Hetzner Web Hosting – Overview of Features, Infrastructure, and Functions
Our web hosting packages offer you everything you need to run your website professionally – regardless of the plan you choose.
All four plans (S, M, L, and XL) are designed for reliability, security, and easy management.
Management and administration
Conveniently manage your domains, email accounts, backups, and more via our konsoleH. The graphical administration interface offers you simple and clear control of all important hosting functions.
Data backup and recovery
We automatically back up your data every night. These backups are stored for 14 days in a separate Hetzner data center. You can restore individual files or entire folders at any time via konsoleH.
Email Functions
With our web hosting packages, you can create an unlimited number of mailboxes and forwarders for your domains. In addition, numerous convenience and security features are available to you:
- Autoresponder for automatic replies
- Catch-all function for collecting all emails sent to non-existent mailboxes
- Virus scanner for incoming and outgoing emails
- Anti-spam technologies to reduce unwanted messages
- SMS notification when an email arrives
- Webmail for conveniently checking your emails via your browser
You can also set up your email address in any email client. You can also synchronize your contacts and calendars via CalDAV, CardDAV, and iCal.
FTP access and file management
You can create an unlimited number of FTP users and access via SFTP/FTPS. In addition, WebFTP is available, allowing you to upload, edit, or delete files without additional software.
Domains and subdomains
Web hosting packages do not include a domain. This must be booked separately. The use of domains booked outside of Hetzner costs €0.76 per month (including 19% VAT) per domain.
Create as many subdomains as you like, e.g., shop.domain.tld or blog.domain.tld.
You can easily manage A, AAAA, MX, or CNAME records in the Hetzner console under DNS.
Subdomains are free if the associated domain registration is created in the same customer base. Registrations in konsoleH and Robot in the same customer base are taken into account.
Security
- Daily virus scan with ClamAV
- Free SSL certificates:
- Symantec Basic SSL
- Let’s Encrypt
- DDOS protection for all plans
- 24/7 monitoring of all systems
This ensures that your websites are always secure and reliably accessible.
Infrastructure
| Feature | Equipment |
|---|---|
| Total bandwidth | 45.06 Tbit |
| Network availability | 99.9% |
| Server location | Germany |
| Juniper backbone technology | Yes (S, M, L, XL) |
| 24/7 monitoring | Yes (S, M, L, XL) |
| DDOS protection | Yes (S, M, L, XL) |
Developer features
Our web hosting packages are ideal for content management systems (CMS) such as WordPress, Joomla, or Typo3. For web shops, we recommend the larger packages:
| Feature | S | M | L | XL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHP memory_limit per script | 192 MB | 256 MB | 384 MB | 512 MB |
| PHP max_execution_time | 120 Sek. | 180 Sek. | 240 Sek. | 360 Sek. |
| CMS suitable | yes | yes | yes | yes |
| Web shop suitable | – | – | limited | yes |
| Interactive server login via SSH | – | – | yes | yes |
| mod_rewrite | yes | yes | yes | yes |
Supported programming languages and interfaces:
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PHP 5 / PHP 7 / PHP 8 – freely selectable
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CGI (Perl, Python, Ruby)
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mod_rewrite support
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Optional PHP extensions: APCu, AMQP, GeoIP, gRPC, ImageMagick, Ioncube Loader, Source Guardian, Zend Guard, OPcache, XDebug, MongoDB, mailparse, OAuth, Protobuf, Redis, SSH2, XML-RPC, YAML
Statistics and analysis
With graphical statistics analysis via ReportMagic and AWStats, you can keep track of visitor numbers and access statistics at all times.
Contract terms
| Feature | Details |
|---|---|
| Contract term | None |
| Notice period | Immediately |
| Payment methods | Bank transfer, credit card, PayPal, SEPA direct debit (only in EUR for SEPA countries) |
| AV contract | optional |
Additional services and fees
| Service | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Use of externally booked domains | $0,74 (excl. VAT) per domain per month | charged automatically upon use |
| Additional storage space if exceeded | $0.92/GB per month | automatically charged if the tariff storage is exceeded |
| SMS sending | $0.10/SMS | billed per message |
| Dedicated IPv4 address (for SSL encryption) | one-time fee of €14.00 + €4.29 per month | alternatively €0.0069 per hour |
| Change account type | Switch between S, M, L, or XL at any time |
Software used
The following software and services are preinstalled, administrated and maintained by us.
| Component | Software |
|---|---|
| Operating system | based on Debian Linux |
| Web server | Apache |
| Mail server | Dovecot / Exim |
Our web hosting packages are flexible, secure, and powerful—ideal for private websites, blogs, company websites, or online shops. You can find a detailed overview of prices, resources, and add-ons in the Hetzner web hosting section.