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Hetzner Tutorial

Marijn Regterschot edited this page Nov 2, 2025 · 3 revisions

This guide will help you create an account and project on Hetzner.


  1. Create an account on hetzner, use the following url to get €20 of free cloud credit. https://hetzner.cloud/?ref=5hxkIwWntGcj
  • Click on the Sign Up button
  • Enter Your Details: Provide your desired email address. Create a strong, secure password and enter it.
  • Initiate Registration: Click "Sign Up" or "Register" to begin the process.
  • Activate Your Account: Check your email inbox for a verification email from Hetzner.
  • Confirm Your Email: Click the activation link provided in the email to confirm your account.
  • Complete Registration: After activating, you will be directed to continue the registration process to finalize your new account.

  1. After you have created your account navigate to https://console.hetzner.com/projects.

  1. Create a new project and give it any name you want.

  1. Navigate to the security page of your created project.
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  1. Navigate to the API Tokens tab.
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  1. Click "Generate API Token".
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  1. Give your token any name and make sure to select Read & Write. Then click "Generate API Token".
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  1. A popup shows up with your newly created token. Make sure to click on it twice to copy the token to your clipboard. Make sure you have the token copied as it won’t be shown again after you close the popup.

  1. You can now use this token on GoControlPanel by adding it to a Hetzner project.

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