Railway DX, at Hetzner prices.
Connect your Hetzner Cloud account, paste a Git repo, deploy in one click. You own the servers and pay Hetzner directly (from €3.99/mo). We just give you the developer experience.
No credit card required. Free plan = 1 project. EU data residency by default.
Hetzner vs the hyperscalers — same workload, very different bill
Estimates based on 2025-2026 list pricing. Your actual bill depends on usage.
How it works
Four steps from zero to live.
Create a free Hetzner account
Get a free CPX11 trial credit or pay €3.99/mo. We never charge you for compute.
Paste your API token
We validate it, encrypt it, and store it. You can revoke at Hetzner any time.
Paste a Git repo
Public repos with a Dockerfile (MVP). GitHub/GitLab OAuth coming soon.
One-click deploy
We provision a CPX11 in your account, install Docker, build, and front it with Caddy + Let's Encrypt.
Honest about what works today
No fake demos. This is an MVP — here's what's real vs what's coming.
Live now
- BYOH Hetzner connection (token validate + encrypt)
- One-click CPX11 provision via Hetzner API
- Cloud-init Docker + Caddy + Let's Encrypt
- Dashboard with status + log fetch via SSH
- Redeploy + destroy
Coming soon
- GitHub / GitLab OAuth (vs token-paste)
- Multi-region beyond Falkenstein (fsn1)
- Auto-scaling and multi-replica
- Managed Postgres / Redis databases
- Preview environments per pull request
Not in scope
- We never provision in our own account on your behalf
- No access to your Hetzner billing
- No magic monorepos / serverless cold-starts
- No advice on what your app should do
Built on the same stack we operate
CloudHostAI runs on the empire's self-host primitives. Every add-on you can enable below, we use ourselves in production. No bolt-ons we wouldn't ship to our own apps.
Lumen API SHIPPED
Autonomous LLM cost-router. Drop-in OpenAI-compatible; routes to the cheapest tier meeting your quality floor. We use it for every Claude/GPT/Gemini call across the empire.
$19/mo add-on
Empire Captcha F1844-B
Proof-of-work captcha. No Google, no tracking, no third-party JS. We run it on every empire signup form.
$9/mo add-on
Compliance Edge F1844-C
50-state regulatory block engine. Pick which US states to gate per vertical (finance, health, legal). Edge-deployed; we use it across our regulated demos.
$19/mo add-on
Bundle 3+ add-ons → 10% off the add-on subtotal. Single consolidated invoice via Stripe.
Already on AWS / GCP / Azure?
Try the sibling tools first. Audit your bill (CloudCostAI), plan the move (CloudShiftAI), then land it here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What does CloudHostAI cost?
CloudHostAI's free plan covers 1 project. You pay Hetzner directly for compute starting at €3.99/mo (CPX11: 2 vCPU, 2 GB, 40 GB SSD, 20 TB outbound) — there is no markup on the server itself.
What can I deploy today?
Public Git repos with a Dockerfile (MVP). Connect your own Hetzner account, we provision a CPX11, install Docker, build, and front it with Caddy + Let's Encrypt automatically.
Do you have access to my Hetzner billing?
No. You own the Hetzner account and pay Hetzner directly; we never provision in our own account on your behalf and have no access to your Hetzner billing.
What is coming soon vs live today?
Live now: BYOH Hetzner connection, one-click CPX11 provisioning, Docker + Caddy + Let's Encrypt via cloud-init, dashboard status/log fetch, redeploy and destroy. Coming soon: GitHub/GitLab OAuth, multi-region beyond Falkenstein (fsn1), auto-scaling, managed Postgres/Redis, and PR preview environments.
What add-ons are available?
Lumen API, an autonomous LLM cost-router, is shipped today at $19/mo. Empire Captcha ($9/mo) and Compliance Edge ($19/mo) are in development. Bundling 3+ add-ons takes 10% off the add-on subtotal on one consolidated Stripe invoice.
Related reading
- Hetzner vs the hyperscalers: what BYOH really costs
- CloudCostAI — audit your AWS bill
- CloudShiftAI — plan your migration
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