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.

Quickstart

Get your source code live on App Platform in a few minutes.

How-Tos

How to accomplish specific tasks in detail, like creation/deletion, configuration, and management.

Tutorials

Step-by-step instructions for common use cases and third-party software integration.

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

17 November 2022

• We have updated the following buildpacks:

  • Hugo buildpack: The default version of Hugo has been updated from v0.101.0 to v0.104.3. 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.

  • 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 go1.19
    • Add go1.19.1
    • Add go1.18.6
    • go1.18 defaults to 1.18.6
    • go1.19 defaults to 1.19.1

  • Python buildpack: A new Python v1 buildpack has been released alongside the current v0 buildpack. Existing Python apps will remain on v0, while new apps will start using v1. If you have an existing Python app, see: How to Upgrade Buildpacks in App Platform.

    • Python buildpack v1:
      • Python 3.7.15, 3.8.15, 3.9.15 and 3.10.8 are now available
      • The default Python version for new apps is now 3.10.8 (previously 3.10.7)
      • Drop support for Python 2.7, 3.4 and 3.5
      • Drop support for PyPy
      • Python 3.7.14, 3.8.14 and 3.9.14 are now available

  • PHP buildpack: A new PHP v1 buildpack has been released alongside the current v0 buildpack. Existing PHP apps will remain on v0, while new apps will start using v1. If you have an existing PHP app, see: How to Upgrade Buildpacks in App Platform.

    • PHP buildpack v1:
      • Add PHP/7.4.32
      • Add PHP/8.0.24
      • Add PHP/8.1.11
      • Add Composer/2.4.2
      • Drop support for Composer/1.x.x

  • Ruby buildpack: A new Ruby v1 buildpack has been released alongside the current v0 buildpack. Existing Ruby apps will remain on v0, while new apps will start using v1. If you have an existing Ruby app, see: How to Upgrade Buildpacks in App Platform.

    • Ruby buildpack v1:
      • Default Ruby version is now 3.1.2

9 November 2022

• The DigitalOcean API now accepts the YAML content-type when submitting app specs for App Platform.

22 September 2022

• App Platform now supports automatically re-deploying apps when updated container images are pushed to DigitalOcean Container Registry. See How to Deploy from Container Images for more information.

For more information, see all App Platform release notes.