Install guide · Claude Desktop
Install Hetzner Cloud (unofficial) for Claude Desktop
Claude Desktop reads mcpServers from claude_desktop_config.json. Restart the app after saving.
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Needs Cursor or VS Code installed on this device. The button opens the app and asks you to confirm before it adds the server.
Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on macOS, %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json on Windows, or ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json on Linux.
Paste the JSON config below.
Replace placeholder secrets, then restart the client if it does not reload on its own.
{ "mcpServers": { "mguttmann-the-real-hetzner-mcp": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "@mguttmann/hetzner-cloud-mcp@0.2.0" ], "env": { "HETZNER_API_TOKEN": "YOUR_HETZNER_API_TOKEN", "HETZNER_READ_ONLY": "false", "HETZNER_CONFIRM_WRITES": "false", "HETZNER_DENY_TOOLS": "", "LOG_LEVEL": "warn" } } }}
Where the config lives
| System | Path |
|---|---|
| macOS | ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json |
| Windows | %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json |
| Linux | ~/.config/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json |