EU hosting → France
French SaaS teams running Next.js often serve a Paris-heavy user base from a US edge platform and pay a tax for it — long cold starts, opaque billing, and a CNIL question every audit cycle. Hostim runs your Next.js standalone server in a Docker container in Falkenstein, Germany, with typical RTT around 18 ms to Paris. EU residency. CNIL question closed.
# docker-compose.yml
services:
web:
image: my-nextjs-app
environment:
- NODE_ENV=production
- DATABASE_URL=postgres://...
db:
image: postgres:16A French SaaS hosting Next.js on Vercel or Netlify is technically deploying a US-controlled platform, even when the EU edge region is selected. The legal entity behind the platform is US, which makes the Schrems II conversation harder. Moving the same Next.js app to a Docker container on Hostim removes the transfer entirely — operator and infrastructure are both in the EU. ISR works because the container is long-lived. Image optimization works because we run a real Node process. The .next cache stays warm across requests and survives deploys on a persistent volume.
Latency. Typical RTT from Paris to our Falkenstein region is around 18 ms. CNIL enforces GDPR more aggressively than most EU regulators. French SaaS buyers often ask for a SCC-free architecture — meaning no transfer of personal data to the US. Hostim is fully in the EU and keeps you out of that question.
Regulator. CNIL (Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés).
Local law. Loi Informatique et Libertés, the French national data protection act. 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: Scaleway, Clever Cloud, OVHcloud, Platform.sh.
Next.js hosting today means running a Node.js process behind HTTPS, with a build step that produces static and server bundles. Most teams either run the standalone server output in Docker or use a platform-specific runtime. Hostim runs the standalone server in a normal Docker container, so you stay portable.
Push a Dockerfile or connect a Git repo. We build the image, attach a managed PostgreSQL, and serve traffic on a subdomain or your custom domain with automatic HTTPS. ISR and image optimization work because we run a real long-lived Node process — not a serverless function.
Two things often break on serverless platforms: long background jobs and large file uploads. Hostim avoids both by running stateful containers with persistent volumes for cache, uploads, and the .next directory.
NODE_ENV, DATABASE_URL, NEXTAUTH_SECRET, NEXTAUTH_URL
Typical round-trip from Paris to Falkenstein is 18 ms. For interactive Next.js apps that is indistinguishable from a local Paris host. Static assets are served from the same region, so first paint is fast.
Hostim is operated by a German company with all data in Falkenstein, Germany. There is no transfer to a third country, so the CNIL transfer questions do not apply. A Data Processing Agreement is available on request.
Yes. Hostim runs your Next.js standalone server as a long-lived container, so the in-memory ISR cache stays warm. A persistent volume keeps the .next directory across deploys.
Both are valid EU choices. The trade-off is usually price and DX. Hostim runs on Hetzner bare metal at flat monthly pricing, with managed PostgreSQL included on the free tier — most French SaaS teams compare us on cost first, on RTT second.
Spin up an app in minutes. Managed database on the free tier, custom domain included.