cloud
DigitalOcean
Simpler, cheaper cloud for smaller estates and startups that do not need AWS-scale complexity.
How we use it
DigitalOcean is our pick for smaller estates and startups where AWS, Azure, or GCP would mean paying for complexity nobody needs yet. Managed Kubernetes, managed databases, and predictable pricing without a services catalogue three hundred items deep.
Services we usually land
- DOKS — managed Kubernetes for container workloads
- Managed Databases — PostgreSQL, MySQL, or Redis without the ops overhead
- App Platform — for services that do not need a full cluster
- Spaces — object storage, backups, static assets
Typical patterns
- Right-sized from the start — no over-provisioning to match a bigger cloud's defaults
- Managed databases — automated backups and failover without a DBA on call
- Predictable billing — flat, transparent pricing that is easy to forecast
Our standards on DigitalOcean
Infrastructure in Terraform, same as every other cloud we run. Managed services over self-hosted wherever DigitalOcean offers the equivalent. We move a client off it the moment scale genuinely demands AWS, Azure, or GCP — not before.
Related services
- Cloud Migration — right-sized cloud for smaller estates
- Kubernetes & DevOps — ongoing platform and cost work
Using DigitalOcean in production?
Tell us what you run today. We will say whether DigitalOcean fits, what we would change, and what it would take — no deck.