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Django Hosting in Germany

German Django teams have a clear requirement set: DSGVO compliance, server location inside Germany, and an Auftragsverarbeitungsvertrag in German. Hostim runs Django in a Docker container in Falkenstein, Saxony — a single German region, operated by a German UG.

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# docker-compose.yml
services:
  web:
    image: my-django-app
    environment:
      - DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE=config.settings.prod
  db:
    image: postgres:16
    volumes:
      - db_data:/var/lib/postgresql/data
  • 🇪🇺 Hosted in Germany, GDPR by default
  • 🐳 Run Docker apps (Compose supported)
  • 🗄️ Built-in MySQL, Postgres, Redis & volumes
  • 🔐 HTTPS, metrics, and isolation per project
  • 💳 Per-project cost tracking · from €2.5/month

Why Django on EU bare metal for Germany

Django is one of the most common Python web frameworks in German enterprise and public sector projects. The deployment shape is stable: Gunicorn or Uvicorn, PostgreSQL, persistent storage for /media. Hostim mirrors this layout exactly. The DSGVO-relevant facts: server in Falkenstein (Germany), operator HOSTIM.DEV UG (German company), AVV available on request, Datenschutzerklärung and Impressum published. Latency from Berlin or Munich to Falkenstein is single-digit ms — fast enough for any Django app, including admin-heavy ones.

Latency, residency and German regulators

Latency. Typical RTT from Berlin to our Falkenstein region is around 8 ms. Germany has the strictest interpretation of GDPR in the EU and is the largest EU market for paid hosting. Falkenstein is in Saxony, Germany — Hostim runs entirely on bare metal in this region.

Regulator. BfDI (federal data protection commissioner) and BSI (federal cyber security agency).

Local law. BDSG (Bundesdatenschutzgesetz), the German federal data protection act that complements GDPR. Hostim is operated by HOSTIM.DEV UG, a German company, with all data in Falkenstein, Germany — there is no transfer outside the EU for application data.

Local alternatives you may have considered: IONOS Cloud, Strato, OVH-DE, Hetzner Cloud (raw VPS).

How Hostim runs Django

Modern Django deployment is container-based. The app runs under Gunicorn or Uvicorn, with PostgreSQL on a separate service and persistent storage for media uploads. Hostim mirrors this layout one to one.

Deploy model

You bring a Dockerfile or a Git repo. We build, run migrations on deploy, and attach managed PostgreSQL plus a volume for /media. ASGI works the same as WSGI — Channels and async views run without extra config.

Common pitfalls

Two common failure points: media files lost on container restart, and DATABASE_URL hardcoded for local dev. Hostim provides persistent volumes for /media and injects DATABASE_URL at runtime.

Typical env vars

DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE, SECRET_KEY, DEBUG, ALLOWED_HOSTS, DATABASE_URL

FAQ

Wo liegen die Daten?

In Falkenstein, Sachsen. Bare-metal Server, betrieben von HOSTIM.DEV UG (haftungsbeschränkt). Keine Replikate außerhalb der EU, keine Sub-Prozessoren mit Sitz in den USA für Anwendungsdaten.

Stellt Hostim einen AV-Vertrag bereit?

Ja. Den Auftragsverarbeitungsvertrag (AVV) gibt es auf Anfrage in deutscher Sprache. Schreib uns an support@hostim.dev.

How is this different from Hetzner Cloud?

Hetzner Cloud sells you a raw server; you install Docker, run migrations, configure HTTPS and backups yourself. Hostim runs on Hetzner bare metal but adds a managed PaaS layer — push a Dockerfile, get a running app with managed PostgreSQL.

Welche Zertifizierungen habt ihr?

Wir sind aktuell nicht ISO 27001 oder BSI C5 zertifiziert. Wenn eine Zertifizierung Pflicht ist, sprich uns vorher an — wir sagen ehrlich, ob wir passen.

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