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Validated on 24 Jan 2025 • Last edited on 31 Jan 2025

Build your application the way you want with our suite of compute products including VMs, managed containers, PaaS, and serverless functions.

Droplets

DigitalOcean Droplets are Linux-based virtual machines (VMs). Each Droplet you create is a new server you can use. Choose from a variety of Droplet plans to get right resources (like CPU, RAM, and storage) for your workload.

DigitalOcean Kubernetes

DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS) is a managed Kubernetes service that lets you deploy Kubernetes clusters without the complexities of handling the control plane and containerized infrastructure. Clusters are compatible with standard Kubernetes toolchains and integrate natively with DigitalOcean Load Balancers and volumes.

App Platform

App Platform is a fully managed Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) that deploys applications from Git repositories or container images. It automatically builds, deploys, and scales components while handling all underlying infrastructure.

Functions

DigitalOcean Functions is a function as a service (FaaS) offering that lets you run your local serverless code in the cloud using Node.js, Python, Go, or PHP without managing any backend infrastructure.

Cloudways

Cloudways is a managed cloud hosting platform where teams can build, deploy, and scale web applications.

Latest Updates

Upcoming Changes

App Platform’s XL build resources (8 CPUs and 20 GiB of memory during builds) are now enabled for all apps by default. The xl-build flag is now deprecated and will be removed in a future release. Remove xl-build from your app spec to avoid potential errors once the flag is fully retired.

16 January 2026

AMD Instinct MI325X GPUs are now available in SFO3 by contract only in 1- and 8-GPU configurations for single- and multi-node GPU Droplets. To create GPU Droplets with MI325X GPUs, contact sales. Learn more about GPU Droplet plans.

8 January 2026

We have updated the following buildpacks for App Platform:
- Go buildpack: We have added the following Go versions. If you have an existing Go app that uses v0, we recommend upgrading to v1.
  - go1.23.10 - go1.23.12
  - go1.24.4 - go1.24.11
  - go1.25.0 - go1.25.5
- PHP buildpack: We have added the following PHP versions. If you have an existing PHP app that uses v1, we recommend upgrading to v2.
  - PHP 8.1.33
  - PHP 8.2.29
  - PHP 8.3.23 - 8.3.28
  - PHP 8.4.10 - 8.4.15
- Python buildpack: We have added the following Python versions. If you are on Ubuntu-22 and have an existing Python app that is on v3, v2, v1 or v0, we recommend upgrading to v4.
  - Python 3.14.0 - 3.14.1
  - Updated uv to 0.9.14
- Node.JS buildpack: We have added the following Nodejs versions. Visit the Node.js buildpack to learn more about specifying a Node.js Engine version.
  - Node.js 20.19.3 - 20.19.6
  - Node.js 22.17.0 - 22.21.1
  - Node.js 24.3.0 - 24.11.1
  - Node.js 25.0.0 - 25.2.1
- Ruby buildpack: We have updated the default Ruby version to 3.3.9 and have added the following Ruby versions. If you have an existing Ruby app that uses v1, we recommend upgrading to v2.
  - Ruby 3.2.9
  - Ruby 3.3.9 - 3.3.10
  - Ruby 3.4.5 - 3.4.7
  - Ruby 4.0.0-preview2

1 January 2026

Starting 1 January 2026, CPU Droplets are billed per-second, with a minimum charge of 60 seconds or $0.01, whichever is higher.