How to Create Kubernetes Clusters
Create a DigitalOcean Kubernetes cluster with CPU and GPU nodes to start running containerized applications in the cloud.
Set Up DigitalOcean Kubernetes Clusters
Generated on 12 Aug 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.
How to Connect to a DigitalOcean Kubernetes Cluster
Connect to a Kubernetes cluster with kubectl, the official Kubernetes command-line tool.
How to Add Node Pools to a Cluster
Create additional node pools for an existing cluster
How to Manage Kubernetes 1-Click Applications
Install 1-Click Applications on DigitalOcean Kubernetes clusters.
How to Destroy DigitalOcean Kubernetes Clusters
Destroy a DigitalOcean Kubernetes cluster to permanently and irreversibly remove it from an account.
How to Enable High Availability
Enable high availability to increase the reliability of your control plane.
Enable Push-to-Deploy
Use GitHub Actions to trigger a workflow to deploy a new image to your Kubernetes cluster.
How to Forward Logs to Managed OpenSearch Database
Enable log forwarding to Managed OpenSearch in DigitalOcean Kubernetes.
How to Add a Control Plane Firewall
Restrict which IP addresses can access your cluster’s API server.