I have a droplet but it causes connectivity issues
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Hi there,
“Connectivity issues” can mean a few different things, so it helps to narrow it down a bit.
First, check if there are any ongoing incidents in your region at https://status.digitalocean.com. If something is happening on DigitalOcean’s end it will show up there.
If the status page looks clean, try these quick checks:
# Can you reach the Droplet at all?
ping your-droplet-ip
# Is SSH working?
ssh root@your-droplet-ip
# Check if your services are actually running
systemctl status nginx
systemctl status your-app
Also check your cloud firewall under Networking > Firewalls to make sure the right ports are open for your use case.
If you can share a bit more detail about what the connectivity issue looks like, full outage, intermittent drops, specific ports not responding, it will be easier to point you in the right direction.
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