> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://fleet.aayu.sh/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Hetzner

> Deploy Fleet on a Hetzner Cloud server.

Hetzner offers some of the best price-to-performance in the industry, with servers in both EU (Nuremberg, Falkenstein, Helsinki) and US (Ashburn, Hillsboro) regions.

## What you'll need

* A [Hetzner Cloud account](https://console.hetzner.cloud)
* A domain name (optional, but recommended for HTTPS)

## 1. Create a server

1. Open the [Hetzner Cloud Console](https://console.hetzner.cloud)
2. Click **Add Server**
3. Choose a location close to your users
4. Select **Ubuntu 24.04** as the OS image
5. Pick the **CX22** type (2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM, \~€4/mo) — more than enough for Fleet
6. Add your SSH key
7. Click **Create & Buy Now**

## 2. SSH into the server

```bash theme={null}
ssh root@YOUR_SERVER_IP
```

## 3. Install Docker

```bash theme={null}
curl -fsSL https://get.docker.com | sh
```

## 4. Clone and start Fleet

```bash theme={null}
git clone https://github.com/aayushxr/fleet.git
cd fleet
docker compose up -d
```

Fleet is now running on port `3000`.

## 5. Configure the firewall

In the Hetzner Cloud Console, go to your server → **Networking → Firewalls → Create Firewall**:

| Direction | Protocol | Port | Source  |
| --------- | -------- | ---- | ------- |
| Inbound   | TCP      | 22   | Your IP |
| Inbound   | TCP      | 80   | Any     |
| Inbound   | TCP      | 443  | Any     |

Apply the firewall to your server.

## 6. Point a domain (optional)

Create an **A record** in your DNS provider pointing to your server's IP.

## 7. Add HTTPS with nginx + Certbot

```bash theme={null}
apt install -y nginx certbot python3-certbot-nginx
```

Create `/etc/nginx/sites-available/fleet`:

```nginx theme={null}
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name fleet.yourdomain.com;

    location / {
        proxy_pass http://localhost:3000;
        proxy_http_version 1.1;
        proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
        proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
        proxy_set_header Host $host;
        proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
        proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto $scheme;
    }
}
```

```bash theme={null}
ln -s /etc/nginx/sites-available/fleet /etc/nginx/sites-enabled/
nginx -t && systemctl reload nginx
```

Then obtain a free TLS certificate:

```bash theme={null}
certbot --nginx -d fleet.yourdomain.com
```

## Updating Fleet

```bash theme={null}
cd fleet
git pull
docker compose up -d --build
```

## IPv6

Hetzner servers include IPv6 by default. If you want Fleet accessible over IPv6, add a `AAAA` DNS record pointing to your server's IPv6 address. Make sure nginx is also listening on IPv6 — the default Ubuntu nginx config includes `listen [::]:80` out of the box.