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Does DigitalOcean support KVM or nested virtulzation ?
- Posted on March 3, 2021
- DigitalOcean DropletsFAQDigitalOceanLinux BasicsUbuntu 20.04Debian 10DigitalOcean VPC
Asked by animeshj755
Does DigitalOcean support KVM or nested virtualization ? I want to create a linux instance which supports KVM.
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Hello @animeshj755
Currently, DigitalOcean Droplets support KVM or nested virtualization in all regions. We do not recommend nested virtualization on the platform because there is often very poor performance. Instead, containerization is normally the better option.
Best, Dikshith