# Digital Ocean

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## Table of Contents

1. [Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning](#artificial-intelligence-and-machine-learning)
  - [LLM Deployment](#llm-deployment)
    - [DeepSeek R1](#deepseek-r1)
1. [Cloud Infrastructure](#cloud-infrastructure)
  - [PaaS](#paas)
    - [DigitalOcean](#digitalocean)
1. [Cloud Providers](#cloud-providers)
  - [Alternative Clouds](#alternative-clouds)
    - [Community Portal](#community-portal)
    - [DigitalOcean](#digitalocean-1)
    - [Kubernetes DOKS](#kubernetes-doks)
    - [Visual Deployment](#visual-deployment)
  - [PaaS](#paas-1)
    - [DigitalOcean App Platform](#digitalocean-app-platform)
1. [Web Servers](#web-servers)
  - [NGINXConfig](#nginxconfig)
    - [Community Tools](#community-tools)

## Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

### LLM Deployment

#### DeepSeek R1

  - **(2025)** [How to run Deepseek R1 LLMs on GPU Droplets](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/deepseek-r1-gpu-droplets) <span class='md-tag md-tag--warning'>[PYTHON/SHELL CONTENT]</span> <span class='md-tag md-tag--critical'>[ADVANCED LEVEL]</span>  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span> <span class='md-tag md-tag--secondary'>[GUIDE]</span> — A cutting-edge deployment guide illustrating execution profiles of the revolutionary DeepSeek R1 reasoning models inside newly provisioned high-performance DigitalOcean GPU Droplets. Addresses architectural configurations for model weights and CUDA drivers.
## Cloud Infrastructure

### PaaS

#### DigitalOcean

  - **(2020)** [theregister.com: DigitalOcean decides to head rivals off at the PaaS, floats App Platform to deploy, run code without juggling servers](https://www.theregister.com/off-prem/2020/10/07/digitalocean-decides-to-head-rivals-off-at-the-paas-floats-app-platform-to-deploy-run-code-without-juggling-servers/802967)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span> — This article analyzes DigitalOcean's App Platform launch, presenting it as a direct PaaS alternative designed to counter Heroku. The platform abstracts Kubernetes infrastructure to allow multi-tenant zero-config deployments directly from source control. Curator insights highlights its developers-first simplicity, while current industry status verifies its solid integration with modern container workflows.
  - **(2020)** [thenewstack.io: DigitalOcean App Platform Eases Kubernetes Deployments for Developers](https://thenewstack.io/digitalocean-app-platform-eases-kubernetes-deployments-for-developers)  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span> — This technical review evaluates how the DigitalOcean App Platform utilizes native Kubernetes under the hood. It explains how DO managed to build a serverless PaaS that hides operational complexities like ingress configurations and TLS certificate rotation. The platform simplifies containerized app pipelines for teams without dedicated platform engineers.
## Cloud Providers

### Alternative Clouds

#### Community Portal

  - **(2025)** [Community Tools 🌟](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tools) <span class='md-tag md-tag--warning'>[N/A CONTENT]</span>  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span> — An aggregate repository of developer-led open-source automation templates, networking tools, and infrastructure deployment scripts optimized for the DigitalOcean platform ecosystem.
#### DigitalOcean (1)

  - **(2026)** [Digital Ocean](https://www.digitalocean.com) <span class='md-tag md-tag--warning'>[N/A CONTENT]</span>  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span> — A developers-first cloud services platform focusing on simplicity, lower cost predictability, and rapid droplet virtual server allocations. Expanded enterprise capacities to accommodate containerized microservices and modern pipelines.
#### Kubernetes DOKS

  - **(2025)** [Digital Ocean Kubernetes (DOKS)](https://www.digitalocean.com/products/kubernetes) <span class='md-tag md-tag--warning'>[N/A CONTENT]</span>  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span> — Fully managed Kubernetes distribution that abstracts master node architecture, allowing users to rapidly deploy clusters. Features simplified persistent block storage volumes, automated node auto-scaling, and painless ingress configurations.
#### Visual Deployment

  - **(2022)** [try.digitalocean.com/cloudplex](https://try.digitalocean.com/cloudplex) <span class='md-tag md-tag--warning'>[N/A CONTENT]</span>  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span> — Reference landing portal for visual architecture design tools integrated with DigitalOcean Kubernetes. Historically allowed developers to visualize infrastructure topologies and generate corresponding Kubernetes configurations.
### PaaS (1)

#### DigitalOcean App Platform

  - **(2024)** [App Platform](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform) <span class='md-tag md-tag--warning'>[N/A CONTENT]</span> <span class='md-tag md-tag--primary'>[DOCUMENTATION]</span>  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span> — App Platform reference document outlining core specs of DigitalOcean's fully managed Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS). Allows automated code deployments directly from Git systems, managing containers, databases, and SSL endpoints.
  - **(2024)** [App Platform - Digital Ocean PaaS](https://try.digitalocean.com/app-platform) <span class='md-tag md-tag--warning'>[N/A CONTENT]</span>  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span> — Highlights onboarding pathways and scalability paradigms inside DigitalOcean's PaaS. Highly optimized for small-to-medium enterprises wanting to run microservice networks without complex VM configurations.
## Web Servers

### NGINXConfig

#### Community Tools

  - **(2025)** [NGINXConfig](https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tools/nginx) <span class='md-tag md-tag--warning'>[JAVASCRIPT CONTENT]</span>  <span class='md-tag md-tag--info'>[COMMUNITY-TOOL]</span> — An interactive visual web config builder for constructing highly secure and performant NGINX configuration templates. Addresses reverse proxy configurations, SSL parameters, caching limits, and security headers.

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