App Platform

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.


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Latest Updates

20 February 2024

7 February 2024

  • We have updated the following buildpacks:

    • Hugo buildpack: The default version of Hugo has been updated from v0.118.2 to v0.121.2. You can override the default version by setting a HUGO_VERSION environment variable. For more information and configuration options, see the buildpack’s documentation page.
    • Python buildpack: A new Python v4 buildpack version has been released that removes support for Python 3.7. If you are on Ubuntu-22 and have an existing Python app that is on v3, v2, v1 or v0, we recommend upgrading to v4.
      • Python buildpack v4:
        • Default Python version is now 3.12.
        • Added support for Python 3.11.7 and 3.12.1.
        • Added support for Python 3.12 and 3.11.6.
        • Dropped support for Python 3.7.
      • Python buildpack v3:
        • Added support for Python 3.12 and 3.11.6.
    • Go buildpack: Additional Go versions have been added and default versions of Go have been updated. For more information and configuration options, see the buildpack’s documentation page.
      • Add go1.21.1, go1.21.2, go1.21.3, go1.21.4, go1.21.5 and go1.21.6
      • Add go1.20.8, go1.20.9, go1.20.10, go1.20.11, go1.20.12 and go1.20.13
      • Add go1.19.13
      • go1.20 defaults to go1.20.13
      • go1.21 defaults to go1.21.5
      • go1.19 defaults to go1.19.13
    • PHP buildpack: Updates to the PHP v1 buildpack are listed below. If you have an existing PHP app that uses v0, please upgrade to v1, see: How to Upgrade Buildpacks in App Platform.
      • PHP buildpack v2:
        • Add PHP/8.1.26 - PHP/8.1.27
        • Add PHP/8.2.13 - PHP/8.2.14
        • Add PHP/8.3.0 - PHP/8.3.1
        • Add composer/2.6.6

17 January 2024

For more information, see all App Platform release notes.