Andrew SB Author
Product Manager @ DigitalOcean
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Restricting port 80 to private network with a cloud firewall, using terraform.
There are a couple important things to know about how load balancers and firewalls work. First, from [the load balancer docs](https… -
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Can I use the API to create a snapshot of a droplet then add that snapshot to another region ?
Yes. The DigitalOcean API supports both [taking a snapshot](https://developers.digitalocean.com/documentation/v2/#snapshot-a-drople…Accepted Answer: Yes. The DigitalOcean API supports both [taking a snapshot](https://developers.digitalocean.com/documentation/v2/#snapshot-a-drople… -
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Github action deploy dotnet app to a single droplet
There are a number of GitHub Actions that exist for working with SHH and SCP. Here’s an example using [appleboy/ssh-action](https:/… -
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How to deploy using Github action?
doctl is designed to help manage DigitalOcean resources. You can use it to create Droplets, databases, Kubernetes cluster, etc. I… -
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Progress Indicator for DOCTL Commands
When scripting with doctl you can pass the --wait flag to Droplet “action” commands in order to block until the action has comp…Accepted Answer: When scripting with doctl you can pass the --wait flag to Droplet “action” commands in order to block until the action has comp… -
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Is it possible to set trusted sources for managed databases from the API or doctl?
Hi @beauzo, I wanted to follow up here to let you know that the DigitalOcean API now supports managing a database cluster’s fire… -
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When saving Kubernetes config from doctl with an existing API token, another token is created . Is this normal?
Is this normal? Yes! You are seeing this due to a recent change in how DOKS Kubernetes clusters handle authentication. Rather … -
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can not log in from terminal
If you’re having issues logging in to your Droplet via SSH and have password login disabled, you can still recover the Droplet. You… -
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Firewall droplet_id list
The best way to combine to lists of attributes using Terraform >= 0.12 syntax is to use the concat function. From [the docs](http…Accepted Answer: The best way to combine to lists of attributes using Terraform >= 0.12 syntax is to use the concat function. From [the docs](http… -
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How can I perform Add to Region and Restore Droplet actions on a backup or snapshot?
After you take a snapshot of a Droplet, you can find the ID of that snapshot via the API by querying the [/v2/images?private=true…Accepted Answer: After you take a snapshot of a Droplet, you can find the ID of that snapshot via the API by querying the [/v2/images?private=true… -
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Create and Delete "General Purpose" droplet via API
Adding a bit to @alexdo’s answer, when you create a Droplet via the API, you will supply a “size slug.” Size slugs are human-readab… -
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How do I work with "count" and connection.host using Terraform?
Rather than using the count, you can simplify this a bit by referencing self.ipv4_address and Terraform will do the right thing…Accepted Answer: Rather than using the count, you can simplify this a bit by referencing self.ipv4_address and Terraform will do the right thing… -
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What's the best way to create a droplet with block storage using Terraform and Ansible?
Your approach to using Terraform for provisioning infrastructure and Ansible for config management is the right way to think about …Accepted Answer: Your approach to using Terraform for provisioning infrastructure and Ansible for config management is the right way to think about … -
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Uploading A Cloud-enabled 3rd Party Custom Image from SolarWinds
The 100 GB limit for custom images applies to the virtual disk inside the image as well as the file size. For example, this vmdk fi…Accepted Answer: The 100 GB limit for custom images applies to the virtual disk inside the image as well as the file size. For example, this vmdk fi… -
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DigitalOcean Terraform can't work with Count and droplet_ids
Terraform recently released a major new version, 0.12.x. This included some fairly important changes in syntax. One of these change…Accepted Answer: Terraform recently released a major new version, 0.12.x. This included some fairly important changes in syntax. One of these change… -
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kubectl with managed certificate not working
Hi @n3dst4! We’re currently working to resolve a number of issues with doctl’s handling of kubeconfig files when installed as a Sna…Accepted Answer: Hi @n3dst4! We’re currently working to resolve a number of issues with doctl’s handling of kubeconfig files when installed as a Sna… -
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Managed Kubernetes - Programmatic Worker Node spinup
You can add nodes to a node pool programmatically via [the DigitalOcean API](https://developers.digitalocean.com/documentation/v2/#…Accepted Answer: You can add nodes to a node pool programmatically via [the DigitalOcean API](https://developers.digitalocean.com/documentation/v2/#… -
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I'm using python-digitalocean to create droplets on DO. I cannot attach ssh keys to droplets. Any ideea why ?
python-digitalocean accepts SSH keys in multiple formats when creating a new Droplet. One important thing to remember is that even … -
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API to purge file cache from Spaces CDN after file update
Clarifying @jarland’s answer a bit: The Spaces API itself does not have support for purging the CDN’s cache, but the DigitalOcean p…Accepted Answer: Clarifying @jarland’s answer a bit: The Spaces API itself does not have support for purging the CDN’s cache, but the DigitalOcean p… -
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Custom Image Help
DigitalOcean has stopped distributing Debian 8 images as the Debin Cloud team has [stopped supporting them](https://lists.debian.or…