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Posted on June 9, 2025

Hello there, DigitalOcean team

It says 200$ credit for github verified students for a year. So we donot need to pay money upto 200$ credit for one year or at the end of the year we need to pay at once



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Hey!

The $200 credit from the GitHub Student Pack gives you free usage for 12 months, you won’t be charged unless you go over the credit or the year ends.

You may need to add a payment method for verification when signing up, but nothing gets billed unless your usage exceeds the credit.

Check out the docs here:

https://docs.digitalocean.com/platform/billing/

- Bobby

Heya, @0e42536d192f49a2ac9abe18f2b337

Yes, with the GitHub Student Developer Pack, you get $200 in DigitalOcean credits valid for one year from the date you sign up.

That means you can use any services on DigitalOcean (Droplets, Managed Databases, App Platform, etc.) up to $200 in total cost within 12 months — no need to pay until you exceed that, and none of it needs to be paid upfront.

Regards

Heya,

Yeah, you’ll get a 200$ credit that lasts an year or until you spend it all. You may need to add a payment method for verification when signing up, but nothing gets billed unless your usage exceeds the credit.

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