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Kubernetes
You can resize a DOKS node by creating a new node pool of the desired size.
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Droplets
You can reset your Droplet’s password using the control panel.
High RAM or CPU usage is normally the result of applications or kernel processes on the Droplet, not the physical host.
You can serve multiple Wordpress instances from a single Droplet.
You can point multiple domains at a Droplet and server mutiple websites from it.
DigitalOcean blocks SMTP port 25 for some new accounts to prevent spam and other abuses of our platform.
You can check to see if a Droplet’s migration has completed by checking its history.
You cannot currently download DigitalOcean backups or snapshots, but you can use third-party tools to save your data locally.
You can manually back up a Droplet using DigitalOcean snapshots or backups or, alternatively, using a third-party tool like rsync or SFTP.
You can transfer snapshots of Droplets to other users, who can then recreate the Droplet on their account from the snapshot.
Creating a backup or snapshot takes roughly 2 minutes per GB of used space.
View all Droplets support articles.
Third-Party Applications
You can serve multiple Wordpress instances from a single Droplet.
View all Third-Party Applications support articles.
Networking
You can point multiple domains at a Droplet and server mutiple websites from it.
DigitalOcean blocks SMTP port 25 for some new accounts to prevent spam and other abuses of our platform.
View all Networking support articles.
Accounts
Once you pay a past-due balance, you need to manually turn your services (like Droplets) back on using the control panel. Services aren’t automatically powered back on after resolving an account suspension due to non-payment.
View all Accounts support articles.
Billing
Once you pay a past-due balance, you need to manually turn your services (like Droplets) back on using the control panel. Services aren’t automatically powered back on after resolving an account suspension due to non-payment.
View all Billing support articles.
Backups
You cannot currently download DigitalOcean backups or snapshots, but you can use third-party tools to save your data locally.
You can manually back up a Droplet using DigitalOcean snapshots or backups or, alternatively, using a third-party tool like rsync or SFTP.
You can transfer snapshots of Droplets to other users, who can then recreate the Droplet on their account from the snapshot.
Creating a backup or snapshot takes roughly 2 minutes per GB of used space.
View all Backups support articles.
Snapshots
You cannot currently download DigitalOcean backups or snapshots, but you can use third-party tools to save your data locally.
You can manually back up a Droplet using DigitalOcean snapshots or backups or, alternatively, using a third-party tool like rsync or SFTP.
You can transfer snapshots of Droplets to other users, who can then recreate the Droplet on their account from the snapshot.
Creating a backup or snapshot takes roughly 2 minutes per GB of used space.
View all Snapshots support articles.
Volumes
You cannot currently download DigitalOcean backups or snapshots, but you can use third-party tools to save your data locally.
View all Volumes support articles.