DigitalOcean offers free credit to first time users. To get started, visit the DigitalOcean website and create an account. After you create your account, follow the on-screen instructions to download the DigitalOcean client. Once you have the client installed, open it and click the “Create Server” button. On the “Server Details” page, under the “Server Type” section, select “Droplet.” On the “Droplet Details” page, under the “Server Name” section, type a name for your server. Under the “Location” section, select a location in which to create your server. Click the “Create Server” button. On the “Configure Server” page, click the “Configure Security” button. On the “Configure Security” page, click the “Create an SSH Key” button. On the “Create an SSH Key” page, click the “Create SSH Key” button. On the “Create SSH Key” page, enter a name for your SSH key. Click the “Create SSH Key” button. On the “Configure Security” page, click the “Configure Firewall” button. On the “Configure Firewall” page, under the “Firewall Rules” section, add a Firewall Rule for your server. In the “Source IP” field, enter the IP address of the server. In the “Destination IP” field, enter the IP address of the server’s hostname. In the “Port” field, enter the port number of the server. In the “Action” field, enter the following: “Allow All.” In the “Description” field, enter the following: “Allow traffic from server to the internet.” Click the “Create Firewall Rule” button. On the “Configure Security” page, click the “Configure DNS” button. On the “Configure DNS” page, under the “DNS Servers” section, add a DNS Server for your server. In the “Name” field, enter the IP address of the DNS server. In the “Type” field, select the type of DNS server. In the “IP Address” field, enter the IP address of the DNS server. In the “Port” field, enter the port number of the DNS server. In the “Description” field, enter the following: “Allow traffic from server to the internet.
” Click the “Create DNS Server” button. On the “Configure Security” page, click the “Configure Email” button. On the “Configure Email” page, under the “Email Accounts” section, add an Email Account for your server. In the “Name” field, enter the email address of the email account. In the “Email Address” field, enter the email address of the email account. In the “Password” field, enter the password for the email account. In the “Description” field, enter the following: “Allow email communication from server.” Click the “Create Email Account” button. On the “Configure Security” page, click the “Configure Database” button. On the “Configure Database” page, under the “Database Servers” section, add a Database Server for your server. In the “Name” field, enter the name of the Database Server. In the “Type” field, select the type of Database Server. In the “IP Address” field, enter the IP address of the Database Server. In the “Port” field, enter the port number of the Database Server. In the “Description” field, enter the following: “Allow access to the server’s database from the internet.” Click the “Create Database Server” button. On the “Configure Security” page, click the “Configure Cron Jobs” button. On the “Configure Cron Jobs” page, under the “Cron Jobs” section, add a Cron Job for your server. In the “Name” field, enter the name of the Cron Job. In the “Description” field, enter the following: “Run a script on the server every day.” In the “Script” field, enter the following: cd /var/www/html/; php -S localhost:8080 my_script.php Click the “Create Cron Job” button. On the “Configure Security” page, click the “Configure Traffic” button. On the “Configure Traffic” page, under the “Traffic Rules” section, add a Traffic Rule for your server.” In the “Description” field, enter the following: “Allow traffic to.
