Getting Started on Digital Ocean

We’ve had a few requests in the Slack about getting started on Digital Ocean. It’s as simple as starting a droplet and running the Docker One-Liner, but i’ll document the exact steps below.

First log into Digital Ocean. The interface is pretty straightforward, but first we need to create a project:

No need to move existing resources in, we’re starting a new project, so we’ll click “Skip for now”

Now, we have a project, so let’s create a new Droplet inside it.

And let’s make sure to give it at least 16GB of RAM:

Everything else can be standard, so let’s scroll down. Obviously make sure you set up / use an SSH key you have access to so you can log in. In this case, I’m using a pre-generated SSH key on my local system:

And then click “Create Droplet”

Now, give DO a few seconds, and we can browse to Droplets and get our IP Address

Then, we’ll use our SSH key to log in:

And first things first, let’s update the system and install Docker with the following command:

apt-get -y update && apt-get -y upgrade && apt-get -y install docker.io  

Then, simply run the docker one-liner command, found here.

This will generate a dynamic (and random) password, so make sure to make note of that:

Now, back on your laptop or PC, simply connect to the Digital Ocean host on https://YOUR_DROPLET_IP:7777, use the password provided in the startup output, and you’re live! No need to configure firewall or any other specifics for this droplet.

If you have any problems, feel free to file an issue on the Github repository.