Digital Ocean Marketplace
On this page, we explain step by step how to run CloudPanel on Digital Ocean.
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Launching a DropletLogin to your Digital Ocean account.
Click on the button Create CloudPanel Droplet.
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Droplet SizeChoose the size of your Droplet, e.g., Premium AMD with NVMe SSD.

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Datacenter RegionChoose the Datacenter Region where you want to run your Droplet.

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Authentication MethodSelect your Authentication Method, SSH keys or Password.
How to create an SSH Key, is explained on the site: How-to Add SSH Keys to New or Existing Droplets

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Finalize and CreateEnter a hostname, and click on the button Create Droplet to launch your Droplet.

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Assigning a Reserved IPA Reserved IP (static ip) is highly recommended to have the same IP after changing the size of your Droplet.
To create a Reserved IP, do the following steps:
In the left navigation, click on Networking.
Select your Droplet and click on the button Assign Reserved IP.

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Access CloudPanelSecurity
For security reasons, access CloudPanel as fast as possible to create the admin user. There is a small time window where bots can create the user. It's highly recommended to open port 8443 only for your IP via firewall.
You can now access CloudPanel via Browser: https://yourIpAddress:8443
Ignore the self-signed certificate warning and click on Advanced and Proceed to continue to CloudPanel.
