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# DigitalOcean control panel: create a Droplet

## Steps
1. Click the green Create button at the top of the control panel.
2. Select Droplet (listed alongside GPU Droplet under compute options).
3. Choose Region (datacenter).
4. Choose an Image (OS, Solutions, Agents, or Custom Images tabs).
5. Choose a Droplet Plan (size/resources); optionally attach Additional Storage (Volume) and enable Backups.
6. Choose an Authentication Method: SSH key or password.
7. Expand Networking, Monitoring, and Additional Options as needed.
8. Under Finalize Details, set quantity, hostname, tags, and project.
9. Click Create Droplet.

## End state
The control panel shows a provisioning progress bar; once done, the Droplet is listed on the Droplets page with its assigned public IP.

Source: vendor documentation as of 2026-10-29 (doc date not shown); not observed in a live UI.

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