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Getting Started With DigitalOcean
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DigitalOcean is a public cloud provider that specializes in Linux instances.


Configuration
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Using Salt for DigitalOcean requires a personal_access_token, an ssh_key_file,
and at least one SSH key name in ssh_key_names, more can be added by comma-separating them.
The personal_access_token can be found in the Digital Ocean web interface,
in the "Apps & API" section. The SSH key name can be found under the "SSH Keys" section.

.. code-block:: yaml

    # Note: This example is for /etc/salt/cloud.providers or any file in the
    # /etc/salt/cloud.providers.d/ directory.

    my-digitalocean-config:
      provider: digital_ocean
      personal_access_token: xxx
      ssh_key_file: /path/to/ssh/key/file
      ssh_key_names: my-key-name,my-key-name-2
      location: New York 1


Profiles
========

Cloud Profiles
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Set up an initial profile at ``/etc/salt/cloud.profiles`` or in the
``/etc/salt/cloud.profiles.d/`` directory:

.. code-block:: yaml

    digitalocean-ubuntu:
        provider: my-digitalocean-config
        image: Ubuntu 14.04 x32
        size: 512MB
        location: New York 1
        private_networking: True
        backups_enabled: True
        ipv6: True

Sizes can be obtained using the ``--list-sizes`` option for the ``salt-cloud``
command:

.. code-block:: bash

    # salt-cloud --list-sizes my-digitalocean-config
    my-digitalocean-config:
        ----------
        digital_ocean:
            ----------
            512MB:
                ----------
                cost_per_hour:
                    0.00744
                cost_per_month:
                    5.0
                cpu:
                    1
                disk:
                    20
                id:
                    66
                memory:
                    512
                name:
                    512MB
                slug:
                    None
    ...SNIP...

Images can be obtained using the ``--list-images`` option for the ``salt-cloud``
command:

.. code-block:: bash

    # salt-cloud --list-images my-digitalocean-config
    my-digitalocean-config:
        ----------
        digital_ocean:
            ----------
            Arch Linux 2013.05 x64:
                ----------
                distribution:
                    Arch Linux
                id:
                    350424
                name:
                    Arch Linux 2013.05 x64
                public:
                    True
                slug:
                    None
    ...SNIP...

.. note::

    DigitalOcean's concept of ``Applications`` is nothing more than a
    pre-configured instance (same as a normal Droplet). You will find examples
    such ``Docker 0.7 Ubuntu 13.04 x64`` and ``Wordpress on Ubuntu 12.10``
    when using the ``--list-images`` option. These names can be used just like
    the rest of the standard instances when specifying an image in the cloud
    profile configuration.

.. note::

    If your domain's DNS is managed with DigitalOcean, you can automatically
    create A-records for newly created droplets. Use ``create_dns_record: True``
    in your config to enable this. Add ``delete_dns_record: True`` to also
    delete records when a droplet is destroyed.

.. note::

    Additional documentation is available from `DigitalOcean <https://www.digitalocean.com/community/articles/automated-provisioning-of-digitalocean-cloud-servers-with-salt-cloud-on-ubuntu-12-04>`_.