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DigitalOcean 2VCPU High-CPU Droplet
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STARTER
Standard
Virtual machines with shared-CPU configurations designed for running workloads that can handle variable levels of CPU performance.
vCPU
Shared
DESIGNED FOR
Applications such as low traffic web servers, blogs, small databases, dev/test servers, microservices, repository hosting, etc.
PERFORMANCE
General Purpose
vCPU
Dedicated
Virtual machines with a healthy balance of memory and dedicated compute hyper-threads from best-in-class processors.
DESIGNED FOR
A wide range of production workloads, like web application hosting, e-commerce sites, medium-sized databases, and enterprise applications.
CPU-Optimized
vCPU
Dedicated
Compute-optimized virtual machines with dedicated hyper-threads from best-in-class Intel CPUs for workloads that rely on CPU more than RAM.
DESIGNED FOR
CPU-intensive applications like CI/CD, video encoding, machine learning, ad serving, batch processing, and active front-end web servers.
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Frequently asked questions
How do I sign up for the free trial?
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Are there any limitations with the free trial?
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