Getting Started with DigitalOcean Kubernetes

Validated on 9 Aug 2023 • Last edited on 13 Mar 2026

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.

Copy page as Markdown View page as Markdown
Kubernetes Quickstart

Just the essentials to go from zero to working in a few minutes.

Set Up Tools to Make DOKS Cluster Operationally Ready

Set up tools, such as nginx and Cert-Manager, to make operationally-ready DOKS clusters.

Build and Deploy Your First Image to Your First Cluster

Build a sample Docker image and run it on a DigitalOcean Kubernetes cluster.

We can't find any results for your search.

Try using different keywords or simplifying your search terms.