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

Jurisdictional exposure

Provider HQ
USNew York, USA

Subject to CLOUD Act, FISA-702, DPF

Region locations
APACEUUKUSOther16 regions across 5 jurisdictions
Sovereign option
No sovereign-flagged regions in the catalogue for this service.

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.

Where this runs

16 regions
8 countries
Commercial regions (16)

Europe (3)

  • Frankfurt 1
  • Amsterdam 3
  • London 1

North America (10)

  • Toronto 1
  • Atlanta 1
  • Kansas City 1
  • Memphis 1
  • New York 1
  • New York 2
  • New York 3
  • Richmond 1
  • San Francisco 2
  • San Francisco 3

Asia (2)

  • Bangalore 1
  • Singapore 1

Oceania (1)

  • Sydney 1

Tags

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Pricing

Pricing model:per-app-and-resources