Droplets

Generated on 31 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.

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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 Droplet.

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

31 March 2026

  • NVIDIA B300 GPUs are now generally available in RIC1, by contract only. B300 GPUs are available in 1- and 8-GPU configurations for GPU Droplets via the control panel and via the API using slugs gpu-b300x1-288gb (1 GPU) and gpu-b300x8-2304gb (8 GPUs). Learn more about GPU Droplet plans.

30 March 2026

  • Private Droplets are now in public preview. Private Droplets have no direct public connectivity by default, using VPC-only networking with automatic integration with VPC NAT gateway, VPC peering, and VPC private DNS.

    All customers can opt in from the Feature Preview page. Create Private Droplets by setting public_networking: false in the Create Droplet API.

16 March 2026

For more information, see all Droplets release notes.

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