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title: DigitalOcean deployment
description: Deploy Appwrite on DigitalOcean using the one-click Marketplace app.
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Deploy Appwrite on DigitalOcean using the pre-configured Marketplace app.

# One-click installation

## 1. Create marketplace Droplet

1. Visit the [Appwrite Marketplace page](https://marketplace.digitalocean.com/apps/appwrite)
2. Click **Create Appwrite Droplet**
3. Choose your configuration:
   - **Plan**: Minimum 4GB RAM recommended
   - **Region**: Select closest to your users
   - **SSH keys**: Add your SSH key for access
4. Click **Create Droplet**

## 2. Complete setup

1. Wait for Droplet provisioning to complete
2. Navigate to your Droplet's IP address in a web browser
3. Complete the initial setup wizard following the prompts

# Custom installations

For manual installations on DigitalOcean Droplets or other configurations, follow the [general installation guide](/docs/advanced/self-hosting/installation) which covers Docker setup and configuration for any Linux server.

# Production considerations

For production deployments, optimization, and advanced configuration, see the [production deployment guide](/docs/advanced/self-hosting/production).

# Next steps

After successful deployment:

- [Configure services](/docs/advanced/self-hosting/configuration) - Set up email, storage, and other services
- [Production optimization](/docs/advanced/self-hosting/production) - Prepare for production workloads
- [Updates and maintenance](/docs/advanced/self-hosting/production/updates) - Keep your instance up to date