# 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:<br>

* [**Container image scanning**](#container-image-scanning) for OCI-compatible registries hosted on Hetzner
* [**Kubernetes cluster scanning**](#kubernetes-cluster-scanning) for self-managed clusters
* [**Kubernetes cluster image scanning**](#kubernetes-cluster-image-scanning) for self-managed clusters
* [**Virtual machine scanning**](#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

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[Generic OCI-Compatible Registry](/container-image-scanning/standalone-registries/generic-oci-compatible-registry.md)
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### Kubernetes cluster scanning

If you run your own Kubernetes clusters on Hetzner VMs, you can connect them as generic Kubernetes clusters.

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[Kubernetes Cluster Scanning](/cloud-scanning/kubernetes-cluster-scanning.md)
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### 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.

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[Kubernetes In-Cluster Image Scanning](/cloud-scanning/kubernetes-cluster-scanning/kubernetes-in-cluster-image-scanning.md)
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### 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.

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[Local VM Scanning](/virtual-machine-scanning/local-vm-scanning.md)
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You 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.


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