Virtual private server == anything that is not a whole machine, usually referring to small VMs. In hetzner speak you want a "shared vCPU server". That's rough

Virtual private server == anything that is not a whole machine, usually referring to small VMs. In hetzner speak you want a "shared vCPU server". That's roughly what others offer as VPS, just more clearly spelled out (IMHO). You get fractional CPU usage that should be burstable and roundabout one core.