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Hetzner CX23 VPS + tmux/systemd + Claude Code/Codex CLI

verified 2026-10-16

Infra / monthEUR 5.49 (+IPv4 extra), post 15-Jun-2026 price
Upfront$0
Difficulty2/5
Local modelsno
Noteshetzner.com/cloud page still showed CX22 EUR 4.51; docs table newer

Pros

  • cheapest always-on
  • EU

Cons

  • no GPU
  • manual hardening

Step by step

  1. create server, SSH key
  2. ufw+fail2ban
  3. install node+CLI agents
  4. login with subscription
  5. run in tmux/systemd, Tailscale for access

Sources

Last checked 2026-10-16.