Infrastructure-as-a-service provider: hosting, servers, and domains for 100K+ customers
netcup operates a Tier 3 data center in Nuremberg and serves over 100,000 customers across web hosting, virtual servers, root servers, and domain registration. The tech stack is modern frontend (TypeScript, Next.js, React) layered over infrastructure plumbing (Docker, Podman, Nginx, KVM, VMware) and monitoring (Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix), but the pain-point list reveals the real operational load: legacy code refactoring, firewall cluster management at scale, and process automation gaps. Hiring is accelerating (36 roles in 30 days) with engineering leading the charge—signaling a shift from pure ops-heavy hosting toward platform modernization and automation.
netcup is a Karlsruhe-based internet service provider founded in 2002, operating a proprietary Nuremberg data center and serving over 100,000 customers globally—ranging from individuals to enterprise accounts. The core offering spans managed hosting (shared and dedicated), virtual private servers (vServer), root servers, domain registration, and application hosting. Active projects center on customer portal modernization, an internal automation platform called a8n, data center operations (datasix), and ISO certification prep. The company faces typical infrastructure-scale challenges: legacy code maintenance across a large install base, firewall cluster optimization, and customer acquisition in the German-Austrian-Swiss (DACH) region.
Frontend: TypeScript, Next.js, React, Vite. Infrastructure: Docker, Podman, Nginx, Traefik, KVM, VMware. Monitoring: Prometheus, Grafana, Zabbix. Backend: C#, .NET on Azure. Networking: HAProxy, Caddy. Client tools: Microsoft 365, Exchange, Windows Server.
A Tier 3 facility in Nuremberg, Germany. netcup operates it directly under the internal project codename datasix and manages large-scale firewall infrastructure there.
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