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Full disk encryption?

Posted August 31, 2013 15.2k views
Hi there, Is it possible to completely encrypt the SSD of a droplet using Ubuntu ? Thanks, Gilles
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kamaln7 August 31, 2013
This is currently not possible as we do not support modifying a droplet's partition table.

You can always use software such as TrueCrypt:

https://help.ubuntu.com/community/TrueCrypt
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gilles.magalhaes August 31, 2013
I was planning to use TrueCrypt but thought there was a better method, thanks anyway
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usna78 March 4, 2015

While not ‘completely’, a very large file as a container might do what you want, as explained here:

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-use-dm-crypt-to-create-an-encrypted-volume-on-an-ubuntu-vps

How To Use DM-Crypt to Create an Encrypted Volume on an Ubuntu VPS
by Justin Ellingwood
Encrypting your data is a great way to ensure that nobody will have access to your sensitive information if they ever get access to your server. There are many possible uses for this, such as making it easier to decommission servers with sensitive data, storing uncommonly accessed but important files, etc. In this guide, we will discuss how to use dm-crypt to create create an encrypted volume out of a regular empty file.
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maxibi August 30, 2020

Any update on this question because it is 2020 and the question is 7 years ago. In linode I know how to do this because they provided tutorial on this https://www.linode.com/docs/security/encryption/use-luks-for-full-disk-encryption/. What about digitalocean? I think I might use linode if this is not possible. Can anyone confirm ?

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