<h2 id="launch-and-manage-websites-for-your-clients----without-writing-a-line-of-code">Launch and manage websites for your clients -- without writing a line of code</h2>Use these popular content management systems to quickly launch websites for client campaigns.

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 - &#34;WordPress is a factory that makes webpages&#34; Fred Meyer
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WordPress is a free and open-source content management system. Originally it was intended to be a blog-publishing system, but has evolved to support other web content types including more traditional mailing lists and Internet forums, media galleries, membership sites, learning management systems (LMS) and online stores. WordPress is used by 42.8% of the top 10 million websites as of October 2021.
<h1 id="before-you-deploy-your-first-wordpress-droplet">Before you deploy your first WordPress Droplet</h1>
<h4 id="get-a-domain-name">Get a Domain name</h4>
Use this <a href="https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/networking/dns/quickstart/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">DNS quickstart</a> guide to get your DNS setup on DigitalOcean. You’ll first need to purchase and register your domain through a third party, such as Name.com, GoDaddy, etc…
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<li>Why do you need a domain name? 
This is how others will access your server and how you and your users will be identified on the network.</li>
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A popular Content Management System built on PHP and MySQL.

WordPress

OpenLiteSpeed is the Open Source edition of LiteSpeed Web Server Enterprise and contains all of the essential features, including HTTP/3 support. OLS provides enormous scalability, and an accelerated hosting platform for WordPress. This One-Click gives you OpenLiteSpeed, PHP, MySQL Server, WordPress, LiteSpeed Cache, and other useful applications.

Blazing-fast WordPress with LSCache, 300+ times faster than regular WordPress

OpenLiteSpeed WordPress

Plesk Obsidian (new!) is the leading secure WordPress and website management platform providing you with a simple yet performant and scalable platform developed for modern website hosting.
With Plesk on DigitalOcean you get access to a modern and lightweight stack to build, secure, and run websites and applications through one intuitive browser-based interface.
 
New: To upgrade Plesk, you can now purchase a license for Plesk <a href="https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/add-ons/plesk-licenses" rel="noopener" target="_blank">right here</a> on DigitalOcean!
 
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DfOMjoAp3k" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Plesk on DigitalOcean Intro Video</a>
<a href="https://www.udemy.com/make-wordpress-hosting-easy-with-plesk-on-digitalocean/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Free Udemy Course: Make WordPress Hosting Easy with Plesk on DigitalOcean</a>
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<li>Host &amp; manage your Websites and Applications 
Easily install, manage and operate WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Magento, Prestashop - or your own custom website or application. For yourself or for your customers. 
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<li>One Dashboard 
Build and manage multiple sites from a single dashboard. You can also run updates, monitor performance and onboard new prospects all from the same place. 
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<li>Robust Site &amp; Server Security 
Broad security by default across OS, network and apps. Firewall, Fail2ban and WAF bundled and activated by default. 
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<li>Integrated with the DigitalOcean DNS 
Keep your domains and websites in sync with Plesk through the DigitalOcean DNS integration available at few clicks. 
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<li>The Ultimate Toolkit for WordPress Sites 
One platform to install, update and remove instances, themes &amp; plugins. Built-in security, sync and backup/restore features. Optional staging/cloning environments (<a href="https://www.plesk.com/upgrade" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Pro and Host editions only - click to compare</a>). 
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<li>Complete Flexibility and Control 
You get full root access via SSH on every Plesk-powered VPS so you can install any third-party, open source, or customized application you need. 
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<li>Light Core, expandable with 100+ Extensions 
Do more with your platform as you integrate tools like DigiCert SSL, Speed Kit, Node.js, Let’s Encrypt SSL, Git, ImunifyAV, Backup to Cloud Pro and more. 
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<li>Manage eMail for all Domains 
Plesk comes with a full-fledged eMail server included. Manage multiple users and mailboxes per domain. Or offer eMail hosting to your customers. Note: to set up your reverse DNS record required to run an eMail service, please contact the DigitalOcean Support. 
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<li>Upgrade to the full unlimited Plesk Editions 
Upgrade to premium features including staging, cloning, reseller management and more or through <a href="https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/add-ons/plesk-licenses" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Plesk License Add-On</a> 
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<li>Plesk Droplet/VM Size Requirements 
Plesk runs smoothly with 1GB RAM and 1 vCPU for smaller websites and environments. Running multiple websites or higher traffic require a larger droplet size. We recommend 2 CPU cores and 4GB RAM for the best performance. <a href="https://docs.plesk.com/release-notes/obsidian/hardware-requirements/#s2" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Please also refer to the Plesk Infrastructure Requirements for details.</a></li>
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Plesk Obsidian (new!) is the leading WebOps platform and hosting control panel

Plesk

The cPanel interface allows your customers to do a multitude of things to manage their sites, intranets, and keep their online properties running smoothly.
Publish a website
Allow your customers to choose from the most popular site builders to launch their web presence or give them the resources to build and monitor their own websites from the ground up.
Create emails &amp; calendars
Give your customers the ability to stay connected with the powerful email and calendar capabilities baked into cPanel &amp; WHM. With our software, they can launch new email accounts, create shared calendars and enjoy various levels of spam protection.
Backup, transfer &amp; manage files
Securely backup and transfer all web files from within the cPanel interface or allow your customers to use the FTP controls.
Manage domains
Offer your tech-savvy site owners the power to manage their network of domains. Create aliases, add or remove subdomains, manage DNS zones and direct site visitors around any of your web properties.

Create an exceptional hosting experience using the industry leading hosting platform with world-class support. Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is now a supported operating system.

cPanel & WHM® for Ubuntu

<h2 id="quickly-spin-up-development-environments-for-your-team">Quickly spin up development environments for your team</h2>Go from client brief to your first code commit in minutes by leveraging some of these popular 1-Click Apps.

Docker containers combine software and related dependencies into a standardized unit for software development that includes everything it needs to run: code, runtime, system tools and libraries. This guarantees that your application will always run the same and makes collaboration as simple as sharing a container image.
This 1-click enables you to create a DigitalOcean droplet pre-installed with recommended Docker tools (docker-engine, docker-compose).
For reference, the <a href="https://github.com/digitalocean/droplet-1-clicks/tree/master/docker-20-04" rel="noopener" target="_blank">packer file</a> used to create the Docker 1-click is here, and the recommended installation steps from Docker are <a href="https://docs.docker.com/install/linux/docker-ce/ubuntu/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.

An open platform for developers and sysadmins to build, ship, and run distributed applications!

Docker

In less than a minute, spin up a cloud server with Apache, MySQL, and PHP installed.

In less than a minute, spin up a cloud server with Apache, MySQL, and PHP installed.

LAMP

The LEMP stack consists of open-source software to get web servers up and running. Available as a one-click install, get NGINX, MySQL, and PHP-FPM installed on your Droplet in less than a minute.

Get NGINX, MySQL, and PHP-FPM installed on your Droplet in less than a minute.

LEMP

The MERN stack consists of open-source software to get the backend and frontend up and running. Available as a one-click install, get MongoDB, ExpressJS, React and NodeJS installed on your Droplet in less than a minute.

Get MongoDB, Express.js, React and NGINX installed on your Droplet in less than a minute.

MERN

<h2 id="squash-bugs-before-your-clients-see-them">Squash bugs before your clients see them</h2>Use these apps to increase your team&#39;s velocity through automated testing and continuous integration.

Shorten development cycles and innovate faster with reliability through DevOps automation. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68rGlAihKFw" rel="noopener" target="_blank">GitLab</a> is a single application that provides end-to-end DevOps solutions ranging from Source Code Management, Continuous Integration and Delivery, Security with Monitoring, as well as rich project management features to development teams across the enterprise. With this marketplace listing, you get source code management, built-in CI/CD, project tracking functionality, and much more for free. Unlock additional features like security and monitoring with <a href="https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/gitlab-com/feature-comparison/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Enterprise Edition</a> without the need of setting up a new Droplet. Simply scale up your instance and apply your license key purchased online <a href="https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.
Note: 4GB of RAM is the required minimum memory size to run this app. It supports up to 500 users. You can read more about system requirements <a href="https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/install/requirements.html#hardware-requirements" rel="noopener" target="_blank">here</a>.

Deploy GitLab Enterprise Edition, a single application for the entire software development lifecycle, to a DigitalOcean Droplet for SCM, CI/CD, project management, and security.

GitLab Enterprise Edition

These 1-Click Apps make it simple to deploy and manage your clients' infrastructure. Save time and resources, while reducing headaches and passing the value onto your clients.

Apps for agencies and website development shops

Focus on building great things, while you use these 1-Click Apps to build your business.

Work more effectively from home or remotely with these 1-Click Apps.

Work more effectively from home or remotely

Stop spending hours editing YAML and Helm charts. Instead, use these popular, preconfigured solutions to add apps to your Kubernetes cluster in minutes instead of days.

1-Click Apps for managing Kubernetes environments

Stay focused on teaching and learning, instead of managing infrastructure. 

1-Click Apps for students and educational institutions

Secure your network with a VPN, protect your database, and more, with this selection of 1-Click Apps.

SaaS Add-Ons make your DigitalOcean infrastructure better! Check out the full list of SaaS Add-Ons here!  

New Feature Alert: Introducing Software License Subscriptions on DigitalOcean Marketplace!

We now support Droplet 1-Click updates via API. See documentation for the details

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Launch and manage websites for your clients -- without writing a line of code

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