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title: Getting Started with DigitalOcean MicroVMs (public)
description: Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started.
product: Microvms
url: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/microvms/getting-started/
last_updated: "2026-10-09"
---

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# Getting Started with DigitalOcean MicroVMs (public)

DigitalOcean MicroVMs are lightweight virtual machines that run a container image in an isolated kernel, pause automatically when idle, and resume on the next request with memory, files, and processes intact.

[DigitalOcean MicroVMs Quickstart](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/microvms/getting-started/quickstart/index.html.md): Create a MicroVM from a container image, send it a request, run a command in it, and destroy it using doctl.