https://www.linuxhosted.com/series/digitalocean-guides/Recent content in Digitalocean Guides on LinuxHosted.comHugo -- gohugo.ioenLinuxHosted.comSat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.linuxhosted.com/post/how-to-create-digitalocean-droplet/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.linuxhosted.com/post/how-to-create-digitalocean-droplet/ <p>A Droplet is what <a href="https://www.digitalocean.com/">DigitalOcean</a> calls a virtual private server — it's a Linux computer running in a data center that you control entirely. Once it's set up, you can host a website, run an app, store files, or use it as a development environment. You pay by the hour (or a flat monthly rate), and you can delete it the moment you're done.</p> <p>This guide takes you from zero to a working, secured server. No prior experience required.</p>https://www.linuxhosted.com/post/how-to-host-website-digitalocean/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.linuxhosted.com/post/how-to-host-website-digitalocean/ <p>Once you have a <a href="https://www.digitalocean.com/">DigitalOcean</a> Droplet running, the next thing most people want to do is put a website on it. This guide shows you how — step by step, in plain English.</p> <p>We'll install a web server called Nginx (pronounced &quot;engine-X&quot;), upload your site files, point your domain to the server, and turn on HTTPS. By the end, your site will be live and secure.</p> <p><strong>Don't have a Droplet yet?</strong> Start with our <a href="https://www.linuxhosted.com/post/how-to-create-digitalocean-droplet/">guide to creating your first DigitalOcean Droplet</a>, then come back here.</p>https://www.linuxhosted.com/post/move-from-shared-hosting-to-digitalocean/Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.linuxhosted.com/post/move-from-shared-hosting-to-digitalocean/ <p>Shared hosting is a fine starting point. It's cheap, setup is simple, and someone else handles the server. But at some point, many sites outgrow it — and when they do, the experience gets frustrating fast.</p> <p>This guide explains how to recognize when you've hit that wall, what you actually gain by moving to a <a href="https://www.digitalocean.com/">DigitalOcean</a> VPS, and how to do the migration step by step.</p> <hr> <h2 id="signs-youve-outgrown-shared-hosting">Signs You've Outgrown Shared Hosting</h2> <p><strong>Your site is slow for no obvious reason.</strong> Shared hosting puts dozens or hundreds of websites on the same server. When a neighbor's site gets a traffic spike, yours suffers. You have no control over this.</p>