I wanted to create $5 droplet to test how my OS project will run in 1GB of memory.
Everywhere I look DO tells me that lowest droplet available is $5, but when I go to my cloud panel the smallest droplet plan available to me is $10 1cpu/2gb droplet.
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I’m in a similar situation. Is it because my account hasn’t been “verified” yet? I’m looking to create an incredibly simple data store. Even the $5 droplet is too much power.
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