Is Hetzner down today?

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How often does Hetzner go down?

Based on our 90-day data, we've recorded 128 incidents, of which 43 were major or critical. The median resolution time is 2h 13m.

How are outages detected?

Pulsetic follows the official status page and records the incidents the provider posts there. Crowdsourced user reports and Pulsetic's own synthetic checks add an early warning, which can surface an issue before the official status page mentions it.

Is it down for everyone or just me?

The outage map and region breakdown help answer this. If reports are concentrated in one area it may be regional; if hotspots appear globally it's a widespread outage. Submit your own report to help others understand the scope.

What does "never acknowledged" mean?

"Never acknowledged" means Pulsetic recorded a service disruption from user reports and its own checks, but the official status page never posted an incident for it. This is one of the core reasons teams use third-party monitoring alongside official status pages.

MAJOR OUTAGE

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Pulsetic can detect an outage before the provider officially reports it. 213 incidents on record since Apr 2024

Last updated: 4 min ago · 0 user reports (24h)

MAJOR · INVESTIGATING

New vSwitch IP/MAC Limits

Started 5 days from now · Oct 11, 2026 · 10:00 PM UTC

As of 12.10.2026, the following vSwitch limits can no longer be exceeded: - A maximum of 256 MAC addresses per vSwitch - A maximum of 32 IP addresses per MAC address Please make sure that your setup does not need more than this.

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90-Day Health Summary

Total Incidents

128

Jul 8 to Oct 6, 2026
Major / Critical

43

34% of the total
Minor Incidents

85

Avg. 0.9 per day
Median Resolution

2h 13m

P95: 47h 18m

Across all 4,379 services Pulsetic tracks, the incidents their status pages reported over the last 12 months had a median resolution time of 2h 4m, and 35% were rated major or critical by the provider. These numbers are calculated separately from the 90-day figures for Hetzner above.

Source: The State of Uptime 2026, figures as of 1 October 2026.

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Recent Outage History

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Incident	Started	Duration	Impact	Status	Link
New vSwitch IP/MAC Limits	Oct 11, 2026 · 10:00 PM	Ongoing	Major	Investigating	Details →
Maintenance at backbone connection between NBG - FRA	Oct 7, 2026 · 9:00 PM	Ongoing	Maintenance	Investigating	Details →
Load Balancers: maintenance work	Oct 7, 2026 · 8:00 AM	Ongoing	Maintenance	Investigating	Details →
Maintenance work on Object Storage	Oct 6, 2026 · 12:00 PM	Ongoing	Maintenance	Monitoring	Details →
Maintenance work on api.hetzner.com	Oct 6, 2026 · 8:00 AM	23m	Maintenance	Resolved	Details →
Replacement of power supply components and UPS in FSN1-DC8	Oct 6, 2026 · 5:07 AM	Ongoing	Maintenance	Investigating	Details →
The Deletion of Projects fails	Oct 5, 2026 · 11:40 AM	1h 11m	Major	Resolved	Details →
Replacement of power supply components at the substation / changes medium voltage in FSN1	Oct 5, 2026 · 7:00 AM	4d 3h	Maintenance	Resolved	Details →
Load Balancers: Primary IP limits after Load Balancer transition	Oct 2, 2026 · 9:43 AM	6h 45m	Major	Resolved	Details →
Maintenance emergency power system in FSN1-DC13	Oct 2, 2026 · 6:00 AM	5h 44m	Maintenance	Resolved	Details →

Common questions

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Hetzner down today?

Check the status badge at the top of this page for the current status. Pulsetic follows the official status page and cross-references it with user reports to give you the most accurate picture.
How often does Hetzner go down?

Based on our 90-day data, we've recorded 128 incidents, of which 43 were major or critical. The median resolution time is 2h 13m.
How are outages detected?

Pulsetic follows the official status page and records the incidents the provider posts there. Crowdsourced user reports and Pulsetic's own synthetic checks add an early warning, which can surface an issue before the official status page mentions it.
Is it down for everyone or just me?

The outage map and region breakdown help answer this. If reports are concentrated in one area it may be regional; if hotspots appear globally it's a widespread outage. Submit your own report to help others understand the scope.
What does "never acknowledged" mean?

"Never acknowledged" means Pulsetic recorded a service disruption from user reports and its own checks, but the official status page never posted an incident for it. This is one of the core reasons teams use third-party monitoring alongside official status pages.

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