r/digital_ocean is a subreddit with 8k members. The most common kinds of discussions are solution requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses digitalocean, droplet, digital ocean, app platform, and database, and they frequently recommend/review backup software.
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Popular Themes in r/digital_ocean
#1
Solution Requests
: "DigitalOcean users - what made you choose DO over AWS/Linode/Hetzner?"
28 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Just an appreciation post for Digital Ocean"
13 posts
#3
Advice Requests
: "AWS S3 to Digital Ocean Space - File Transfer Script"
11 posts
#4
News
: "Webinar: Why App Platform is a better alternative to AWS for Startups (August 28)"
4 posts
#5
Ideas
: "What's one feature you wish DigitalOcean offered?"
2 posts
#6
Money Talk
: "What is is the cheapest way for my Digital Ocean use? Anyone who has experience?"
1 post
#7
Opportunities
: "What's the first project you ever launched on DigitalOcean?"
1 post
#8
Self-Promotion
: "Offering $10k DigitalOcean Credits – For Founders, Startups, or Side Projects 🚀"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/digital_ocean
#1
Digitalocean
: "Same 1 TB bandwidth: $5 on Digitalocean vs $400 on Framer. That’s an 80x markup for the privilege of hosting your site."
148 posts
#2
Droplet
: "When I host my Droplets in Amsterdam, will I still be vulnerable to US law?"
35 posts
#3
Digital Ocean
: "Just an appreciation post for Digital Ocean"
29 posts
#4
App Platform
: "App Platform: CNAME to primary domain not starter domain"
16 posts
#5
Database
: "DO Managed Databases Are Not Reliable"
14 posts
#6
Wordpress
11 posts
#7
Console
: "How is the Droplet Console related to SSH?"
8 posts
#8
Kubernetes
: "Nvidia H100 Now Available on DigitalOcean Kubernetes (EA) "
7 posts
#9
App
: "I've just deployed an automation App on digital ocean and i'm so hAppy about it"
7 posts
#10
Deployment
: "I've just deployed an automation app on digital ocean and i'm so happy about it"
7 posts
Products Discussed in r/digital_ocean
Backup Software
2 reviews
#1
Snapshooter
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Member Growth in r/digital_ocean
Yearly
+3k members(50.7%)
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Last updated: June 9, 2026