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Build apps, host websites, run open source software, learn cloud computing, and more – every cloud resource you need at an affordable price.

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I've worked with every conceivable service provider (Rackspace, AWS, Azure, etc), and Digital Ocean's amazing documentation, great UI/UX, and reasonable and understandable pricing scheme are unsurpassed. What's not to love?

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Simplicity is key but also performance/price. DO excels at both compared to AWS

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Why thousands of developers choose DigitalOcean

We’re here to help you be successful

3,000 tutorials

Our cloud-agnostic open source guides help millions of developers learn and build new software every day.

Active community

Have a question about a particular technology you’re using? Join the discussion on our active Q&A forum.

World-class service

Free round-the-clock technical support for all customers regardless of how much you spend with us.

Legal

99.99% uptime SLA

DNS

Global data centers

40GbE hypervisor connections

Easy-to-use API

Monitoring & alerting

Enterprise SSDs

Plus receive free access to these services

Cloud firewalls

Things you can do on DigitalOcean with the $200 trial offer

Build web applications

Create up to 10 different Basic Droplets to run simple web applications.

Test a production-quality web application for up to 60 days utilizing General Purpose Droplets, CDN through Spaces Object Storage, Load Balancers, Volumes Block Storage, and DigitalOcean Managed Databases.

Run 10 apps for 60 days using a fully managed PaaS environment.

Build a container-based application

Experience a real-world Kubernetes environment by deploying a cluster.

Host website(s)

Create up to 10 different Basic Droplets with various CMS packages (WordPress, Ghost etc.) and run multiple websites.

Run up to 15 static sites.

Run open source applications

Explore up to 7 different kinds of popular and powerful open source software, including VPN, Mattermost, Minecraft, and much more – utilizing robust General Purpose Droplets.

A simple and scalable cloud platform for all developer needs

Complete set of building block services

Choose from a wide variety of services, including infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), and Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF)-certified Managed Kubernetes, for all compute, networking, storage, and database needs.

DigitalOcean Marketplace of 1-Click Apps

Leverage popular CMS, e-commerce, web application frameworks, and developer tools to expedite development.

Cloud computing demystified

Dive into a rich set of educational content around technology topics – from the basics of virtual machines to database optimization and container orchestration.

Predictable costs and billing

Always know what you’ll pay per month with a flat pricing structure across all data center regions.

Frequently asked questions

How do I sign up for the free trial?

If you are eligible, your free trial will start when you sign up for DigitalOcean. You will need a credit card so that we can verify your identity, but you will not be charged or billed during your free trial.

Who is eligible for the free trial?

New customers to DigitalOcean with a valid credit card are eligible. You are eligible if you have never been a paying customer of DigitalOcean and have not previously signed up for the free trial.

What can I use the free trial for?

You can use the free trial for any infrastructure services provided by DigitalOcean, for example all Droplet plans, Spaces Object Storage, Block Storage, and Load Balancers.

What are the terms of service for the free trial?

The free trial requires that you access the DigitalOcean Terms of Service

Are there any limitations with the free trial?

The $200, 60-day free trial provides free credit up to $200 that must be used within 60 days. If you go over $200 in infrastructure services during the 60-day period, any overage charges will be charged to your credit card.

After 60 days, any active infrastructure services running on your account will be charged at the standard pricing, as described on the DigitalOcean website.

What forms of payment do you accept?

We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Discover, PayPal, and Google Pay (with an associated credit card). For additional payment options, including wire transfer, purchase orders, and ACH, please contact us. Note that when you add a card, we may send a temporary pre-authorization request to the issuing bank. This pre-authorization charge is immediately released by DigitalOcean but may take a few days to clear from your card depending on the bank.