- 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 26 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
25 August 2026
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v5 Droplet configurations are now available in the
atl1,ric1,mkc1, andmem1datacenters. They run on 5th Generation AMD EPYC processors for higher per-core performance and let you size compute, memory, storage, and networking independently. Choose Shared for shared vCPUs or General Purpose for dedicated vCPUs. v5 Droplets are billed per second at an hourly rate without a monthly usage cap.DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS) supports a subset of v5 configurations in these datacenters, with 50 GiB or 80 GiB boot disks. For details, see How to Create a Droplet, Choosing the Right CPU Droplet Plan, and Choosing the Right Kubernetes Plan.
24 August 2026
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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.
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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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.
For more information, see all Droplets release notes.