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- Reference for App Specification
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App Platform
Generated on 2 Jun 2025
App Platform is a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) offering that allows developers to publish code directly to DigitalOcean servers without worrying about the underlying infrastructure.
Getting Started
Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started.
How-Tos
How to accomplish specific tasks in detail, like creation/deletion, configuration, and management.
Reference
Native and third-party tools, troubleshooting, and answers to frequently asked questions.
Concepts
Explanations and definitions of core concepts in App Platform.
Details
Features, plans and pricing, availability, limits, known issues, and more.
Support
Get help with technical support and answers to frequently asked questions.
Latest Updates
2 June 2025
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We have updated App Platform’s Ruby buildpack to add support for additional Ruby versions. These updates include: * Ruby 3.4.2 is now available * Default Ruby version is now 3.3.7 * Ruby 3.2.7 and 3.2.8 is now available * Ruby 3.1.7 is now available * Bundler 1.x no longer works with the Ruby buildpack
19 May 2025
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Now in public preview on App Platform, you can disable an app’s CDN cache, allowing you to use your own CDN instead.
Additionally, you can now enable enhanced threat control for Layer 7 DDoS protection and disable email obfuscation by updating the app spec.
12 May 2025
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Now in public preview, if your app’s health check fails on App Platform, a liveness probe automatically restarts the app. Additionally, worker services now support health checks. To set up health checks for your app, see How to Set Up and Manage Health Checks.
For more information, see all App Platform release notes.