- How to Connect to Droplets with the Droplet Console
- How to Add SSH Keys to New or Existing Droplets
- How to Connect to Droplets with SSH
- How to Create a Droplet
- Choosing the Right CPU Droplet Plan
- Droplet Pricing
- Why is SMTP blocked?
- How to Upload an SSH Public Key to an Existing Droplet
- How do I migrate my Droplet to another datacenter region?
- How to Recover Access to Droplets using the Recovery Console
Droplets
Generated on 11 Aug 2026
DigitalOcean Droplets are Linux-based virtual machines (VMs) that run on top of virtualized hardware. Each Droplet you create is a new server you can use, either standalone or as part of a larger, cloud-based infrastructure.
Getting Started
Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started.
How-Tos
How to accomplish specific tasks in detail, like creation/deletion, configuration, and management.
Reference
Resources on native tools for working with Droplets, troubleshooting, and Droplet metadata.
Concepts
Explanations and definitions of core concepts in Droplets.
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
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.
9 July 2026
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Ubuntu 25.10 has reached end of life. Per our image deprecation policy, this image is available exclusively via the API for the next 30 days before we remove it from our platform.
For more information, see all Droplets release notes.