Create a DigitalOcean droplet

DigitalOcean Droplets are Linux-based virtual machines (VMs) that run on top of virtualized hardware. Each Droplet you create is a new server you can use, either standalone or as part of a larger, cloud-based infrastructure.

This guide assumes you already have a DigitalOcean account, If not you can create one here.

Create a droplet

Go to DigitalOcean Project Dashboard and click on Get Started with a Droplet.

DigitalOcean Project Dashboard

Then choose the image you want to use, in my case, I chose Ubuntu 20.04.

Choose Image

Then choose the size of the droplet you want to create, I am going with 1GB, $6/month droplet.

Choose Plan

Then choose the region you want to create the droplet in, I am going to use Bangalore since it’s nearest to me.

Choose Region

Now enter a password for the droplet, don't lose it! You will need it later to connect to the droplet.

Enter Password

Then enter the hostname of the droplet, I am going to use ubuntu.

Enter Host Name

Finally, click on Create Droplet.

Create Droplet

Now wait for the droplet to be created, this usually happens in under a minute.

Wait

Connect to the droplet

Once the droplet is created, copy the IP address of the droplet and open the terminal in Linux or PowerShell/CMD in windows and use the following command to connect to the droplet.

Copy IP

ssh root@<IP ADDRESS>

You will be asked to type "yes" to add the SSH key to the droplet and then you will be asked to enter the password for the droplet.

SSH

Now you are connected to the droplet and you can start doing things you want to do.