost hosting in comparison to other providers such as Linode, Digital Ocean and Vultr.

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You’ll receive €20 in credits which will cover the hosting of this cluster for a month or two. I’m not receiving payment to shill this, unless you continue to host the cluster after spending your credits.

Cost breakdown

Assuming you follow the configuration in the guide (prices correct at the time of writing and exclude VAT; last updated 2025/01/29):

This is based on running a simple autoscaling cluster with one server for the control plane, and a worker pool with a maximum of two servers.

Of course, you can expect the breakdown to change if you want a larger autoscaling capacity.