Deploy in 55 seconds
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1. Select an image or app
Choose from our library of distros and apps, or create a Droplet from a snapshot.
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2. Choose a size
Select a Droplet size based on the resources you need. You can resize at any time from the control panel.
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3. Select a region
Deploy your Droplet to any of our datacenter locations around the world.
Programmatically control your Droplets
Our API enables you to deploy and manage thousands of Droplets
and resources in a simple, progammatic way.
Manage your Droplets with greater flexibility using conventional HTTP requests. Take any number of actions or requests—including creating multiple Droplets, resizing, rebooting, enabling backups, and more—with curl commands or the official API wrappers. Includes OAuth support.
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curl -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer b7d03a6947b217efb6f3ec3bd3504582" \
-d '{"names":["sub-01.example.com","sub-02.example.com"],"region":"nyc3","size":"512mb","image":"ubuntu-14-04-x64"}' \
-X POST "https://api.digitalocean.com/v2/droplets"
droplet = DropletKit::Droplet.new(
names: ['sub-01.example.com', 'sub-02.example.com'],
region: 'nyc3',
size: '512mb',
image: 'ubuntu-14-04-x64',
ipv6: true,
tags: ["web"]
)
client.droplets.create_multiple(droplet)
createRequest := &godo.DropletMultiCreateRequest{
Names: []string{"sub-01.example.com","sub-02.example.com"},
Region: "nyc3",
Size: "512mb",
Image: godo.DropletCreateImage{
Slug: "ubuntu-14-04-x64",
},
IPv6: true,
Tags: []string{"web"},
}
droplet, _, err := client.Droplets.CreateMultiple(createRequest)
doctl compute droplet create "sub-01.example.com" "sub-02.example.com" \
--region nyc3 --size 512mb --image ubuntu-14-04-x64 --enable-ipv6
# [Learn more about doctl](https://github.com/digitalocean/doctl)
Additional features
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Cluster deployment
Deploy multiple Droplets with a few clicks within our control panel or via our API in your terminal.
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Resize
Vertically scale your Droplet's resources up or down based on your usage.
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Backups and snapshots
Enable automatic backups during Droplet creation or take a snapshot at any time.
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Snapshot transfer
Transfer the ownership of a snapshot to any DigitalOcean user.
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Monitoring
Keep a close eye on your Droplet's bandwidth, disk, and CPU levels.
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User data
Add customized scripts to automate the installation of packages during initial setup.
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Enterprise SSDs
We use enterprise-grade solid state disks (SSDs) for increased storage performance.
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40GbE
Best-in-class network connectivity for speed and throughput.
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KVM
Enterprise-grade KVM hypervisors for improved network performance and security.
Standard Droplets
Easy-to-deploy and resizable SSD-based virtual machines that are billed hourly. Standard Droplets offer the right amount of RAM, CPU, and local storage space needed to get applications off the ground. Learn More
Plus receive free access to services including Monitoring, Cloud Firewalls, and more.
Specialized Droplets
Achieve up to 4x more CPU performance on High CPU vs Standard Droplets. High CPU Droplets have been optimized for computationally intensive workloads such as running highly active front-end application servers, data analysis, and batch processing. Learn More
High Memory Droplets offer larger amounts of RAM, ideal for databases and in-memory caching.
Do more with Droplets
Discover your infrastructure's potential with the help of over a thousand, easy-to-follow development and sysadmin tutorials.
