Hetzner GEX44 with Nvidia GPU

Post by ahofmann » Tue, Mar 05, 2024, 2:17 PM UTC

SEJeff wrote: post #13

vmfunction wrote: post #8

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They did officially stated on reddit [1] that they are not supporting crypto related hosting. Just wonder why? Is the GPU/CPU/Network related over use? Or legality related? [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/hetzner/comments/wucxs4/comment/ilf...

They stated that AFTER they just cut the network access to the hosts. It isn’t as though we were doing anything ethically or legally wrong. We were running rpc nodes for legit applications and a validator to secure the network. For me, who’s worked in 50,000+ bare metal Linux environments before, it was just so surprising how sudden and violent it was. Their customer support was amazing until it wasn’t. Just let it b…

Post by SEJeff » Tue, Mar 05, 2024, 2:22 PM UTC

tichiian wrote: post #19

SEJeff wrote: post #5

FYI do not run blockchain related software on Hetzner nodes, even their dedicated bare metal. They are likely to shut the host down. I was running a Solana Testnet Proof of Stake validator for work and they decided to shut the host down at the network layer and refused to give us access to the host. After my employer's legal threatened them, they offered to give us access back, but to be a pain in the butt, they only…

Your fault for not reading their ToS: https://www.hetzner.com/de/legal/terms-and-conditions/ number 8.1 in the German version, number 4 in the English one: "Furthermore, the operation of applications for mining cryptocurrencies is prohibited. This includes, but is not limited to, mining, farming and plotting of cryptocurrencies. In the case of non-compliance, we are entitled to lock your access to the Service and/or…

Post by SEJeff » Tue, Mar 05, 2024, 2:24 PM UTC

ahofmann wrote: post #22

SEJeff wrote: post #13

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They stated that AFTER they just cut the network access to the hosts. It isn’t as though we were doing anything ethically or legally wrong. We were running rpc nodes for legit applications and a validator to secure the network. For me, who’s worked in 50,000+ bare metal Linux environments before, it was just so surprising how sudden and violent it was. Their customer support was amazing until it wasn’t. Just let it b…

You're angry in the wrong direction. It is not their fault that you, or someone in your company, didn't read their TOS. Hetzners service is cheap, this attracts bad actors. In their eyes you are a bad actor and according to their TOS they're right. I, as a customer of Hetzner, are happy about how they deal with people abusing their services.

Post by SEJeff » Tue, Mar 05, 2024, 2:27 PM UTC

gosub100 wrote: post #16

vmfunction wrote: post #8

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They did officially stated on reddit [1] that they are not supporting crypto related hosting. Just wonder why? Is the GPU/CPU/Network related over use? Or legality related? [1]: https://www.reddit.com/r/hetzner/comments/wucxs4/comment/ilf...

My guess is it's a huge liability if keys are stolen, and it puts a huge target on their back from people around the world who want to steal crypto keys or DDoS crypto systems.

Post by SEJeff » Tue, Mar 05, 2024, 2:29 PM UTC

DonHopkins wrote: post #15

SEJeff wrote: post #5

FYI do not run blockchain related software on Hetzner nodes, even their dedicated bare metal. They are likely to shut the host down. I was running a Solana Testnet Proof of Stake validator for work and they decided to shut the host down at the network layer and refused to give us access to the host. After my employer's legal threatened them, they offered to give us access back, but to be a pain in the butt, they only…

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