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DigitalOcean Craft CMS 1-Click App

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Purpose
The 1-Click deploys Craft CMS 5, a flexible, developer-friendly CMS for creating custom digital experiences.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Integrations
Craft’s maker lists Amazon S3 and Google Cloud Storage for assets, and Craft Commerce, Shopify, and Stripe integrations for ecommerce.Read 7 Oct 2026 · craftcms.com
Support
The Craft pricing page lists developer support with Team and dedicated premium support with Enterprise.Read 7 Oct 2026 · craftcms.com
Founded
2012Read 28 Sep 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Access
The site and Craft control panel are accessed over HTTPS, with the control panel at /admin.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Content modeling
Craft supports custom fields and flexible content modeling, with live preview while editing.Read 7 Oct 2026 · craftcms.com
Headless and templates
Craft includes a built-in GraphQL API for headless use and uses Twig for server-rendered templates.Read 7 Oct 2026 · craftcms.com
HTTPS
Caddy provides automatic HTTPS with short-lived Let’s Encrypt certificates for the Droplet IP and custom domains.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Included stack
The image includes Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, PHP 8.3 FPM, MySQL, Caddy, Composer, UFW, and fail2ban.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Limit
The Craft installer is blocked until setup is completed, and the Droplet IP displays a setup-pending page in the meantime.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Management
The image documents commands to start, stop, restart, update, and check the status of Craft CMS.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Plugins
Craft provides an official Plugin Store with free and commercial plugins.Read 7 Oct 2026 · craftcms.com
Requirements
The documentation recommends 2 GB RAM for a small site and 4 GB or more for production; 2 GB is the stated minimum.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Security components
The image includes a UFW firewall configured for ports 22, 80, and 443, plus fail2ban for SSH brute-force protection.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Setup
After first-boot database setup, users connect over SSH as root and complete an interactive setup wizard.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com

Plans and prices

DigitalOcean Droplet for Craft CMS 1-Click $12 a month $12.00/mo for the 2 GiB, 1 vCPU Basic Droplet; Droplet charges billed per second with a 60-second or $0.01 minimum. 2 GiB RAM · 1 vCPU · 2,000 GiB transfer · 50 GiB SSD Read 7 Oct 2026 · digitalocean.com

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