Log in to your DigitalOcean account and go to the DigitalOcean Marketplace.
Find the ONLYOFFICE DocSpace application in the Business Apps category, move the mouse button over the app and click the ‘Create Droplet’ button that appears. Alternatively, you can open the droplet details page and click the ‘Create ONLYOFFICE DocSpace Droplet’ button.
In the Choose Region section, change the datacenter region, if necessary. It’s recommended to select a region with a closest location.
This section also displays the default VPC network for the droplet. The droplet will be able to communicate securely over the Private IP addresses with other resources in the same VPC network.
In the Choose an image section, the ONLYOFFICE DocSpace app is selected automatically.
In the Choose Size section, select the Droplet Type, CPU options, and the plan you want to use or leave the default options. The choice depends on the amount of memory that you need to store your data. It's recommended to choose 16 GB of Memory for running your DocSpace.
If you need more disk space, add a volume by clicking the Add Volume button. Block storage allows you to add independent storage volumes that can be moved from one droplet to another within the same region.
In the Backups section, enable your droplet backups if you want to perform automatic backups of the droplet at the time you specify. Weekly Backups cost 20% of the droplet price. Daily Backups cost 30% of the droplet price.
In the Choose Authentication Method section, select the authentication type that will be used to access your droplet. You can either specify a root password or add an SSH public key.
Create a root password to access the droplet (password authentication is a less secure way than using SSH keys). The password must correspond to the following requirements:
- At least 8 characters long
- Must contain at least 1 uppercase character (first and last characters don’t count)
- Must contain at least 1 number
- Cannot end in a number or special character
Keep your password in a safe place. You will not receive any email messages containing your droplet details and password.
Using SSH keys is a more secure way to access your created droplet than using a password. In this case, the password authentication will be disabled by default. If you want to connect to your server using an SSH key instead of a password, add a new SSH public key or use a previously added one. Private key must be stored on your local machine. To learn more how to create SSH key pairs and add the public key to a droplet, you can refer to the DigitalOcean documentation.
Optionally, you may set up some other droplet parameters.
- Check the Add improved metrics monitoring and alerting option if you want to collect and graph expanded system-level metrics, track performance, and set up alerts instantly within the control panel.
- Click the + Advanced Options item and check some additional options if necessary: enable IPv6 networking, add initialization scripts to run on initial droplet boot up, or provide user data.
- In the Finalize Details section, you can change the number of created droplets, change a default hostname that will be used to identify the droplet within the DigitalOcean Control Panel, add tags, or choose a project to assign the droplet to, if you have multiple projects.
Click the ‘Create Droplet’ button and wait while the droplet is being created. The newly created droplet will be displayed in the DigitalOcean Control Panel.
The server IP is displayed next to the droplet hostname. If you move the mouse button over the IP address, the Copy option appears. Click it to copy the IP address.