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doctl

brew install doctl v1.162.0 Apache-2.0

Command-line client for managing DigitalOcean cloud resources (droplets, databases, storage, networking).

Why you might care

Essential for DevOps workflows managing DigitalOcean infrastructure—create and configure droplets, databases, Kubernetes clusters, and load balancers from the shell. Faster than the web console for repetitive tasks and integrates with CI/CD pipelines. Single binary written in Go with no external dependencies.

Categories

cloud-client devops sysadmin

Alternatives

Terraform Ansible AWS CLI
4.6k
30-day installs · #642
13.1k
90-day · #702
42.2k
365-day · #752

Build dependencies

go

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