Getting Started with DigitalOcean

Updated: 2019-02-10

1 Create DigitalOcean Account 2 Create A New Project 3 Create A Droplet

Create DigitalOcean Account

First we are gonna create a DigitalOcean Account. This is where we host our server. If you already have an account, still click our link and get a FREE $100 Credit. If you don't have an account, click the link and get a FREE $100 credit.

Create A New Project

How to create a new project?

Name Your Project

Give your project a name. I'm gonna name my project TermTools.

Add A Description

Give your project a description. I'm gonna say Coding Education.

Tell Them What It's For

Choose a category for your project. For this, I'm gonna choose Website or blog.

Create A Droplet

How to create a droplet?

Click Get Started with a Droplet or under create click Droplets

Choose your operating system

For this project we are gonna use Ubuntu 18.04.1 x64.

Choose A Size

We will choose the $5/mo option.

Choose a datacenter region

I'll choose New York.

Select additional options

Turn on IPv6.

Choose a hostname

I'll name mine term-tools-droplet.

Click Create.