# DigitalOcean Open Source

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## DigitalOcean Open Source

- `compute/digitalocean-open-source` | dead | evidence reported | binding retention-clamped | category cloud VM
- needs card no, phone no, ID no, institution yes | verified 2026-10-22 (live) | stale on 2026-11-06
- url https://itsfoss.com/news/digitalocean-open-source-credits-end/
- free tier: A programme that granted recurring infrastructure credits to open-source projects was ended without a first-party announcement. The letter quoted by recipients: 'DigitalOcean has decided to sunset the Open Source Credits Program. As part of this change, we are no longer accepting new credit applications or approving credit renewals, extensions, or additional credit requests.' Existing grants are honoured. A second outlet states: 'there is no official announcement on DigitalOcean's blog or social media handles. The program is being ended quietly.' | unit: none | metered on: wall-clock | read on: 2026-10-05 | source: [1] | note: none
- per-object cap: not applicable | source: [1]
- retention: source: [1]
- egress: not stated | metered: no | source: [1]
- identity: institution
- interface: unknown
- limits:
  - retention-clamped (binding):  [1]
- interface detail: inferred from the tooling the provider documents; not probed
- tooling: not stated
- composes with: With this programme closed, the routes into DigitalOcean that remain are the paid plans and the one-time startup credit.
- reliability: no reliability event recorded
- extras:
  - facets.free_tier_kind: none
- evidence:
  - [2] 2026-10-12: independent confirmation that the programme is sunset and that existing credits are honoured
  - [1] 2026-10-22: quoted closure letter and the statement that no official announcement exists on DigitalOcean's own channels
  - [3] 2026-10-22: 
  - [4] 2026-10-22: 
- sources:
  - [1] https://itsfoss.com/news/digitalocean-open-source-credits-end/
  - [2] https://www.linux-magazine.com/Online/News/DigitalOcean-Ends-Open-Source-Credits-Program
  - [3] https://github.com/nodejs/build/issues/4499
  - [4] https://textpattern.com/weblog/digitalocean-textpattern-cms-a-final-note-of-thanks