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This skill provides a concise DigitalOcean platform overview to help onboarding, project setup, tooling, and service selection for compute, storage, and

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---
name: digitalocean-overview
description: DigitalOcean platform overview for account setup, projects, tooling (Control Panel, doctl, API, Terraform), and service selection across compute, storage, databases, networking, management, and teams. Use when onboarding or planning DigitalOcean usage.
progressive_disclosure:
  entry_point:
    summary: "DigitalOcean platform overview for account setup, projects, tooling (Control Panel, doctl, API, Terraform), and service selection across compute, storage, databases, networking, management, and tea..."
    when_to_use: "When working with version control, branches, or pull requests."
    quick_start: "1. Review the core concepts below. 2. Apply patterns to your use case. 3. Follow best practices for implementation."
---
# DigitalOcean Platform Overview Skill

---
progressive_disclosure:
  entry_point:
    summary: "DigitalOcean overview: accounts, projects, tooling (Control Panel, doctl, API, Terraform), and service map for compute, storage, databases, networking, management, teams."
    when_to_use:
      - "When onboarding to DigitalOcean or planning architecture"
      - "When selecting DigitalOcean services for a workload"
      - "When setting up teams, projects, and automation"
    quick_start:
      - "Create a project in the Control Panel"
      - "Generate API tokens and add SSH keys"
      - "Install doctl and authenticate"
      - "Choose compute, storage, and database services"
  token_estimate:
    entry: 90-110
    full: 3000-4000
---

## Overview

DigitalOcean provides cloud services for compute, storage, networking, and managed databases, plus monitoring and team management. Use the Control Panel, doctl CLI, REST API, or Terraform for provisioning and operations.

## Platform Entry Points

- **Control Panel**: Use the web UI for interactive provisioning and monitoring.
- **doctl CLI**: Automate resource creation and lifecycle management.
- **REST API**: Integrate provisioning into internal tooling.
- **Terraform**: Manage infrastructure as code.

## Account and Access Setup

- Create a team and configure billing and access.
- Enable account security settings (2FA and secure sign-in).
- Add SSH keys for Droplet access.
- Create API tokens for automation and CI/CD.

## Project Organization

- Use Projects to group resources by application, environment, or team.
- Standardize naming to simplify search and ownership.

## DigitalOcean Skill Map

Use these skills for deeper coverage (if deployed):

- **digitalocean-compute**: Droplets, App Platform, Functions, Kubernetes, GPU.
- **digitalocean-agentic-cloud**: Gradient AI agentic cloud and AI platform.
- **digitalocean-storage**: Spaces, Volumes, NFS, Snapshots, Backups.
- **digitalocean-containers-images**: Container Registry, custom images, image lifecycle.
- **digitalocean-managed-databases**: Managed Postgres, MySQL, Redis, MongoDB, Kafka, OpenSearch, Valkey.
- **digitalocean-networking**: VPC, firewalls, load balancers, DNS, reserved IPs.
- **digitalocean-management**: Monitoring, uptime checks, projects.
- **digitalocean-teams**: Teams, organizations, roles, access controls.

## Complementary Skills

When using this skill, consider these related skills (if deployed):

- **kubernetes**: Cluster operations and troubleshooting patterns.
- **docker**: Container build and runtime fundamentals.
- **terraform**: Infrastructure as code workflows.

*Note: Complementary skills are optional. This skill is fully functional without them.*

## Resources

**DigitalOcean Docs**:
- Product overview: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/
- Projects: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/projects/
- Teams: https://docs.digitalocean.com/platform/teams/
- Organizations: https://docs.digitalocean.com/platform/organizations/

**Automation**:
- doctl CLI: https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/doctl/
- REST API: https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/api/
- Terraform: https://docs.digitalocean.com/reference/terraform/

Overview

This skill provides a concise DigitalOcean platform overview for account setup, projects, and tooling, plus a service map across compute, storage, databases, networking, management, and teams. It helps teams onboard, choose services, and plan automation using the Control Panel, doctl CLI, REST API, or Terraform. Use it to align architecture and operational practices with DigitalOcean capabilities.

How this skill works

The skill outlines the main entry points for interacting with DigitalOcean: the web Control Panel for interactive tasks, doctl for CLI automation, the REST API for integrations, and Terraform for infrastructure as code. It describes account and access setup steps, recommended project organization, and the core service categories so you can match workloads to the right products. It also maps to more focused skill areas for deep dives on compute, storage, databases, networking, management, and teams.

When to use it

Onboarding new developers or ops staff to DigitalOcean
Planning which DigitalOcean services fit a workload or architecture
Setting up accounts, teams, projects, and access controls
Designing automation and CI/CD with API, doctl, or Terraform
Choosing backup, storage, or managed database strategies

Best practices

Create Projects to group resources by app, environment, or team for clear ownership
Enable 2FA, use scoped API tokens, and add SSH keys for secure access
Use doctl and the REST API for repeatable automation; codify infra with Terraform
Standardize naming and tagging to simplify search, billing, and incident response
Pick managed services (databases, object storage, managed Kubernetes) to reduce operational burden

Example use cases

New project kickoff: create a Project, add team members, generate API tokens, and provision a Droplet or App Platform service
CI/CD automation: register a token, install doctl in pipelines, and deploy with API calls or Terraform
Scaling a web app: choose load balancers + droplets or App Platform, attach volumes for persistent storage
Data platform: use managed databases for Postgres or Redis and Spaces for object backups
Network isolation: configure VPCs and firewalls, reserve IPs, and map DNS for multi-environment deployments

FAQ

Which entry point should I choose for day-to-day operations?

Use the Control Panel for interactive tasks and monitoring; use doctl or the REST API for automation and Terraform for reproducible infrastructure as code.

How should I organize resources for multiple apps or environments?

Create Projects per application or environment, apply consistent naming and tags, and use Teams with role-based access to control ownership.