Kubernetes Details

DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS) is a managed Kubernetes service. Deploy Kubernetes clusters with a fully managed control plane, high availability, autoscaling, and native integration with DigitalOcean Load Balancers and volumes. DOKS clusters are compatible with standard Kubernetes toolchains and the DigitalOcean API and CLI.


DigitalOcean Kubernetes is a managed Kubernetes service lets you deploy scalable and secure Kubernetes clusters without the complexities of administrating the control plane. We manage the Kubernetes control plane and the underlying containerized infrastructure.
The cost of a DigitalOcean Kubernetes cluster is based on the cluster’s node pool configuration and usage.
Regional datacenter availability for Kubernetes.
Limits and known issues for DigitalOcean Kubernetes.

Additional Details

Notable changes for each available version of DigitalOcean Kubernetes and archives of changes for unavailable versions.
DigitalOcean Kubernetes provides administrator access to the cluster and full access to the Kubernetes API with no restrictions on which API objects you can create. We manage key services and settings on your behalf that you cannot or should not modify.
Information DigitalOcean Kubernetes security, like access control, security tooling, and authentication.
Release process and support policy for your Kubernetes clusters.
An overview of volume feature support in DOKS.
Information about the DigitalOcean Kubernetes service level agreement (SLA).