Step 4: Droplet creation

For the image:

• Ubuntu for the distribution
• 20.04 (LTS) x64 for the release

Step-By-Step instructions

Continue to the next tab 'Section 3' as per above.

For the plan:

• Select the 'Shared CPU / Basic' category
• Next, 'CPU options > Regular Intel with SSD' as the CPU option
• Then, '$40/mo - 8 GB / 4 CPUs' for your droplet size

Step-By-Step instructions

Continue to next tab 'Section 4' as per above.

After choosing the droplet size, check the box for Monitoring in the additional options section:

The monitoring option will allow you to later track your droplet's resource usage from your DigitalOcean account.

Step-By-Step instructions

Continue to the next tab 'Section 5' as per above.

Then, under the Authentication section, choose 'SSH keys' and click 'New SSH Key'.

In the dialogue box:

• Paste the public SSH key you obtained earlier during key creation (Step 2)
• Name it
• Click 'Add SSH Key':

Step-By-Step instructions

Continue to the next tab 'Section 6' as per above.

Enter a hostname of your choosing, then click the green 'Create' button:

Step-By-Step instructions

After the above is complete, continue with Step 5 in this section.