DigitalOcean App Platform is a fully managed Platform-as-a-Service that deploys applications directly from Git repositories or container images, automatically handling building, deployment, scaling, and infrastructure management. It detects the application language and framework at build time using Cloud Native Buildpacks, downloading and installing necessary dependencies without manual configuration. App Platform eliminates the need for developers to manage servers, networking, or runtime environments.
Key features include automatic SSL certificate management, DDoS protection, horizontal and vertical scaling with autoscaling support, and scale-to-zero for non-latency-sensitive workloads. The platform supports deploy-on-push from GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket, and offers environment management with app cloning for easy staging and production setups. Recent additions include native Bun runtime support, cron job scheduling, and dedicated egress IP addresses for outgoing traffic control.
App Platform is designed for developers and teams who want to focus on writing code rather than managing infrastructure, supporting Node.js, Python, Ruby, PHP, Go, and .NET frameworks out of the box. It integrates seamlessly with DigitalOcean managed databases and other DigitalOcean services, providing a cohesive development experience within the DigitalOcean ecosystem. The platform offers both shared and dedicated CPU plans, making it suitable for everything from hobby projects to production workloads.
