Droplets
DigitalOcean Droplets are Linux-based virtual machines (VMs). Each Droplet you create is a new server you can use. Choose from a variety of Droplet plans to get the right resources (like CPU, RAM, and storage) for your workload.
Compute
Last verified 13 Jul 2026
Build your application the way you want with our suite of compute products including VMs, managed containers, PaaS, and serverless functions.
DigitalOcean Kubernetes
DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS) is a managed Kubernetes service that lets you deploy Kubernetes clusters without the complexities of handling the control plane and containerized infrastructure. Clusters are compatible with standard Kubernetes toolchains and integrate natively with DigitalOcean Load Balancers and volumes.
App Platform
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.
Functions
DigitalOcean Functions is a function as a service (FaaS) offering that lets you run your local serverless code in the cloud using Node.js, Python, Go, or PHP without managing any backend infrastructure.
Cloudways
Cloudways is a managed cloud hosting platform where teams can build, deploy, and scale web applications.
Latest Updates
Upcoming Changes
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App Platform’s XL build resources (8 CPUs and 20 GiB of memory during builds) are now enabled for all apps by default. The
xl-buildflag is now deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Removexl-buildfrom your app spec to avoid potential errors once the flag is fully retired.
10 August 2026
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Spot GPU Droplets are now available in public preview for supported GPUs in single-GPU and 8-GPU configurations. Pricing may change daily based on capacity.
To compare the capacity tiers, see Spot GPU Droplets vs On-Demand GPU Droplets.
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Updated NVIDIA AI/ML Ready (
gpu-h100x1-base,gpu-h100x8-base) Droplet base images are now available in the Control Panel and through the API. The images are based on Ubuntu 24.04 (upgraded from Ubuntu 22.04) and include NVIDIA driver 580.173.02 and CUDA 13.1, providing the latest NVIDIA GPU support for AI/ML workloads.Despite their slug names, these images are compatible with all NVIDIA GPU Droplet types we offer. For more information, see Recommended Drivers and Software for GPU Droplets.
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AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs are now available in MEM1 as Spot GPU Droplets in 1- and 8-GPU configurations. Spot prices vary daily based on available capacity. For pricing, see Spot GPU Droplet pricing.
6 August 2026
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DigitalOcean has patched “Safe RET” across our AMD Droplet fleet. We applied the fix at the infrastructure level, and no customer action is required. For more information, see AMD’s security bulletin, AMD-SB-7061.
28 July 2026
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DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS) now includes an optional peer-to-peer OCI registry plugin in public preview. The plugin uses Spegel to mirror container image layers across cluster nodes, so a node can pull layers from a peer that already has them instead of the origin registry. This reduces the number of pulls that leave the cluster, lowers your exposure to external registries’ rate limits, and speeds up image pulls on clusters that reuse the same images across many nodes.
The plugin is disabled by default and is available on new clusters running Kubernetes 1.36 or later.
For more information, see the full release notes.