[dindresto]

That's incorrect, dedicated Hetzner servers do not have hourly pricing. That only applies to Hetzner Cloud.

[lutoma]

No, they switched to per-hour billing for their dedicated servers a while ago. I also tested this last week when I cancelled a dedicated server we had with them and they did indeed only charge for part of the month.

[nevi-me]

There's a difference in being charged a partial amount for the month vs an hourly amount for something you need for just 2 hours.

I have a dedicated machine with Hetzner, and AFAIK they charge me the full amount regardless of whether it's on or off. If I cancel on day 3 of the month, it makes sense to be charged for only those days' hours. However that's different to "turn it on for 6 hours" kind of hourly pricing.

[reitzensteinm]

That's incorrect. Dedicated servers do now offer hourly pricing. See this page which lists the hourly pricing for the new GEX130 server:

https://www.hetzner.com/dedicated-rootserver/matrix-gpu/

But, as far as I know (hence the sibling question), you still need to pay the setup fee each time you launch.

[dindresto]

Actually rechecking the terms of the GPU server, it states:

> Cancellation period: 30 days to the end of the month

To me that indicates it's not possible to order the server for only a few hours.

[dindresto]

Thanks for the link, seems like a major flaw to combine hourly pricing with a setup fee. :')