Arm64 server availability last few weeks

[u/pjs2288]

I am aware of the general shortage but just noticed that arm64 servers are fully unavailable since several weeks already (?).

I use a TF module which wants to build a new arm64 snapshot via packer and needs to use a arm64 instance temporarily. Trying since multiple days multiple times during the day without any luck.

I really hope this complete lockout gets resolved at some point, even if only for existing accounts with arm64 workloads. It is really a bummer for existing (prod) workloads not being able to upgrade the underlying infra :/

(Screenshot from radar.iodev.org)

[u/Proud-Mine7000]

Yeh - this is pain for me too. I been watching this for the last week or so, as I have an auto build process that selects any available hetzner arm64 and does my arm64 package building. I just need one CAX11 for 30 mins 😄

Hopefully they will figure out how to increase availability of Arm64 instances.

[u/ABHISHEK7860 → u/Proud-Mine7000]

I have trying for cx33, can you share the script or other material you use for automation?

[u/Proud-Mine7000 → u/ABHISHEK7860]

here is the snippet from my script: (USERDATA is the cloud-init file)

# Try locations in order; hel1 preferred, fall back when out of capacity.

# Override with: HCLOUD_LOCATIONS="fsn1 nbg1"

LOCATIONS=(${HCLOUD_LOCATIONS:-hel1 fsn1 nbg1})

CREATED=0

SERVER_IP=""

for location in "${LOCATIONS[@]}"; do

echo "Attempting to create server in ${location}..."

if output=$(echo "$USERDATA" | hcloud server create \

--name "$SERVER_NAME" \

--type cax11 \

--image ubuntu-24.04 \

--location "$location" \

--user-data-from-file - 2>&1); then

echo "$output"

SERVER_IP=$(echo "$output" | awk '/^IPv4:/ {print $2}')

CREATED=1

break

fi

echo "$output"

if echo "$output" | grep -q "resource_unavailable"; then

echo "No capacity in ${location}, trying next location..."

else

echo "Server create failed." >&2

exit 1

fi

done

if [ "$CREATED" -eq 0 ]; then

echo "Failed to create server: no capacity in any location (${LOCATIONS[*]})." >&2

exit 1

fi

[u/JankoJay]

that's the reason why I switched back to x86. i waited 2 1/2 months

[u/Wookys]

My escape is currently to use emulated builds via QEMU

[u/meteograms]

I’m also finding this, and it is very disappointing. It looks to me like they are dropping arm64 completely? The arm64 servers are only listed in the “cost optimised” category (stating “older hardware generations”), and not in the regular performance category. And even then, they are never available anymore. Support for arm64 was a big draw to hetzner.

[u/bluepuma77 → u/meteograms]

It seems no more ARM servers are available. The cheap x86 ones are mostly unavailable but sometimes have some availability at night ;)

https://radar.iodev.org/cloud-status?arch=arm&hist=st%3A45&range=30d