App Platform

DigitalOceanComputeFree tier available

Heroku-style PaaS deploying directly from GitHub, GitLab, or container registry — auto-detects buildpacks, manages TLS and CDN, supports static sites, web services, workers, jobs, and managed databases under one application spec

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Jurisdictional exposure

Provider HQ
USNew York, USA

Subject to CLOUD Act, FISA-702, DPF

Region locations
APACEUUKUSOther13 regions across 5 jurisdictions
Sovereign option
No sovereign-flagged regions in the catalogue for this service.
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Sub-services (3)

Services

Long-running HTTP services autoscaled from git pushes

Workers

Background workers for queue processing and scheduled jobs

Static Sites

Free global CDN hosting for static builds

Compliance & Certifications

This service is attested for the following frameworks. Always verify with the provider before relying on a specific compliance posture.

GDPRSOC 2ISO 27001

Where this runs

13 regions
9 countries
Commercial regions (13)

Europe (4)

  • Paris 1
  • Frankfurt 1
  • Amsterdam 3
  • London 1

North America (6)

  • Toronto 1
  • New York 1
  • New York 2
  • New York 3
  • San Francisco 2
  • San Francisco 3

Asia (2)

  • Bangalore 1
  • Singapore 1

Oceania (1)

  • Sydney 1

Tags

paasgit-deploymanagedbuildpack

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Pricing

Pricing model:per-app-and-resources