{"id":617,"date":"2021-07-23T12:34:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:34:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/digitalocean-droplet-management\/"},"modified":"2021-07-23T12:34:05","modified_gmt":"2021-07-23T12:34:05","slug":"digitalocean-droplet-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ssdsunucum.com\/blog\/digitalocean-droplet-management\/","title":{"rendered":"DigitalOcean\u00ae Droplet\u2122 Management"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n
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Overview<\/h2>\n

After you create an cPanel & WHM instance on a DigitalOcean\u00ae Droplet\u2122, you can manage that instance from within DigitalOcean\u2019s portal. This document describes common instance-management tasks that you may perform on your cPanel & WHM Droplet.<\/p>\n

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Note:<\/div>\n
\n New Droplets may require several minutes to initialize. When the Droplet is ready, the portal will display a success message.\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Access your instance for the first time<\/h2>\n

To access a new instance, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n

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    Navigate to the DigitalOcean website and log in to your account. Your project page will appear with a list of Droplets.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    In the list of Droplets, locate the IP address of the server.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    To connect to your Droplet via SSH, run the following command, where IPADDRESS<\/code> represents the server\u2019s public IP address: <\/p>\n

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    ssh root@IPADDRESS<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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    To change the root<\/code> user\u2019s password, run the passwd<\/code> command. The system will prompt you to enter a new password.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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    Enter the desired password and press Enter<\/em>. The system will prompt you to confirm the password.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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    Reenter the desired password and press Enter<\/em>. A confirmation message will appear.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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    If you wish to access WHM in your browser, perform the following additional steps:<\/p>\n
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      Navigate to the following address, where IPADDRESS<\/code> represents the server\u2019s public IP address: <\/p>\n
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      https:\/\/<\/span>IPADDRESS:2087<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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      Use the root<\/code> password to log in to the WHM interface as the root<\/code> user.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      Note:<\/div>\n
      \n        For more information, read our How to Access the Command Line and How to Log in to Your Server or Account documentation.\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
      Floating IP management<\/h2>\n
      DigitalOcean allows you to point a publicly-accessable Floating IP address at a Droplet. Floating IP addresses are IP addresses that you can move from one instance to another.<\/p>\n
      The Floating IP address connects to an Anchor IP address (RFC-1918) on the server. DigitalOcean maps the addresses in a NAT relationship.<\/p>\n
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      Important:<\/div>\n
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        When you purchase a cPanel & WHM license, use the Droplet\u2019s public IP address.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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        The project page will display a Droplet\u2019s Floating IP address. The Droplet\u2019s page will display a Droplet\u2019s public IP address. The Droplet\u2019s profile page will display both IP addresses.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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        DigitalOcean\u2019s Anchor IP addresses are not Private networking IP addresses.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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        DigitalOcean binds public and Anchor IP addresses to eth0<\/code>. This is a standard DigitalOcean configuration. For more information, read DigitalOcean\u2019s Floating IP address documentation.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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        Currently, cPanel, L.L.C. only recommends that you use Floating IP addresses for secondary and tertiary nameservers.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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        Floating IP addresses do not<\/strong> support PTR records. Due to this technical limitation, Floating IP addresses may cause issues with email deliverability.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
        To enable a Floating IP address on a Droplet, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n
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          Next to Floating IP<\/em>, click Enable now<\/em>. The Floating IPs<\/em> tab on the Networking page will appear.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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          Click Assign Floating IP<\/em>. DigitalOcean will assign a Floating IP address and display it in the page.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          Add Monitoring<\/h2>\n
          DigitalOcean allows you to set up monitoring of your Droplet and it can send you alerts via email or Slack.<\/p>\n
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          Note:<\/div>\n
          \n        These are monitoring alerts that DigitalOcean manages. For monitoring alerts that cPanel & WHM performs, read our Contact Manager documentation.\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
          To add monitoring to your DigitalOcean Droplet, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n
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            To connect to your Droplet via SSH, run the following command, where example<\/code> represents the key pair name and IPADDRESS<\/code> represents the server\u2019s public IP address: <\/p>\n
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            ssh root@IPADDRESS<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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            Run the following command: <\/p>\n
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            curl -<\/span>sSL https:\/\/<\/span>agent.<\/span>digitalocean.<\/span>com\/<\/span>install.<\/span>sh |<\/span> sh<\/code><\/pre>\n<\/div>\n
             A success message will appear.<\/li>\n
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            In the left sidebar, click Monitoring<\/em> and then click Create alert policy<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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            Select the metric and threshold to monitor.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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            Enter the name of the Droplet to monitor in the Select Dropets or Tags<\/em> text box.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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            If you wish to receive alerts via Slack, click Connect Slack<\/em> and follow the instructions.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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            Enter a label for the alert in the Name and create alert policy<\/em> text box and click Create alert policy<\/em>. A success message will appear.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
            For more information about monitoring at DigitalOcean, read their How to Set Up Monitoring Alerts documentation.<\/p>\n
            Manage a Droplet<\/h2>\n
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            Important:<\/div>\n
            \n        We strongly<\/strong> recommend that you stop unused Droplets to reduce unnecessary costs.\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n
            To resize, reboot, manage DigitalOcean backups, or destroy an instance, perform the following steps:<\/p>\n
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              Navigate to the DigitalOcean website and log in to your account. Your project page will appear with a list of Droplets.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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              Click the Droplet that you wish to manage. The Droplet\u2019s profile page will appear.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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              Click the desired action in the Droplet\u2019s navigation bar:<\/p>\n
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                Graphs<\/em> \u2014 Review your Droplet\u2019s performance charts.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                Access<\/em> \u2014 Connect to your Droplet via SSH.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                Power<\/em> \u2014 Power on, power off, or reboot your Droplet.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                Volumes<\/em> \u2014Add, remove, or manage storage volumes.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                Resize<\/em> \u2014 Change the Droplet\u2019s CPU, RAM, or disk space.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                Networking<\/em> \u2014 Review the Droplet\u2019s network information or manage the Droplet\u2019s firewall.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                Backups<\/em> \u2014 Manage backups of your Droplet that DigitialOcean performs.<\/p>\n
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                Note:<\/div>\n
                \n        These are system-level backups that DigitalOcean manages. For backups that cPanel & WHM performs, read our Backup Configuration documentation.\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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                Snapshots<\/em> \u2014 To take a snapshot of your Droplet\u2019s data.<\/p>\n
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                Important:<\/div>\n
                \n        You must<\/strong> power down a Droplet before you take a snapshot of it.\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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                Kernel<\/em> \u2014 Do not<\/strong> use this option. You will manage your Droplet\u2019s kernel directly in the server.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                History<\/em> \u2014 View a log of actions performed on the portal for your Droplet.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                Destroy<\/em> \u2014 Terminate the Droplet and all of its backups at DigitalOcean.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                Tags<\/em> \u2014 Add or manage tags to organize Droplets at DigitalOcean.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
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                Recovery<\/em> \u2014 Boot from a recovery ISO or hard drive.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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