digitalocean-cli-notes.md

Using the doctl CLI tool

Install and use the doctl tool to manage Digital Ocean droplets.

Sample script to start up a DO droplet for running Lighthouse:

doctl compute droplet create lighthouse-runner \
  --size s-1vcpu-1gb \
  --region sgp1 \
  --image ubuntu-19-04-x64 \
  --ssh-keys "e8:24:66:af:01:e5:2b:69:95:be:27:28:21:15:8b:c8"

NOTE: If you don't provide an SSH key when creating a droplet, you'll need to go onto Digital Ocean to reset your droplet's password. Look for the Reset Root Password button under Access.

To get list of available:

Sizes: doctl compute size list
Regions: doctl compute region list
Images: doctl compute image list-distribution
SSH keys: doctl compute ssh-key list (use fingerprint)

Get IP address of droplet: doctl compute droplet get <droplet_ID> --format PublicIPv4 --no-header

To start a Digital Ocean Docker droplet (tho you should be using at least 2gb):

doctl compute droplet create \
  --size s-1vcpu-1gb \
  --region sgp1 \
  --image docker-18-04 \
  --ssh-keys "e8:24:66:af:01:e5:2b:69:95:be:27:28:21:15:8b:c8"