Before you finalize the cloud, you might want to know where is the data center located, right? In this guide, we are going to see the DigitalOcean datacenters locations. We will not just see the location but will also cover the important things that you might want to know about it. In this way, you will have a clear idea about the Digital Ocean server locations.
Contents
- DigitalOcean DataCenters Locations – Overview
- 1. New York City (USA)
- 2. San Francisco (USA)
- 3. Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- 4. Singapore
- 5. London (UK)
- 6. Frankfurt (Germany)
- 7. Toronto (Canada)
- 8. Bangalore (India)
- 9. Sydney (Australia)
- 10. Atlanta (USA)
- 11. Richmond (USA)
- 12. Kansas City (USA)
- 13. Memphis (USA)
- Droplets Affecting the Location
- Speed and Data Center Updates
- Final Words
DigitalOcean DataCenters Locations – Overview
DigitalOcean has 16 data centers open to new customers, spread across 13 cities (DigitalOcean calls them regions) in 8 countries. On top of that, it still runs two legacy data centers, AMS2 and SFO1, but they are closed to new customers.
You may also see bigger numbers on DigitalOcean's own site, such as 20 or 21 data centers. Those totals appear to also count the two legacy sites and the three GPU data centers of Paperspace, the GPU cloud DigitalOcean owns. For choosing where to deploy a Droplet, the 16 locations below are the ones that matter.
We will surely talk about all of them here.
At first, you need to know a couple of things before we begin. Each data center is given a name. You can look for more information with the data center name. We will also share that.
Let’s see the location and then we will move to the details of the data center.
- Asia: India and Singapore
- Europe: UK, Netherlands, and Germany
- North America: Canada and United States
- Oceania: Australia
This was all about the continent and the country name. You might be looking for a complete list where you can see the name of the city as well as you can see the name of the country, right?
We will now see the same. Here is the complete list of the DigitalOcean datacenters with their data center names and the country where it’s located in. If you also want to know the name of the city, there is nothing to worry about as we have also mentioned the same thing here.
Here is a complete list of the servers.
| Data center | City | Country |
|---|---|---|
| NYC1, NYC2, NYC3 | New York City | United States |
| AMS3 (plus the legacy AMS2) | Amsterdam | Netherlands |
| SFO2, SFO3 (plus the legacy SFO1) | San Francisco | United States |
| SGP1 | Singapore | Singapore |
| LON1 | London | United Kingdom |
| FRA1 | Frankfurt | Germany |
| TOR1 | Toronto | Canada |
| BLR1 | Bangalore | India |
| SYD1 | Sydney | Australia |
| ATL1 | Atlanta | United States |
| RIC1 | Richmond | United States |
| MKC1 | Kansas City | United States |
| MEM1 | Memphis | United States |
At first, we can see the name of the data center, and then we can see the location of the data center.
As you can see, there are 16 data centers you can use today, plus the two legacy ones. The United States alone has nine of them, in six different cities. Now, if you want to know more about it then let’s see the Digital Ocean data center locations details.
1. New York City (USA)
There are three data centers in New York City, United States. Here are the details of all the three data centers that goes by the name NYC1, NYC2, and NYC3.
Even though all three are in the same city, the feature availability is different in all.
Even the headquarters of DigitalOcean is located in New York City.
NYC1
This is one of the first DigitalOcean server locations that we will see. It has almost all the features that you are looking for. The speed is great.
| Feature | Availability |
|---|---|
| Droplet plan | Basic, Premium Intel, General purpose performance, CPU-optimized performance, Memory-optimized performance, Storage-Optimized performance |
| Managed Database availability | PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis |
| Managed Database Machine type availability | MySQL – Shared CPU, MySQL – General Purpose, MySQL – Storage Optimized, PostgreSQL – Shared CPU, PostgreSQL – General Purpose, PostgreSQL – Storage Optimized, Redis – Shared CPU, Redis – Memory Optimized |
| Apps and Extra Services | Kubernetes, Volume, load balancers |
| Cache App Type | Dynamic and Static |
NYC2
NYC2 used to be closed to new users, but that is no longer the case. DigitalOcean's availability matrix now lists all the regular Droplet plans in NYC2, along with the managed databases, Kubernetes, and load balancers.
NYC2 is also one of the few data centers with on-demand NVIDIA H100 and H200 GPU Droplets. Spaces object storage is not offered here, so pick NYC3 if you need it.
NYC3
It’s as good as the first one and you can certainly use this data center. Here are the features you will get in this data center.
| Feature | Availability |
|---|---|
| Droplet plan | Basic, Premium Intel, Premium AMD, General purpose performance, CPU-optimized performance, Memory-optimized performance |
| Managed Database availability | PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis |
| Apps and Extra Services | Kubernetes, Volume, Spaces, load balancers |
| Managed Database Machine type availability | MySQL – Shared CPU, PostgreSQL – Shared CPU, Redis – Shared CPU |
| Cache App Type | Dynamic and Static |
2. San Francisco (USA)
The next data center is located in San Francisco. There are three data centers here. For the people who don’t know, it’s located in the US.
The three data centers go by the names SFO1, SFO2, and SFO3.
SFO1 and SFO2
SFO1 is a legacy data center with no room left to grow. Only users who already have Droplets there can create new ones, and DigitalOcean recommends SFO3 instead.
SFO2 is open to everyone. Most Droplet plans are fully available, although the Basic Droplets show limited availability there, so the plan you want might not always be in stock.
SFO3
SFO3 is the newest of the three San Francisco data centers and the one DigitalOcean recommends for new projects in the region. DigitalOcean has made sure that you are getting enough features here on this server. We will now have a look at the details of this data center.
| Feature | Availability |
|---|---|
| Droplet plan | Basic, Premium Intel, General purpose performance, CPU-optimized performance, Memory-optimized performance, Storage-Optimized performance |
| Managed Database availability | PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis |
| Apps and Extra Services | Kubernetes, block storage, object storage, load balancers |
| Managed Database Machine type availability | MySQL – Shared CPU, MySQL – General Purpose, PostgreSQL – Shared CPU, PostgreSQL – General Purpose, Redis – Shared CPU |
| Cache App Type | Dynamic and Static |
3. Amsterdam (Netherlands)
There are two data centers in the Netherlands. Both of them are in the same city. Don’t get confused here because of the name. Here, the name of the data centers is AMS2 and AMS3 respectively.
AMS2
Just like the deal in San Francisco, here you won’t be able to create new instances. It has a very limited amount of resource availability. Therefore, you can only create more resources in this data center only if have your data there.
The people who are looking for a data center in Amsterdam can check out the next data center.
AMS3
You can surely go with the second data center located in Amsterdam. There are many droplet features here.
| Feature | Availability |
|---|---|
| Droplet Plan | Basic, Premium Intel, General-Purpose, CPU-Optimized, Memory-Optimized, Storage-Optimized |
| Managed Databases Availability | PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis |
| Managed Databases Machine Type Availability | MySQL – Shared CPU, MySQL – General Purpose, MySQL – Storage Optimized, PostgreSQL – Shared CPU, PostgreSQL – General Purpose, PostgreSQL – Storage Optimized, Redis – Shared CPU, Redis – Memory Optimized |
| Apps and Extra Services | Kubernetes, Volumes, Space, Load balancer |
| Cache App Type | Dynamic and Static |
4. Singapore
Singapore has just one data center. The name of the data center is SGP1. You will get all the features here in this data center. It was launched in 2014. It has a high capacity. Therefore, a single data center is enough here.
| Feature | Availability |
|---|---|
| Droplet Plan | Basic, Premium Intel, General-Purpose, CPU-Optimized, Memory-Optimized |
| Managed Databases Availability | PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis |
| Managed Databases Machine Type Availability | MySQL – Shared CPU, MySQL – Storage Optimized, PostgreSQL – Shared CPU, PostgreSQL – Storage Optimized, Redis – Shared CPU, Redis – Memory Optimized |
| Apps and Extra Services | Kubernetes, Volumes, Spaces, Load Balancers |
| Cache App type | Dynamic and Static site with Cloudflare CDN |
5. London (UK)
The United Kingdom is one of the DigitalOcean datacenters locations which people are looking for. If you are also looking for a data center in the UK, you can surely go with the London location. DigitalOcean has a data center with the name LON1.
We will now have a look at the list of features you will get here.
| Feature | Availability |
|---|---|
| Droplet Plan | Basic, Premium Intel, General-Purpose, CPU-Optimized (Limited Functionality), Memory-Optimized, Storage-Optimized |
| Managed Databases Availability | PostgreSQL, MySQL. Redis |
| Managed Databases Machine Type Availability | MySQL – Shared CPU, MySQL – General Purpose, MySQL – Storage Optimized, PostgreSQL – Shared CPU, PostgreSQL – General Purpose, PostgreSQL – Storage Optimized, Redis – Shared CPU, Redis – Memory Optimized |
| App Platform Availability | Limited availability of the static website |
| Apps and Extra Services | Kubernetes, Volumes, Load Balancers |
| Cache App type | Static site with Cloudflare CDN |
6. Frankfurt (Germany)
Germany is yet another place where you can host your app. Like we already mentioned before, many people are looking for a data center in Europe. If somehow the above data center was not perfect for you, you can certainly go with the German data center.
As you can see in the title, it is located in Frankfurt. The data center is FRA1.
| Feature | Availability |
|---|---|
| Droplet Plan | Basic, Premium Intel, General-Purpose, Premium AMD, General-purpose, CPU-Optimize, Memory-Optimized, Storage-Optimized |
| Managed Databases Availability | PostgreSQL, MySQL. Redis |
| Managed Databases Machine Type Availability | MySQL – Shared CPU, MySQL – General Purpose, PostgreSQL – Shared CPU, PostgreSQL – General Purpose, Redis – Shared CPU |
| Apps and Extra Services | Kubernetes, Volumes, Spaces, Load Balancers |
| Cache App Type | Dynamic and Static |
7. Toronto (Canada)
Many people are looking for a data center location in Canada. If you are also looking for something similar, you can definitely go with the Toronto location. Like you might have guessed, you can go with TOR1.
| Feature | Availability |
|---|---|
| Droplet Plan | Basic, Premium Intel, General-Purpose, CPU-Optimize, Memory-Optimized, Storage-Optimized |
| Managed Databases Availability | PostgreSQL, MySQL. Redis |
| Managed Databases Machine Type Availability | MySQL – Shared CPU, PostgreSQL – Shared CPU, PostgreSQL – Storage Optimized, Redis – Shared CPU, Redis – Memory Optimized |
| Apps and Extra Services | Kubernetes, Volumes, Load Balancers |
| Cache App type | Static site with Cloudflare CDN |
8. Bangalore (India)
Last but not the least, many people from India are using DigitalOcean. It’s always better to have the data center location in your own country. You can always go with the Bangalore data center. In that case, you are worried about the speed, there is nothing to worry about that. Here, you will get the best speed and the feature availability is also great.
If you take the broader view, the features are the same as the Toronto data center. The name of the data center is BLR1.
| Feature | Availability |
|---|---|
| Droplet Plan | Basic, Premium Intel, General-Purpose, CPU-Optimize, Memory-Optimized, Storage-Optimized |
| Managed Databases Availability | PostgreSQL, MySQL. Redis |
| Managed Databases Machine Type Availability | MySQL – Shared CPU, PostgreSQL – Shared CPU, PostgreSQL – Storage Optimized, Redis – Shared CPU, Redis – Memory Optimized |
| Apps and Extra Services | Kubernetes, Volumes, Load Balancers |
| Cache App type | Dynamic and Static site with Cloudflare CDN |
9. Sydney (Australia)
Sydney is DigitalOcean's first data center in the Southern Hemisphere. SYD1 opened in November 2022, and it is the location to pick if your visitors are in Australia or New Zealand. Before that, the closest option was Singapore.
| Feature | Availability |
|---|---|
| Droplet Plan | Basic, General-Purpose, CPU-Optimized, Memory-Optimized, Storage-Optimized |
| Managed Databases Availability | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Valkey, Kafka, OpenSearch |
| Apps and Extra Services | Kubernetes, Volumes, Spaces, Load Balancers, Container Registry, Functions |
| Cache App Type | Dynamic and Static |
10. Atlanta (USA)
ATL1 opened in June 2025, and it is a different kind of data center. DigitalOcean built it for AI and machine learning workloads, with high-density GPU infrastructure in a Flexential facility near Atlanta.
You can still run regular websites here. However, the classic Droplet plans only show limited availability, while the newer v5 Droplets (5th Generation AMD EPYC processors) are fully available.
| Feature | Availability |
|---|---|
| Droplet Plan | v5 Droplets, plus Basic, General-Purpose, CPU-Optimized, Memory-Optimized, and Storage-Optimized with limited availability |
| GPU Droplets | AMD Instinct MI300X and NVIDIA H200 on demand, Bare Metal GPUs |
| Managed Databases Availability | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Valkey, Kafka, OpenSearch (limited availability) |
| Apps and Extra Services | Kubernetes, Volumes, Spaces, Load Balancers, Container Registry |
| Cache App Type | Dynamic and Static |
11. Richmond (USA)
Richmond, Virginia, is home to RIC1, which DigitalOcean presents as one of its newest data centers. Like Atlanta, it is aimed at GPU workloads, with NVIDIA B300 and AMD Instinct MI350X GPUs.
| Feature | Availability |
|---|---|
| Droplet Plan | v5 Droplets, plus the classic plans with limited availability |
| GPU Droplets | NVIDIA B300 and AMD Instinct MI350X |
| Managed Databases Availability | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Valkey, Kafka, OpenSearch (limited availability) |
| Apps and Extra Services | Kubernetes, Volumes, Spaces, Load Balancers |
| Cache App Type | Dynamic, and Static with limited availability |
12. Kansas City (USA)
MKC1 in Kansas City, Missouri, launched in August 2026. Its GPU servers are liquid-cooled NVIDIA B300 machines, and it is also the first location for DigitalOcean's MicroVMs, which are still in public preview.
| Feature | Availability |
|---|---|
| Droplet Plan | v5 Droplets, plus the classic plans with limited availability |
| GPU Droplets | NVIDIA B300 |
| Managed Databases Availability | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Valkey, Kafka, OpenSearch (limited availability) |
| Apps and Extra Services | Kubernetes, Volumes, Spaces, Load Balancers, Functions |
| Cache App Type | Dynamic, and Static with limited availability |
13. Memphis (USA)
MEM1 in Memphis, Tennessee, is one of DigitalOcean's newest data centers. It opened in August 2026 with AMD Instinct MI355X GPUs, offered as Spot GPU Droplets.
Memphis is still the least complete location. The availability matrix doesn't list the classic Droplet plans, Spaces, or App Platform there yet, and managed databases run on AMD v5 plans only. For a normal website, another US data center is the safer choice for now.
| Feature | Availability |
|---|---|
| Droplet Plan | v5 Droplets |
| GPU Droplets | AMD Instinct MI355X (Spot) |
| Managed Databases Availability | PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Valkey, Kafka, OpenSearch (limited availability) |
| Apps and Extra Services | Kubernetes, Volumes, Network File Storage, Load Balancers |
Droplets Affecting the Location
If you are wondering whether the droplet’s location will affect the feature, here is the short answer for it.
- 1-Click Applications, snapshots, Backups (to enable), custom images, load balancer, IPV6, and monitoring will work on all the regions.
- Backups to create droplets, floating IPs, load balancers, and VPC will only work with the data center in the same region.
- DNS, Cloud firewalls, and tags are not region-specific. You can use them in all the data centers.
Speed and Data Center Updates
If you are wondering where you can see the speed of the DigitalOcean data center locations then here are the details about it.
DigitOcean has a dedicated page where you can see the speed of each data center. Unlike other websites, where you can’t see the text or the screenshots of the speed. Instead, you can test the speed all by yourself. Therefore, you can surely check this out here.
You can select the server you want from the list given above and then you can test the speed all by yourself. There are also two files given to test the speed of the server. With this, you can have complete details about the server speed.
Further, if you want to know the updates of the DigitalOcean data center locations, you can surely check out their matrix page.
You can also see that the page is regularly validated by the team. So, you can surely rely on that information. It’s highly recommended that you check the page if you want to be updated.
Final Words
To conclude, this was all about the DigitalOcean data center details. You don’t need to worry about the data center location if you are going with DigitalOcean. They have the best security, performance, and speed for all of them. You can surely rely on them and go with DigitalOcean.
