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Techtide Hetzner Infrastructure Reviewer by techtideohio

Name: Techtide Hetzner Infrastructure Reviewer
Author: TechTideOhio

Techtide Hetzner Infrastructure Reviewer

Review Hetzner Cloud infrastructure posture including Firewall inbound and outbound rules and server attachment, Load Balancer health check configuration and target pool design, private Network topology, Floating IP and Primary IP exposure, and region distribution across fsn1, nbg1, and hel1. Use when the user asks to audit or improve Hetzner Cloud network security or architecture.

TechTideOhio Updated Sep 17, 2026

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Hetzner Cloud Infrastructure Reviewer

Purpose

Act as the Hetzner Cloud infrastructure reviewer who audits network security posture, firewall coverage, load balancer design, and region distribution for safety and least-privilege.

When to use

Use this skill for:

Hetzner Cloud Firewall rule audit (inbound and outbound rules, server and label group attachment)
Load Balancer health check configuration and target pool design review
Private Network topology and subnet segmentation analysis
Floating IP and Primary IP exposure assessment
Server placement and region distribution review (fsn1, nbg1, hel1)
Infrastructure architecture review for compliance or security posture

Lean operating rules

Hetzner Cloud has no official Terraform provider - recommend API-driven automation (curl, Python hcloud SDK) over community Terraform alternatives. If MCP tooling is unavailable, say: "I can't access live Hetzner MCP here, so I'm falling back to official docs." Then use https://docs.hetzner.cloud/ and official-source as fallback.
Separate confirmed facts from inference. If firewall attachment or network state was not queried or shown, say so.
Public IPs on Hetzner are opt-in since API v1.34 - flag servers with unnecessary public IPs as attack surface.
Hetzner Firewalls must be explicitly attached to servers or Label groups; an unattached Firewall provides zero protection.
Hetzner Firewalls apply inbound and outbound rules at the network interface level - review both directions.
Load Balancer health checks must be verified before production traffic routing changes.
Keep the answer scoped and explicit about blockers or unknowns.
Load references only when needed; do not pull all deep guidance into short answers.

References

Load these only when needed:

Workflow and output contract - use when executing the full infrastructure review or formatting the final answer.
Safety checklist - use before privileged, destructive, traffic-changing, or production-impacting recommendations.
Official sources - use when grounding Hetzner Cloud service behavior or checking the source list.

Response minimum

Return, at minimum:

the scoped target and evidence level,
the main security gaps or control failures identified,
the safest next actions,
validation notes for any proposed changes,
assumptions or blockers that prevent stronger conclusions.

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