How to setup SSH Keys for DigitalOcean
The only safe way to connect to your DigitalOcean server or any server is via public key authentication, OpenSSH is the standard tool used and OpenSSH...
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SnapShooter Joins DigitalOcean Hatch
SnapShooter + Hatch SnapShooter has officially jointed the hatch program August 2018. It's taken us a while to make this information public. Since...
Backing up MySQL on DigitalOcean
Did you know that SnapShooter offers support for backing up MySQL on DigitalOcean now? Learn more about MySQL backups If your Droplet has an...
How Do I Power off or Reboot DigitalOcean Droplet?
How do I safely power cycle Droplet server?Restarting your droplet is a very simple process.To safely shutdown your serverLog in to your Droplet as the...
DigitalOcean Spaces is now Generally Available
DigitalOcean announced spaces September 2017 and they are now generally available to all developers.Spaces is a simple standalone object storage service...
DigitalOcean High CPU is now Generally Available
Back in July 2017, DigitalOcean announced they were going to offer High CPU droplets for those jobs where CPU is a higher priority than memory. They are...
How do you restore a DigitalOcean Snapshot?
So the worse has happened and you need to restore your droplet to an older snapshot. First, if you're using SnapShooter make sure you pause...
Are DigitalOcean snapshots destroyed after restoring them?
No snapshots are not destroyed when a snapshot is restored. They are kept for as long as your retention policy is set for.If you are using SnapShooter to...
Does DigitalOcean Shutdown the droplet to take snapshot or backup?
The simple answer is no, DigitalOcean does not require you to turn off your droplet to take a snapshot or backup.In the past, DigitalOcean did require the...