What is Digital Ocean?
Digital Ocean is a cloud hosting platform that focuses on simplicity and affordability for developers and small to medium-sized businesses. With products such as Droplets (VPS), managed Kubernetes and managed databases, Digital Ocean offers a clear alternative to more complex cloud providers.
Why Digital Ocean is useful
Digital Ocean makes cloud hosting accessible without the complexity of AWS or Azure:
- Simple: Intuitive dashboard and clear documentation
- Affordable: Predictable pricing from $4/month, no hidden costs
- Fast: Droplets start in less than 55 seconds
- Excellent documentation: Thousands of tutorials and guides
Time savings with Digital Ocean
Digital Ocean saves time by simplifying complex cloud services. What takes hours of configuration on AWS is ready in minutes on Digital Ocean.
Droplets
Virtual private servers with SSD storage. Choose your configuration and deploy in seconds.
App Platform
PaaS for deploying apps directly from GitHub. Automatic builds and SSL.
Managed Databases
PostgreSQL, MySQL and Redis managed by Digital Ocean — automatic backups and updates.
Managed Kubernetes
Kubernetes clusters without the complexity of cluster management. Only pay for worker nodes.
Hidden features that often go unused
Digital Ocean offers more than just VPSs:
- Spaces: S3-compatible object storage with CDN — ideal for media and backups.
- Functions: Serverless functions for event-driven workloads without managing servers.
- VPC: Private networking between your servers for secure internal communication.
- Monitoring & Alerts: Built-in monitoring with automatic notifications when problems occur.
- Floating IPs: Static IP addresses that you can move between Droplets.
- doctl CLI: Manage your entire infrastructure from the terminal.
Integrations with other tools
Digital Ocean integrates with many other tools and services:
Kubernetes
GitHub
Ubuntu
- GitHub & GitLab: Automatic deployment on code pushes via App Platform.
- Terraform: Infrastructure as Code for reproducible environments.
- Ubuntu & Debian: Default OS choices for Droplets.
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