App Platform Quickstart
Get your source code live on App Platform in a few minutes.
Getting Started with App Platform
Validated on 9 Aug 2023 • Last edited on 17 Apr 2025
App Platform is a fully managed Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) that deploys applications from Git repositories or container images. It automatically builds, deploys, and scales components while handling all underlying infrastructure.
App Platform Sample Apps
Sample applications to get started on DigitalOcean App Platform.
Deploy Sample Apps to App Platform
Fork and launch sample applications for several popular programming languages.
Deploy the Etherpad Collaborative Web Editor to App Platform
Learn how to deploy the official Etherpad Docker image to DigitalOcean’s App Platform and connect it to a managed PostgreSQL database.
Deploy a Sample RSS Reader to App Platform
Build a multi-component sample RSS reader app and then deploy the app to App Platform.