Digital Ocean VPS Skill

Purpose

Provision new Digital Ocean droplets for isolated server environments: security labs, Kali Linux instances, resource-intensive services, or isolated client environments.

When to Use

Trigger when the user says:

• "new server", "provision a server", "spin up a VPS"
• "create a droplet", "new linux machine"
• "Kali", "new environment", "set up a server"
• "I need a separate machine for..."

When NOT to Use

• Simple static hosting → Use GitHub Pages
• Frontend/API deployment → Use Vercel
• Adding capacity to existing infrastructure → Modify existing droplet instead

Protocol

Defaults (use unless user specifies otherwise)

Setting	Default
Image	ubuntu-24-04-x64
Region	nyc3 (New York)
Size	s-1vcpu-1gb ($6/month)
Monitoring	enabled
Backups	disabled (cost savings)

Region Selection

• nyc3 — default, general use
• sfo3 — US West Coast
• ams3 — Europe
• sgp1 — Asia Pacific
• lon1 — UK

Size Selection

Size slug	vCPU	RAM	Use case
s-1vcpu-1gb	1	1GB	Light tasks, testing
s-2vcpu-2gb	2	2GB	Dev environments
s-4vcpu-8gb	4	8GB	Medium workloads
c-4	4	8GB	CPU-optimized

Kali Linux

• Image: kali-linux-2024-1-x64 (if available in region, else use Ubuntu + install Kali tools)
• Always private: never expose Kali directly to public without firewall config
• Recommend adding SSH key before provisioning

SSH Key Management

• Always provision with at least one SSH key
• Add user's public key via DigitalOceanClient.add_ssh_key() before creating droplet
• Hand back: ssh root@{ip} with key path

Handing Back Credentials

After provisioning, return to user:

✅ Droplet ready

Name: {name}
IP: {public_ip}
Region: {region}
Size: {size} ({cost}/month)

SSH: ssh root@{public_ip}

Approval Required

HIGH RISK — creates billable infrastructure. Always requires owner approval.
Show cost estimate before requesting approval.