Check PostgreSQL extensions before choosing DigitalOcean Advanced Edition
Audit PostgreSQL extensions, compare Advanced Edition costs, and test a safe migration path after DigitalOcean's October 6 extension update.
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Route support tickets with Jev on DigitalOcean
Call Jev through DigitalOcean Serverless Inference, estimate token costs, and test a review workflow before enabling automatic support-ticket routing.
DigitalOcean backups vs snapshots: what should you pay for?
Choose DigitalOcean backups, snapshots or both with dated cost examples, database and volume limits, and a restore checklist for a self-hosted server.
Self-hosted Ghost vs Ghost(Pro): costs and maintenance
Compare self-hosted Ghost with Ghost(Pro), including email delivery, annual billing, backups, analytics, maintenance, and who should choose each route.
Where to host WordPress: VPS or managed hosting?
Choose between a WordPress VPS and managed hosting by comparing running costs, backups, email, maintenance, and a practical migration checklist.
Deploy a Valheim server on a DigitalOcean Droplet
Run a private Valheim dedicated server on a DigitalOcean Droplet with SteamCMD, a narrow firewall, systemd, save backups, and a safe update routine.
Evaluate support-ticket triage on three examples
Run a small ticket classification evaluation with fictional inputs, a saved model response, and explicit checks before building an integration.
Run Kubernetes GPU jobs on Spot with an on-demand fallback
Configure DOKS Spot GPU pools, autoscaling, affinity and PDBs. Test an on-demand fallback and compare cost per completed Kubernetes GPU job.
Call GPT-6 Astra through DigitalOcean with the Responses API
Call GPT-6 Astra through DigitalOcean with the Responses API. Check access, create a key, send a request and compare costs before adding routing or agents.
Fix OpenCode free-tier provider errors with a safe test
Fix OpenCode free-tier, version-required, 403, key, model, and endpoint errors with a disposable read-only diagnostic test.
Host a private Home Assistant server with Tailscale
Host a private Home Assistant server on a Droplet with Tailscale HTTPS, no public dashboard ports, backups, and clear limits for devices on your home LAN.
Lock down a Droplet with Tailscale and private SSH
Lock down a Droplet with Tailscale, close public SSH, test access rules, and keep a recovery route. Follow the guide before adding private server applications.