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Open source software is freely available to use, lovingly made by people all over the world, and at the heart of DigitalOcean's business.
What are DigitalOcean Open Source Credits?
Open source is about helping everyone do more, better and we're proud to support it. Towards that purpose, DigitalOcean offers grants of credits to open source projects to help with their development, infrastructure, and testing needs. We strongly believe in giving back to the open source ecosystem we participate in and depend on.
Who do we support with credits?
DigitalOcean relies on open source technologies to do what we do. From our website that's built with Next.js to our core products, DigitalOcean proudly uses open source technologies like those below to run our business.
Node.js
jQuery
rsyslog
Prometheus
How to qualify?
- Be fully open source, FOSS
- Should demonstrate community impact and/or interest*
- Have an OSI-approved license
- Have active development and community
Have a posted, formal and enforceable Code of Conduct* Proven community impact/interest can be difficult to measure and stars on GitHub are just one of the factors we will consider.
DigitalOcean Open Source Sponsorship
Please review our sponsorship criteria before applying.
Why apply?
If you are developing or maintaining an open source project and are looking for cloud hosting and infrastructure services, here are a few reasons to consider applying.
- We're the #1 cloud for developing modern apps
- Built using myriad open source technologies
- We invest in technologies our customers use and love
- Our values are community, simplicity & service
- Have a global footprint of data centers and remote teams
What we offer
Here are some of the things you can expect to receive as part of your grant award.
- Infrastructure credits for development, testing and hosting on DigitalOcean
- Promotion via DigitalOcean social media channels
- Co-marketing opportunities such as user stories, blog posts, live streams and demos, webpage mentions, participation in Hacktoberfest and other DigitalOcean events
- Direct access to the DigitalOcean open source team
- Swag and other DigitalOcean exclusives
What we'd like in return
We genuinely want to support the open source ecosystem, and know that project resources are often stretched thin, so we don't ask for much but we do have one request.
- We humbly ask that in return for a credit grant, you include a logo and a link back to DigitalOcean on your website and/or git repository
- Explore a few examples of attribution that you can copy
- If you have any questions, please email us: opensource@digitalocean.com
Grant tier criteria
* Please note that as of Jan 01, 2023, all new requests that are accepted will be awarded the Testing tier initially. Once you have created your account and begun to use your credit, we will evaluate your usage and consider requests for a higher tier. Please indicate the tier that you think you will need long-term in the application form.
Github Stars
Credit Award
| Testing | Staging | Production |
|---|---|---|
| 100+ Stars | 500+ Stars | 10000+ Stars |
| $60/year | $250/year | $250/year - $20k/year |
Credits Application
We encourage you to apply for our DigitalOcean Open Source Sponsorship if your project meets all of our sponsorship criteria.
Opportunity
The developer community would love to learn about your use case. Reach out if you'd like to collaborate on a case study.
Have more questions?
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What are DigitalOcean Credits for Open Source?
DigitalOcean offers grants of credits to open source projects to help with their development, infrastructure, and testing needs.
Why does DigitalOcean offer open source credits?
We want to give back to the open source ecosystem we participate in and depend on.
What are the grants for and how long do they last?
- Grants are for credit towards DigitalOcean cloud computing services including virtual machines, cloud storage, managed databases, App Platform, and managed Kubernetes.
- Each grant is based on the individual needs of the project and which tier you apply for.
- Grants are awarded for one year.
- Applicants will need to re-apply each year if they want to renew their credit grant.
What open source projects are eligible to apply?
What if my project doesn't have an OSI-approved license?
Understanding Open Source Software Licenses
Guidance on Choosing a License
What if my project doesn't have a Code of Conduct?
How do I apply?
When will I be notified of the decision on my application?
We review all applications and notify applicants of our decisions within 7-10 business days.
Will I be notified when it's time to renew?
Am I guaranteed to be renewed if I've received support in the past?
No. All applications are subject to our review and approval process. You will be asked to fill out the Credits for Open Source Application each time you renew. If the project renewal is declined you will be informed before your grant runs out. It is helpful for us to understand why you need the renewal, and if you have new or different usage needs. You will be prompted to answer those questions when you fill out the Application.
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At DigitalOcean, we help open source projects thrive by participating in events and hosting our own, notably Hacktoberfest. We encourage everyone to contribute to the wider open source community.
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