Hetzner Cloud

Log in to the Hetzner Cloud Console (console.hetzner.cloud), select your project, go to Security > API Tokens, and create a new token with Read & Write permissions. Copy the token — it is only shown once.

Clone the mcp-hetzner repository and install it as an editable Python package. Alternatively, install directly from GitHub without cloning.

# Option A: Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/dkruyt/mcp-hetzner.git
cd mcp-hetzner
pip install -e .

# Option B: Install directly from GitHub
pip install git+https://github.com/dkruyt/mcp-hetzner.git

Create a .env file in the directory from which you will run the server. Set HCLOUD_TOKEN to your Hetzner Cloud API token. Optional variables control the server host and port.

# .env file
HCLOUD_TOKEN=your_hetzner_cloud_api_token
# Optional:
# MCP_HOST=localhost
# MCP_PORT=8080

Add the Hetzner Cloud MCP server to your MCP client configuration. Pass the HCLOUD_TOKEN as an environment variable so the server can authenticate with the Hetzner API.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "hetzner-cloud": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["-m", "mcp_hetzner"],
      "env": {
        "HCLOUD_TOKEN": "your_hetzner_cloud_api_token"
      }
    }
  }
}

Ask your AI assistant to list servers or available server types. A successful response confirms the API token is valid and the server is connected to your Hetzner Cloud project.