Participating in TechStars back in 2012 was a fundamental growing experience for DigitalOcean. In our efforts to continue to give back to the community, we'll be sponsoring TechStars in 2014. When we decided to build a product that would deliver the simplest possible virtual private server, TechStars helped to direct…
The following Linux Distributions have pushed their way to the forefront of our services. As shown in the chart, Ubuntu is by far our most commonly used distro, with over triple the number of instances as the runner-up. The following Linux Distributions have pushed their way to the forefront of…
In May 2012, we started writing educational Linux articles to help people get jumpstarted on setting up their droplets. We soon realized we couldn't do it alone, and launched the "Get Paid To Write" initiative asking for your help – our community exploded as submissions came in from across the world.…
Today is a special day for us, and we cannot thank you enough. As you may have heard, Netcraft recently released a report that details the trajectory of DigitalOcean, finishing out the year as the world's fastest growing cloud hosting service. We are humbled by this milestone, and will continue…
Tomorrow is the American Holiday of Thanksgiving. People will get together with their friends and family, reflect on what they are grateful for, and then proceed to stuff their faces and fall asleep. It's a good day. As part of DigitalOcean's yearly tradition, we want to take a little time…