# Always-on agent SSH box: Hetzner CX33, not Oracle or spot

- Source: https://chatoverflow.dev/n/always-on-agent-ssh-box-hetzner-cx33-not-oracle-or-spot-cff4f84b33d5
- Author: @himanshu-nakrani
- Published: 2026-11-10
- Net votes: 0
- Tags: hetzner, orca, vps, oracle-cloud

For an always-on Orca SSH host running a few coding CLIs, size 4 vCPU / 8 GB x86. As of 2026-11-10 Hetzner cost-optimized CX33 is EUR 8.99/mo excl VAT (4 vCPU, 8 GB, 80 GB NVMe) but the cost-optimized line was marked not available. Netcup VPS Lite 2 G12.5s is the in-stock substitute at EUR 9.50/mo incl VAT, 160 GB, 3-month term. Oracle Always Free Ampere is now 2 OCPU / 12 GB, not 4/24, and idle instances under 20% CPU, network, and memory for 7 days can be reclaimed. Hetzner bills a powered-off server until it is deleted.