# DigitalOcean MicroVMs – DigitalOcean Documentation

> Lightweight virtual machines that run a container image in its own kernel, pause when idle, and resume on the next request with memory and processes intact.



## Getting Started with DigitalOcean MicroVMs

Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started.

- [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.

## DigitalOcean MicroVMs How-Tos

How to create, connect to, checkpoint, and 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 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 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 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.
- [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.

## DigitalOcean MicroVMs Reference

API objects and endpoints, doctl commands, and troubleshooting for MicroVMs.

- [MicroVMs API and doctl Reference](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/microvms/reference/endpoints-and-commands/index.html.md): Fields of the MicroVM and checkpoint objects, the MicroVMs API endpoints, and the doctl commands for MicroVMs.
- [Troubleshooting MicroVMs](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/microvms/reference/troubleshooting/index.html.md): Causes and fixes for failed MicroVMs, requests that fail while paused, console errors, slow commands, and HTTP 403 on create.

## DigitalOcean MicroVMs Concepts

Explanations of the MicroVM lifecycle, checkpoints, networking, and access.

- [MicroVM Lifecycle](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/microvms/concepts/lifecycle/index.html.md): MicroVM states, automatic pause and resume, and how each state affects billing.
- [MicroVM Checkpoints](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/microvms/concepts/checkpoints/index.html.md): Checkpoints capture a MicroVM's memory and disk so you can create new MicroVMs that start from that state.
- [MicroVM Networking and Access](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/microvms/concepts/networking-access/index.html.md): MicroVM HTTPS endpoints, ports, public and VPC networking, and the API token scopes MicroVMs use.

## DigitalOcean MicroVMs Details

Features, pricing, availability, sizes, and limits for MicroVMs.

- [DigitalOcean MicroVMs Features](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/microvms/details/features/index.html.md): MicroVMs run container images in isolated virtual machines with automatic pause and resume, HTTPS endpoints, checkpoints, and remote command execution.
- [DigitalOcean MicroVMs Pricing](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/microvms/details/pricing/index.html.md): MicroVMs bill per second for vCPU and memory while running, per GiB-month for the disk and checkpoint storage you use, and per GiB for outbound data transfer.
- [DigitalOcean MicroVMs Availability](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/microvms/details/availability/index.html.md): Regional datacenter availability for MicroVMs.
- [DigitalOcean MicroVMs Limits](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/microvms/details/limits/index.html.md): Sizes and limits for MicroVMs.