Scanning Hetzner with Aikido
Aikido fully supports protecting workloads on Hetzner through specific integrations. A native integration may be added in the future, but you can already achieve full coverage by combining:
- Container image scanning for OCI-compatible registries hosted on Hetzner
- Kubernetes cluster scanning for self-managed clusters
- Kubernetes cluster image scanning for self-managed clusters
- Virtual machine scanning via the Local VM Scanner on Hetzner instances
Features
Container image scanning
Scan third-party registries that are OCI-compatible and hosted on Hetzner. Follow the OCI guide below to configure container image scanning
Generic OCI-Compatible RegistryKubernetes cluster scanning
If you run your own Kubernetes clusters on Hetzner VMs, you can connect them as generic Kubernetes clusters.
Kubernetes Cluster ScanningThis page describes the scanning capabilities for your Kubernetes clusters. It applies to managed Kubernetes environments (e.g., EKS, AKS, and GKE) as well as self-managed/on-prem/OpenShift clusters.Kubernetes cluster image scanning
If you run your own Kubernetes clusters on Hetzner VMs, you can scan the images of running containers with Kubernetes image scanning.
Kubernetes In-Cluster Image ScanningThis page describes how Aikido can scan container images within the Kubernetes cluster where they are deployed.Virtual Machine scanning
To scan Virtual Machines on Hetzner, use the Local VM Scanner. It inspects packages, system dependencies and configuration directly on the instance.
Local VM ScanningYou can roll this out centrally using your usual automation tooling (e.g. Ansible, Terraform-provisioned scripts, or cloud-init) so that new Hetzner instances are automatically enrolled.