DigitalOcean Kubernetes

Generated on 8 Jul 2025

DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS) is a Kubernetes service with a fully managed control plane, high availability, and autoscaling. DOKS integrates with standard Kubernetes toolchains and DigitalOcean’s load balancers, volumes, CPU and GPU Droplets, API, and CLI.

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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

API and CLI reference documentation for the DigitalOcean Kubernetes service, including example requests and available parameters.

Concepts

Explanations and definitions of core concepts in Kubernetes.

Details

Features, plans and pricing, availability, limits, known issues, and more.

Support

Get help with technical support and answers to frequently asked questions.

Is Kubernetes Right for Me?

Choosing the best deployment platform for your business.

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High-Availability Control Plane for DOKS Clusters

Maximize reliability for critical workloads and environments.

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Kubernetes Bootstrapper

Framework to set up production-grade clusters.

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Kubernetes Adoption Journey

Hands-on tutorial for going from day one to production on DOKS.

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Case Studies

How customers build and scale their applications using DOKS and other DigitalOcean services.

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Marketplace

Learn Kubernetes by starting with one of our preconfigured stacks.

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Latest Updates

1 July 2025

  • The DOKS database operator, which facilitated integration of DOKS clusters with managed databases, is deprecated. Your existing databases remain operational and the operator-related CRDs are not removed. You can use the DigitalOcean API, CLI, or control panel to manage the databases created with the operator.

30 June 2025

20 June 2025

  • The DOKS Cluster Autoscaler now supports autoscaling across multiple node pools for a single workload. If the preferred node pool is at capacity, the autoscaler uses the next compatible option in sequence — ensuring scaling continues smoothly without disruption. This feature is in private preview. For more information, see Flexible Node Pool Selection.

For more information, see all Kubernetes release notes.

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