DigitalOcean Kubernetes

DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS) is a managed Kubernetes service. Deploy Kubernetes clusters with a fully managed control plane, high availability, autoscaling, and native integration with DigitalOcean Load Balancers and volumes. DOKS clusters are compatible with standard Kubernetes toolchains and the DigitalOcean API and CLI.

Getting Started

Quickstarts and intermediate tutorials to get started.

How-Tos

How to accomplish specific tasks in detail, like creation/deletion, configuration, and management.

Reference

API and CLI reference documentation for the DigitalOcean Kubernetes service, including example requests and available parameters.

Concepts

Explanations and definitions of core concepts in Kubernetes.

Details

Features, plans and pricing, availability, limits, known issues, and more.

Support

Get help with technical support and answers to frequently asked questions.

Related Links

Is Kubernetes Right for Me?

Choosing the best deployment platform for your business.

digitalocean.com

High-Availability Control Plane for DOKS Clusters

Maximize reliability with 99.95% uptime SLA for critical workloads and environments.

digitalocean.com

Kubernetes Bootstrapper

Framework to set up production-grade clusters.

github.com

Kubernetes Adoption Journey

Hands-on tutorial for going from day one to production on DOKS.

digitalocean.github.io

Case Studies

How customers build and scale their applications using DOKS and other DigitalOcean services.

digitalocean.com

Marketplace

Learn Kubernetes by starting with one of our preconfigured stacks.

digitalocean.com

Latest Updates

8 April 2024

• Tokens returned by the /kubeconfig and /credentials endpoints now have custom scopes to provide read-only access to Kubernetes resources. Within DOKS clusters, operations to access Kubernetes objects are still available based on team role (owner, biller, or member) as before.

19 March 2024

• We have added synchronous validation of LoadBalancer service annotations. If you provide invalid values, DOKS returns an error, thus preventing misconfiguration of your load balancer.

31 January 2024

• We have removed the built-in Kubernetes Dashboard from the control panel.

  As an alternative, you can use the Kubernetes Dashboard 1-Click App from the DigitalOcean Marketplace, Cilium Hubble, or other open-source options for monitoring and visualizing Kubernetes workloads.

For more information, see all Kubernetes release notes.