Austria was put in charge of the German confederation. What was it?

German Confederation, organization of 39 German states, established by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to replace the destroyed Holy Roman Empire. It was a loose political association, formed for mutual defense, with no central executive or judiciary.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/German-Confederation

excuse me, so what the hell is the

small european communities with shared traditions consolidated into large new states (apex)