The DigitalOcean Newsletter: March 31, 2021

The DigitalOcean Newsletter

Read on for a monthly recap of all things DigitalOcean, including product updates, new tutorials, upcoming events, and more.

Product Updates

App Platform integration with Docker Hub
DigitalOcean App Platform is a fully managed solution that lets you quickly build, deploy, and scale apps in just a few clicks. App Platform supports bringing your own container image (BYOCI) that allows you to deploy pre-built container images from DigitalOcean Container Registry on App Platform. We're excited to extend this capability further through integration of App Platform with Docker Hub. With this integration, you can deploy public container images directly from Docker Hub to App Platform in minutes. This means if your app is containerized and stored in Docker Hub, you could deploy it to App Platform! Check out this short video to see this feature in action.
Integration of WordPress 1-Click App and Managed MySQL
WordPress is one of the most popular platforms for content management and blogs in the world. You can easily install WordPress on DigitalOcean using the WordPress 1-Click App from the marketplace. We're excited to share that the WordPress 1-click app now supports a DigitalOcean Managed MySQL database. With the back-end being hosted on a managed database, you no longer need to worry about updates, back-ups, and other operational responsibilities.
Load Balancer resizing is here
You can now resize your Load Balancers up or down using the API, DOCTL, SDKs, and on the UI. Just check your Load Balancer settings to adjust it to the size you need, and all your settings will be preserved. Check out the how-to guidance on resizing. Medium and Large Load Balancers can handle higher loads than the default Small size. Read more about it on our documentation.
Marketplace updates
We launched many preconfigured 1-Click Apps in the DigitalOcean Marketplace to help you save time and remove the hassle of provisioning servers.
- Appwrite - Provides you with all the core APIs you need for building a modern application packaged together as a set of easy-to-use Docker containers.
- PyboxTech-Med - Have all your patient data in one place, in your own server on the cloud, in a very organized manner.
- uzERP - A suite of business software that delivers big company functionality on a small company budget, including accounting, stock, manufacturing, and more.

See more updates in the latest products and features blog post.

New Blog Posts

"Our IPO will further enable us to fulfill our mission to simplify cloud computing so developers and businesses can spend more time creating software that changes the world." CEO, Yancey Spruill, shares about DigitalOcean's IPO.

New Tutorials

We've published a new, free eBook which can help you get started with Ansible, a popular configuration management tool. Download How To Manage Remote Servers with Ansible today!
Brandon Dusch outlines how TypeScript's static-typing features go hand in hand with a static-site generator like Gatsby. Follow his tutorial on How To Set Up a Gatsby Project with TypeScript to learn more.
Looking for your next Python project? Learn how to build a bot for your Discord Guild by following Mason Egger's latest tutorial on How To Build a Discord Bot in Python on Ubuntu 20.04.
Checkmk is an open source monitoring tool that comes with a handy web interface which can help you keep track of your infrastructure and make sure your servers stay healthy. Follow Mateusz Papiernik's guide on How To Monitor Server Health with Checkmk on Ubuntu 20.04 to learn how to install and set it up.

Have you considered writing a tutorial that will help others in the developer community? Check out our Suggested Topics for Tutorials to see what our Editorial team is looking for!

Tech Talks

Upcoming

Getting Started With Laravel Jetstream (New date!)
April 7, 11 a.m. ET / 3 p.m. GMT

Learn how to scaffold your Laravel apps quickly with Laravel Jetstream, a beautifully designed Laravel app starter kit.

Watch the Recording

How DigitalOcean Manages, Monitors, and Secures Kubernetes for App Platform
Kubernetes users: ready to scale and take your apps to production? Get inspiration from strategies and tools that DigitalOcean uses to manage, monitor, and secure Kubernetes for App Platform.
Getting Started With Flask
Learn how to use Flask, a Python micro web framework, to build your web applications. See how Flask handles routing, web page templating, and more!
Getting Started With Laravel Livewire
Get to know Laravel Livewire so you can make your Laravel frontends more dynamic.

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Inside DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean is officially listed on the New York Stock Exchange as a publicly traded company (NYSE: DOCN). While the IPO is an incredible milestone, this is only the beginning. As a public company, our focus will not change. Our values will continue to guide us and we will continue to hold ourselves accountable to empowering your growth and success.

As part of our IPO, we also announced our commitment to join the Pledge 1% movement. We will be allocating 1% of our pre-IPO equity valuation, around $50 million, to expand our Hub for Good charitable endeavors over the next 10 years. We are also renaming the Hub for Good program to honor one of our beloved team members who tragically passed away earlier this month. Hollie's Hub for Good will honor Hollie Haggans, who not only helped build Hub for Good, but was also a fierce champion of our community of developers and startups. Our ongoing commitment to Hollie's Hub for Good is a meaningful way we can help put our technology in the hands of even more people so that they can change the world.