Compute

Our suite of compute products lets you create the infrastructure you want, whether you want to build applications by managing your own infrastructure with Droplets, implement modern container-based methodology with Kubernetes, use a fully-managed Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) environment with App Platform, or go serverless with DigitalOcean Functions.

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 right resources (like CPU, RAM, and storage) for your workload.
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 is a platform as a service (PaaS) offering that lets you publish code directly to DigitalOcean servers without worrying about the underlying infrastructure, runtimes, or dependencies.
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 is a managed cloud hosting platform where teams can build, deploy, and scale web applications.
Paperspace is a cloud-based machine learning platform that offers GPU-powered virtual machines and a Kubernetes-based container service.

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

31 January 2024

For more information, see the full release notes.