Why does my Droplet show almost 100% disk usage even after attaching a new volume?

Adding a volume to your Droplet doesn’t increase its main disk. Instead, it adds on a second disk as a second partition. To expand the Droplet’s main disk, you need to resize the Droplet to the next plan.

If you need additional storage, you can either add a new volume to the Droplet and move some files to that volume, or configure all the logs in /var/log/ to save directly to the new volume.

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Why am I getting a Droplet autoscale pool error?

There may be an issue with the autoscale pool or Droplet configuration, the VPC network’s size, or resource limits on the team or datacenter.

How to Troubleshoot Load Balancer Health Check Issues

Health checks often fail due to firewalls or misconfigured backend server software.

How do I recover access to a Droplet that is at 100% disk usage?

Boot the Droplet from the recovery ISO, then connect using the Recovery Console and delete files to free some disk space.