# Droplet Details

Generated on 20 Mar 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.

[Droplet Features](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/details/features/index.html.md): We offer CPU and GPU plans for various Linux-based Droplets. Droplets integrate with other DigitalOcean offerings, like autoscale pools, tags, reserved IPs, volumes, cloud firewalls, DigitalOcean Load Balancers, and more.

[Droplet Pricing](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/details/pricing/index.html.md): Billing and pricing information for CPU and GPU Droplets, including bandwidth charges.

[Droplet Availability](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/details/availability/index.html.md): Regional datacenter availability for Droplets.

[Droplet Limits](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/details/limits/index.html.md): Limits and known issues for Droplets.

## More Details

[Image Deprecation Policy](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/details/image-deprecation/index.html.md): Information on the distribution versions we provide and our policies on updating and deprecating images.

[Droplet Policies](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/details/policies/index.html.md): Droplet access and user responsibility.

[Package Mirrors](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/details/mirrors/index.html.md): Mirrors of upstream Linux package archives (Debian, Ubuntu) are available at mirrors.digitalocean.com.

[Live Migrations](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/details/live-migration/index.html.md): An overview of what live migrations are and how they affect users.

[CPU Droplet SLA](https://www.digitalocean.com/sla/cpu-droplets): The service-level agreement for CPU Droplets.

[GPU Droplet SLA](https://www.digitalocean.com/sla/gpu-droplets): The service-level agreement for GPU Droplets.