Linux Images for Droplets

Validated on 5 Jun 2025 • Last edited on 6 Jun 2025

DigitalOcean Droplets are Linux-based virtual machines (VMs) that run on top of virtualized hardware. Each Droplet you create is a new server you can use, either standalone or as part of a larger, cloud-based infrastructure.

We offer a variety of Linux images you can use to deploy Droplets. You can select these images when you create a Droplet from the control panel or use the image IDs or slugs in API requests and CLI commands to create Droplets.

Linux Distribution API/CLI Slug Image ID Minimum Disk Size
AlmaLinux 8 almalinux-8-x64 119703732 10 GB
AlmaLinux 9 almalinux-9-x64 143033872 10 GB
CentOS 9 Stream x64 centos-stream-9-x64 135125666 10 GB
Debian 11 x64 debian-11-x64 168639152 7 GB
Debian 12 x64 debian-12-x64 168639140 7 GB
Fedora 40 x64 fedora-40-x64 168540132 15 GB
Fedora 41 x64 fedora-41-x64 169810124 15 GB
Ubuntu AMD AI/ML Ready gpu-amd-base 186526691 30 GB
Ubuntu NVIDIA AI/ML Ready gpu-h100x1-base 169729290 25 GB
Ubuntu NVIDIA AI/ML Ready w/ NVLink gpu-h100x8-base 169729207 25 GB
Rocky Linux 8 x64 rockylinux-8-x64 143033891 10 GB
Rocky Linux 9 x64 rockylinux-9-x64 135509519 10 GB
Ubuntu 20.04 (LTS) x64 ubuntu-20-04-x64 179024206 7 GB
Ubuntu 22.04 (LTS) x64 ubuntu-22-04-x64 159651797 7 GB
Ubuntu 24.04 (LTS) x64 ubuntu-24-04-x64 175306584 7 GB
Ubuntu 24.10 x64 ubuntu-24-10-x64 168977420 7 GB

In the DigitalOcean Marketplace, we and third-party vendors offer a large variety of Droplet 1-Click Apps. Droplet 1-Click Apps are pre-built Droplet images that come with preconfigured software, features, and settings. You can view a similar table of available images for Droplet 1-Click Apps here:

DigitalOcean Marketplace Droplet 1-Click Apps

Droplet 1-Click Apps are pre-built Droplet images that come with preconfigured software, features, and settings.

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