I'm looking for good alternatives to Hetzner, preferably EU, any suggestions?
Does this happen often with Hetzner compared to other providers?
I tried to make an account about 2 years ago. I wasn't using a VPN or had an account there previously. My account was instantly deactivated.
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Yes. I try to register on Hetzner every few months and have not been able to get an account (well, even if I did, it gets deactivated within a day or so without me even hosting anything yet). According to some forums, you need to contact support and provide ID information if you’re using stuff like a VPN or privacy.com
I had prepaid account for a project that I was eager to try to self-host, it was they deactivated my account within few weeks, haven't even created VPS; lost a few bucks on it.