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title: DigitalOcean MicroVMs How-Tos (public)
description: How to create, connect to, checkpoint, and manage MicroVMs.
product: Microvms
url: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/microvms/how-to/
last_updated: "2026-10-09"
---

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# DigitalOcean MicroVMs How-Tos (public)

Generated on 10 Oct 2026

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.

## Manage MicroVMs

[How to Create a MicroVM](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/microvms/how-to/create/index.html.md): Create a MicroVM from a container image using the Control Panel, doctl, or the API.

[How to Monitor a MicroVM](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/microvms/how-to/monitor/index.html.md): View a MicroVM’s state, endpoint, configuration, and CPU and memory usage.

[How to Pause and Resume a MicroVM](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/microvms/how-to/pause-resume/index.html.md): Manually pause a running MicroVM or resume a paused one using the Control Panel, doctl, or the API.

[How to Checkpoint a MicroVM](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/microvms/how-to/checkpoint/index.html.md): Create a checkpoint of a MicroVM, create new MicroVMs from it, and delete it using the Control Panel, doctl, or the API.

[How to Destroy a MicroVM](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/microvms/how-to/destroy/index.html.md): Permanently delete a MicroVM and the data on its disk using the Control Panel, doctl, or the API.

## Connect to MicroVMs

[How to Send Requests to a MicroVM](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/microvms/how-to/send-requests/index.html.md): Find a MicroVM’s HTTPS endpoint and send authenticated requests to its HTTP port.

[How to Run Commands and Open a Console in a MicroVM](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/microvms/how-to/run-commands/index.html.md): Run a single command or open an interactive shell inside a MicroVM’s container using doctl or the API.