Build your infrastructure for high-performance and high-availability
We want to ensure that all of our customers have the knowledge and tools to make their infrastructure resilient, available, and fast.
Decide on the level of control you want over your infrastructure.
Do you want to simply write code, click a button, and then have your app automatically deploy? Or are you looking to set up and maintain the underlying servers that control your application? No matter what kind of development path you are looking to start we have you covered.
Droplets
Run and manage your app directly on our VMs, or as we call them, Droplets. Choose between Basic, General Purpose, CPU-Optimized, or Memory-Optimized VMs. Spin up Droplets with your choice of Linux OS in 55 seconds or less.
App Platform
Build, deploy, and scale apps quickly using a simple, fully managed solution. We’ll handle the infrastructure, app run times and dependencies, so that you can push code to production in just a few clicks.
Which Droplet Type Should You Use?
DigitalOcean Droplets have quietly evolved from low-cost VMs well-suited to developers’ hobby projects, into a robust compute platform suitable for both business and personal applications. In this video we share an overview of the Droplet type is best suited for your project.
Maximizing performance by choosing the right storage options
Flexible and scalable data storage is a baseline requirement for most applications and services being developed with modern techniques and tools.
Security and reliability with DigitalOcean networking
As part of your deployment process, it is important to include building in robust and thorough security and reliability measures for your systems and applications.
Load Balancers
Learn moreInvest in managed databases
Most apps today – big and small – run on data. This data is in turn stored in databases. If you are running a WordPress site, mobile app, or web app, chances are you’re using a database.
MySQL
MySQL is an open source, object-relational database built with speed and reliability in mind.
Redis
Redis is an open source, key-value database built with an in-memory design that emphasizes speed.
PostgreSQL
PostgreSQL is an open source, object-relational database built with a focus on extensibility, data integrity, and speed.
MongoDB
MongoDB is a source-available cross-platform document-oriented database program for high-volume storage. Classified as a NoSQL database program, MongoDB uses JSON-like documents with optional schemas.
Benefits of Managed Databases
Learn about the benefits of DBaaS, including the difficulties that come with managing a database on your own.
Managed Kubernetes
For our customers out there who want to embrace the complex world of Kubernetes, we have you covered
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