{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-tag-jsx","path":"/blog/tag/community/4/","result":{"data":{"prismic":{"allFeaturedblogs":{"edges":[{"node":{"featured_blogs_enabled":true,"heading":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Featured posts","spans":[]}],"featured_blog_1":{"__typename":"PRISMIC_Blog","_linkType":"Link.document","blog_header_image":{"dimensions":{"width":790,"height":395},"alt":null,"copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/6d8d81b1-971a-4313-b033-b4e125cb14a0_MondoDB-blog-header-790x395.PNG?auto=compress,format"},"blog_headline":[{"type":"heading1","text":"Introducing DigitalOcean Managed MongoDB – a fully managed, database as a service for modern apps","spans":[]}],"blog_post_date":"2021-06-29","blog_post_content":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"MongoDB is one of the most popular databases, and it’s ideal for apps that evolve rapidly and need to handle huge volumes of data and traffic. It offers advantages like flexible document schemas, code-native data access, change-friendly design, and easy horizontal scale-out.","spans":[{"start":22,"end":44,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://db-engines.com/en/ranking","target":"_blank"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"However, building and maintaining MongoDB clusters from the ground up can be a huge undertaking. Developers often complain that they have to spend their valuable time and resources on database management. Well, we’ve been listening and have some great news: accessing and managing MongoDB on DigitalOcean just got a lot simpler!","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We are excited to announce that DigitalOcean Managed MongoDB is now in General Availability. Managed MongoDB is a fully managed, database as a service (DBaaS) offering from DigitalOcean, built in partnership with and certified by MongoDB Inc. It provides you all the technical capabilities that make MongoDB so beloved in the developer community. Together we have ensured that you will get access to all the latest releases of the MongoDB document database as they become available.","spans":[{"start":32,"end":91,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/products/managed-databases-mongodb/"}},{"start":230,"end":241,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.mongodb.com/","target":"_blank"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Managed MongoDB simplifies the MongoDB administration. Developers of all skill levels, even those who do not have prior experience in databases, can spin up MongoDB clusters in just a few minutes. We handle the provisioning, managing, scaling, updates, backups, and security of your MongoDB clusters, allowing you to offload the complex, time consuming –yet critical – database administration tasks to us. This empowers you to focus on what really matters: building awesome apps.","spans":[]},{"type":"embed","oembed":{"height":113,"width":200,"embed_url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvHQSV7jnKA","type":"video","version":"1.0","title":"Create a MongoDB Database on DigitalOcean","author_name":"DigitalOcean","author_url":"https://www.youtube.com/c/Digitalocean","provider_name":"YouTube","provider_url":"https://www.youtube.com/","cache_age":null,"thumbnail_url":"https://i.ytimg.com/vi/NvHQSV7jnKA/hqdefault.jpg","thumbnail_width":480,"thumbnail_height":360,"html":""}},{"type":"heading2","text":"Benefits of Managed MongoDB","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Easy set up and maintenance: We create the database clusters for you. Simply choose the cluster configuration (e.g., memory, disk size, number of nodes, etc.), and the data center in which you want to host the database. Follow a few simple steps and your database cluster will be up and running in a matter of minutes. You can spin up clusters using the cloud control panel, CLI, or API.\n\n","spans":[{"start":0,"end":28,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Automatic daily backups with point in time recovery: Data is one of the most important assets of an app, so it’s critical to backup your database. We take backups of your entire clusters automatically on a daily basis, for free. We also provide a point in time recovery for 7 days, that way if things go wrong due to human error, machine error, or some combination of both, you can easily restore the database as it was at any point in the previous 7 days. \n\n","spans":[{"start":0,"end":52,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Automatic updates and access to latest MongoDB releases: You get access to MongoDB 4.4. 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Standby nodes add redundancy, so if for example the primary node fails, the standby node is immediately promoted to primary and begins serving requests while we provision a replacement standby node in the background.\n\n","spans":[{"start":0,"end":42,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Scale up easily to handle traffic spikes: As your app gains traction and the usage grows, it’s important to have a database that can keep up with the increased demand. With Managed MongoDB, you can easily scale up the size of database nodes when needed.\n\n","spans":[{"start":0,"end":41,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Secure by default: Since data is critical, it also needs to be secure. We encrypt data at rest with LUKS and in transit with SSL. When you create a new cluster, it’s placed in a VPC network by default that provides a more secure connection between resources. 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Such users would rather offload the tedious database administration and focus their limited time and energy on building and enhancing their apps. ","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"With this in mind, we introduced Managed Databases a couple of years ago and are excited to add Managed MongoDB to our portfolio. With this release, DigitalOcean Managed Databases now supports the following engines:","spans":[{"start":33,"end":50,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/products/managed-databases/"}}]},{"type":"image","url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/87745cc1-1c5f-4463-b104-104b7fc30dc7_managed-databases-logos.png?auto=compress,format","alt":null,"copyright":null,"dimensions":{"width":849,"height":104}},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Managed MongoDB launch comes on the heels of DigitalOcean App Platform, a modern, reimagined PaaS (Platform as a Service) that we released a few months ago. App Platform makes it very easy to build, deploy, and scale apps and static sites. You can deploy code by simply pointing to your GitHub and GitLab repos, and App Platform will do all the heavy lifting of managing infrastructure, app runtimes, and dependencies. App Platform, along with Managed Databases, helps fulfill DigitalOcean’s mission by empowering developers, startups, and SMBs to focus more on their apps, and less on the underlying infrastructure and databases.","spans":[{"start":45,"end":70,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/"}}]},{"type":"heading2","text":"How Managed MongoDB works","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"DigitalOcean provides you with various compute options to build your apps like:","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Droplets: On-demand, Linux virtual machines suitable for production business applications and personal passion projects.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":8,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/"}}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"DigitalOcean Kubernetes: Managed Kubernetes with automatic scaling, upgrades, and a free control plane.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":23,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/products/kubernetes/"}}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"DigitalOcean App Platform: A fully managed Platform as a Service.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":25,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/products/app-platform/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"No matter which compute option you choose to build your apps, you can easily add Managed MongoDB to it. 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His keynote will be followed by sessions from community members, engineers, customers, and other experts that are building technologies and businesses powered by the cloud. With live Q&A and an active Discord server, there’s ample opportunity to engage and learn something new. Click here to attend the deploy conference.","spans":[{"start":14,"end":69,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://deploy.digitalocean.com/agenda/session/552806"}},{"start":347,"end":384,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"http://do.co/deploy-discord"}},{"start":461,"end":489,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"http://do.co/deploy"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We are also launching a hackathon for DigitalOcean Managed MongoDB. 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Check out the docs and let us know what you think!","spans":[{"start":22,"end":43,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://cloud.digitalocean.com/databases/new?engine=mongodb"}},{"start":59,"end":90,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://github.com/do-community/mongodb-resources","target":"_blank"}},{"start":141,"end":145,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/databases/mongodb/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"If you’d like to have a conversation about using DigitalOcean and Managed MongoDB in your business, please feel free to contact our sales team.","spans":[{"start":120,"end":142,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/company/contact/sales/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Happy coding!","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"André Bearfield","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Director of Product Management","spans":[]}],"tags":[{"tag1":{"__typename":"PRISMIC_Tag","tag":"Product Updates","_linkType":"Link.document","_meta":{"uid":"product-updates"}}}],"author":{"__typename":"PRISMIC_Author","author_name":"André Bearfield","author_image":{"dimensions":{"width":553,"height":547},"alt":"André Bearfield","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/fdc7c85186f0a850b04083e1d4306bd1c19772e8_andre-bearfield.png?auto=compress,format"},"_meta":{"uid":"andre-bearfield"}},"_meta":{"uid":"introducing-digitalocean-managed-mongodb"}},"featured_blog_2":{"__typename":"PRISMIC_Blog","_linkType":"Link.document","blog_header_image":{"dimensions":{"width":790,"height":400},"alt":"Droplet Console","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/710499ae-78cc-4179-afc1-15793637b200_DODX3727-790x400-logo-2.jpg?auto=compress,format"},"blog_headline":[{"type":"heading1","text":"Securely connect to Droplets with SSH key pairs using a new Droplet Console","spans":[]}],"blog_post_date":"2021-08-10","blog_post_content":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"The famous author Ken Blanchard once said, “Feedback is the breakfast of champions.\" This is something we truly believe at DigitalOcean, and we always strive to enhance our products based on customer feedback.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"With this goal in mind, we are excited to introduce a new Droplet Console that will make it much easier to connect to your Droplets securely. 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We feel like we know infrastructure and can handle most of the configuration and management. What we needed from a cloud was not bells and whistles but efficiency and reliability. DigitalOcean provides us a platform to build our apps and then gets out of the way. Just how we like it.” - Achyuth Krishna, Director of Engineering of Whatfix","spans":[{"start":0,"end":7,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://whatfix.com/blog/driving-the-future-now-were-excited-to-announce-our-90-million-series-d-funding/"}},{"start":287,"end":648,"type":"em"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We understand that scaling while maintaining reliability of applications and profitability of business is important, so we provide robust solutions which minimize downtime.","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Centra is a SaaS-based e-commerce platform for global direct-to-consumer and wholesale e-commerce brands. 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From our support of the broader open source community to making our tutorials as platform agnostic as possible, we believe that contributing knowledge and resources to the community benefits not just ourselves but all members – past, present, and future.","spans":[{"start":155,"end":164,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We never could have anticipated the amazing amount of support we've received in return. You’ve built open source tools using our API, hosted Meetups across the globe, shared your DigitalOcean stories, and so much more. 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He has been sharing his technical expertise with us for many years, which you can enjoy in the dozens of tutorials he has published on topics from ProxySQL to Nginx optimization. With even more in the works, he has already helped hundreds of thousands of readers. His genuine enthusiasm and drive to aid others shines through in his writing and his collaboration with our editorial team.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":9,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/community/users/mati"}}]},{"type":"heading3","text":"Peter Hsu (@peterdavehello)","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Peter is an open source enthusiast who is always going above and beyond. He has traveled across Taiwan to share DigitalOcean with his community—from COSCUP in Taipei to MOPCON in Kaohsiung. As the maintainer of the CDNJS (a free, public, and open-source CDN service), he helps to power millions of websites across the globe. 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If you would like to see this eBook in your library, share this WorldCat link with your local librarian.","spans":[{"start":394,"end":418,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.worldcat.org/title/how-to-code-in-python-3/oclc/1020289950"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"By having this eBook available in libraries and within OER repositories, more students will be able to access computer programming learning material without having to pay textbook prices for that privilege.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We hope that readers who learn from or reference this eBook will be empowered to make their own contributions to open-source code via software and documentation pull requests or repository maintenance. 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I completed the #Hacktoberfest challenge! 🤓 As a first time contributor, I chanced a PR to @angular material. #gobigorgohomepic.twitter.com/SDRvvf8UlT\n— Alisa (@AlisaDuncan) October 28, 2017","spans":[{"start":25,"end":39,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hacktoberfest?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"}},{"start":100,"end":108,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/angular?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"}},{"start":119,"end":133,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/gobigorgohome?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"}},{"start":133,"end":159,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://t.co/SDRvvf8UlT"}},{"start":183,"end":199,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/AlisaDuncan/status/924407808702976001?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"}}]},{"type":"preformatted","text":"Today I've created my first pull request ever for #Hacktoberfest, it wasn't big but it feels awesome! #AndroidDev\n— Paul Núñez (@paulnunezm) October 24, 2017","spans":[{"start":50,"end":64,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hacktoberfest?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"}},{"start":102,"end":113,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/AndroidDev?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"}},{"start":141,"end":157,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/paulnunezm/status/922650740887375873?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"}}]},{"type":"heading2","text":"Events","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"As Hacktoberfest-themed Meetups entered its second year, we saw an uptick in participation from around the world. 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Still have questions? Reach out to us at hacktoberfest@digitalocean.com.","spans":[{"start":131,"end":161,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"mailto:hacktoberfest@digitalocean.com"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"What Hacktoberfest stories do you want to share? Tell us in the comments below.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"See you all in 2018; happy hacking!","spans":[]},{"type":"heading4","text":"Update March 2018","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The last shipment of Hacktoberfest 2017 T-shirts has gone out. We experienced some issues with shipping this year, and we're sorry if you were waiting for a shirt and haven't received one. However, we're making changes to improve the shipping process in 2018. Thank you for your understanding.","spans":[]}],"blog_post_date":"2017-11-21","tags":[{"tag1":{"tag":"Community","_linkType":"Link.document","_meta":{"uid":"community"}}}],"_meta":{"uid":"hacktoberfest-2017-recap"}}},{"node":{"author":{"_linkType":"Link.document","author_name":"Prabhakar (PJ) Jayakumar","author_image":null,"_meta":{"uid":"prabhakar_pj_jayakumar"}},"blog_header_image":{"dimensions":{"width":784,"height":418},"alt":"Developers talking illustration","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/3e9315885629e893bd55010da12acaef9ee0f4f2_tiderecap_blog.png?auto=compress,format"},"blog_headline":[{"type":"heading1","text":"DO India’s Q4 Update: Conferences, Webinars, and More","spans":[]}],"blog_post_content":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"A lot has happened since our last update from DO India. India continues to be DigitalOcean’s fastest growing international market, and we’re always thinking about the best ways to serve the needs of the local developer community.","spans":[{"start":25,"end":54,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://blog.digitalocean.com/looking-back-at-digitaloceans-first-year-in-india/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In this post, we’ll share the latest happenings from DO India, including:","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"A recap of the latest edition of Tide, our user conference in India;","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"A preview of the Campus Champ contest for student developers and entrepreneurs in Indian universities, and;","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Information about a free webinar series on containers and orchestration (open to everyone around the world).","spans":[]},{"type":"heading2","text":"The Rising Tide","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In early October, we hosted the third edition of our user conference, Tide, in Mumbai. With over 250 in attendance, participants got the opportunity to learn best practices for managing and scaling applications in the cloud via hands-on workshops, attend talks by startup founders, and build new connections with people from the local ecosystem, including fellow developers, entrepreneurs, mentors, and VCs.","spans":[{"start":49,"end":75,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://do.co/tide"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Scenes from October's Tide Conference in Mumbai.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":48,"type":"em"}]},{"type":"image","url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/a68f16b357813859fe7506e677d59a03dd948c06_tiderecap_collage.png?auto=compress,format","alt":"Tide 2017 Collage","copyright":null,"dimensions":{"width":1000,"height":1000}},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The conference saw more than 20 influencers speaking on a diverse set of topics relevant to developer and startup communities, including:","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"“The manual for Indian startups” where Vijay Kumar Ivaturi (ex-CTO of Wipro and Co-founder and CTO of Crayon Data) shared interesting insights about the startup ecosystem and a candid take on his experience authoring a book with the same title.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":32,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://youtu.be/gwmrrnROvu8?list=PLseEp7p6EwiZgNoUeHDh-sobxGFr4Mijm"}}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"“Technology decisions for building a scalable business” where CTOs from high growth startups—Devendra Rane (CoverFox), Suresh Kondamudi (CleverTap), Priyadarshi Lahiri (Edge Networks) and Ankit Tomar (Bizongo)—shared their experiences, challenges, and frameworks for choosing the tech stack at their businesses.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":55,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wgrLB-qhFJI&index=4&list=PLseEp7p6EwiZgNoUeHDh-sobxGFr4Mijm"}}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"An inspiring talk by Ajeet Khurana (Mentor and Angel Investor) on “what Indian entrepreneurs really need today”.","spans":[{"start":66,"end":111,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EcuWfu6duY&list=PLseEp7p6EwiZgNoUeHDh-sobxGFr4Mijm&index=8"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Head over to our YouTube channel to watch video recordings of these and other interesting talks and panel discussions.","spans":[{"start":36,"end":117,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLseEp7p6EwiZgNoUeHDh-sobxGFr4Mijm"}}]},{"type":"heading2","text":"Bringing Out the Best in Student Developers","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Campus Champ is a contest that aims to identify and recognize the best student developers and entrepreneurs across Indian universities by providing them a platform to showcase their product design and development capabilities. We were enthused by the participation and by the product ideas that came about in our inaugural edition of the contest organized in 2016.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":12,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"This year’s edition of the contest is currently underway, and students are being tasked with building something useful and relevant to the community around them. The contest will run in two phases, with Phase 1 (ending on November 11th) requiring students to provide a brief write-up of the product idea and its potential utility and impact on the community. Phase 2 (running between November 16th and December 22nd) will involve the shortlisted student teams building on their idea and converting it into a working prototype. Outside of the experience, students get a chance to win attractive cash prizes and swag from DigitalOcean!","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"We are excited to see the innovative projects that students will build in the current edition of the contest. If you are a student from India who wants to participate, sign up now for Campus Champ (registration closes Friday, November 10th).","spans":[{"start":168,"end":196,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://do.co/champ"}}]},{"type":"heading2","text":"Learning More About Containers","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"If you’re interested in learning more about containers and container orchestration, we’re hosting a free, 6-part webinar series led by cloud expert MSV Janakiram on Deploying and Managing Containerized Workloads in the Cloud. It will cover the essentials of containers including container lifecycle management, deploying multi-container applications, and scaling workloads. The series will also cover Kubernetes and highlight the architecture, deployment, and best practices of running stateful applications.","spans":[{"start":148,"end":161,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/janakiramm"}},{"start":165,"end":224,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"This webinar series would be beneficial for developers of all skill levels interested in designing, developing, and deploying microservices and containerized applications. You can sign up for the webinars here and feel free to spread the word amongst friends or colleagues who may find these sessions useful.","spans":[{"start":180,"end":209,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://go.digitalocean.com/containers-and-microservices-webinars-series"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"As always, if you have any feedback or suggestions on how you would like to engage with DigitalOcean, let us know in the comments below. Happy holidays!","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Prabhakar Jayakumar (PJ) is Country Director (India) responsible for running DigitalOcean's operations in India. His team is focused on building out the DO community and supporting the localized needs of India’s developer and startup ecosystem.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":19,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.linkedin.com/in/prabhakarpj/"}},{"start":0,"end":244,"type":"em"}]}],"blog_post_date":"2017-11-06","tags":[{"tag1":{"tag":"Community","_linkType":"Link.document","_meta":{"uid":"community"}}}],"_meta":{"uid":"do-india-q4-update"}}},{"node":{"author":{"_linkType":"Link.document","author_name":"Hollie Haggans","author_image":{"dimensions":{"width":400,"height":400},"alt":"Hollie Haggans","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/7793109e3fed5f875dc50b8866c8e631bd51d5b5_0bfbced-1.jpg?auto=compress,format"},"_meta":{"uid":"hollie_haggans"}},"blog_header_image":{"dimensions":{"width":1200,"height":640},"alt":"cube with people working illustration","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/a27e2d6dad5e2086d2e5c1463c1c594142abd439_hatchoneyearanniversary_blog.png?auto=compress,format"},"blog_headline":[{"type":"heading1","text":"Hatch at One Year: Helping More Startups Grow","spans":[]}],"blog_post_content":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Our global incubator program Hatch turned one year this past September. 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I actually managed to start my first company while attending college, so that was great. I built that business over a number of years, and had the pleasure of starting DigitalOcean in the summer of 2011 with four other co-founders, you being one of them. That was definitely a fun journey. We rented a three-bedroom ranch out in Boulder, Colorado.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":11,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"That was for the Techstars program. What was the most exciting or the most interesting memory that you can share from Techstars? Which memory stands out in your mind?","spans":[{"start":0,"end":166,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"I'd say demo day. A lot of practice and months of preparation went into getting ready…and there were about a thousand people in the audience. I think it was a high pressure situation because it's investors and people from the community; it's not just a general crowd.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The other event that came to mind the year prior to that, or actually just a few months earlier—the New York Tech Meetup. That was 800 people, but it felt much more supportive because it's the tech community coming out to see a few companies demo and showcase their work, whereas the Techstars demo day, you feel like you're being judged by a thousand people. So that was definitely an intense experience. I remember doing practice sessions with you in the backyard; getting ready for demo day, and you did the Karate Kid on me: “Wax on, wax off.”","spans":[]},{"type":"heading2","text":"Overcoming Challenges","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"DigitalOcean has grown, not only on the people side, but also on the tech side. We've gone through a lot of different technology challenges and struggles, so I would love for you to talk about some of those struggles and how we overcame those challenges.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":254,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Initially, most of the software was actually written by a single person, Jeff Carr, our co-founder. And in those days, the way that we would reference cloud health could be measured in hours. Essentially, how many hours can Jeff stay away from the console before something would break and he would need to get back in there and fix it? The good news is that we applied simplicity to our architecture as well. So we ensured that, no matter what happens, customer Droplets and customer environments wouldn't be affected by most of the outages and most of the service interruptions.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"It allowed us to maintain a really high level of uptime and build the performance and reliability that our customers expect, but at the same time, if you're a single person building the system, a lot of difficulties, [and] challenges come up that you may not have foreseen. [And] the product really scaled. Jeff more or less single-handedly got it to nearly 100,000 customers. What you start building day one looks radically different when you have 100,000 users on the service. I'd say that was one challenge.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The second is really as we started to grow: building and engineering team morale into the service and getting people familiar [with] the ins and outs of the systems. And what was really exciting is that first team, one of their main driving objectives was to refactor a lot of the code that Jeff wrote. Turning it from a proof-of-concept into a much more stable and reliable environment, with documentation, with a more modular understanding, and so that kind of speaks to the shift that we're still going through today. Moving away from the monolithic app that was originally built into a more distributed, micro-service enabled architecture. We're making good progress, but with a more scalable service environment comes more complexity. We have to invest a lot more engineers into building new features and capabilities. And so there are trade-offs in each of those scenarios.","spans":[]},{"type":"heading2","text":"It All Comes Down to People","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"How has the engineering team structure changed throughout the years to support that evolution of our back-end code base and stack?","spans":[{"start":0,"end":130,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"There are a few interesting mutations along the way: Going from one engineer to 30; bringing in our first set of engineering managers. We really promoted from within our first six. And I think what was really inspiring is a few years ago, we sat down and came up with a mission document, and said, \"Okay, if we're gonna scale this to a million customers, and even more revenue, how do we see ourselves getting there?\" And everyone contributed towards what their team's mission and objective was.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"[For a while] it was more or less a few frontend teams and quite a few backend teams, but nonetheless, that structure held for a couple of years. And prior to that, I feel like we were reworking maybe every other quarter. So that stability allowed us to grow the team, from 30 or 40 people to a little bit over a hundred. Just a few months ago, engineering management along with [the] Product [team] had the opportunity to re-envision a different way to organize the teams, and today, we've moved to a much more vertical structure, building a team around each of the products. We [now] have a team for Droplet, a team for our Storage services, and a team for the Network services. And that's full stack from the frontend, the API, all the way to the backend services. We're in a much more verticalized structure today.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"As CEO of the company, what are some of your challenges and what really keeps you up at night?","spans":[{"start":0,"end":94,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The interesting thing is that the role has changed year by year, and different challenges come up and are top of mind. I would say the two that I feel are most recurrent [are] related to the people. Whether it's employees or even the senior leadership team, and making sure that you have that right, that everyone's engaged, they're motivated, that you're making the right hiring decisions. That's all pretty complex stuff when we only hired 20 people [at first]. Today, DigitalOcean is roughly 350 people. And as a result, the amount of decisions that you have to make multiplies, and also the effects within the company become that much more complicated. That's always an interesting aspect of the work.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The second challenge that ties very close to that is making sure you paint the right vision for the business, so that people feel like when they come to work, they know what needs to be done. They're in alignment with where the company is headed. And that they're motivated and inspired by what we're trying to build.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"So it all comes down to people?","spans":[{"start":0,"end":31,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Companies are collections of people first and foremost. They're not the service, they're not the product, it's really people, and once you comprehend that, I think it allows you to take your leadership to the next level.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Hollie Haggans heads up Global Partnerships for DigitalOcean’s Hatch program. She is passionate about startups and cold brew coffee. Get in touch with questions at hatch@digitalocean.com.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":187,"type":"em"},{"start":164,"end":186,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"mailto:hatch@digitalocean.com"}}]}],"blog_post_date":"2017-10-03","tags":[{"tag1":{"tag":"Community","_linkType":"Link.document","_meta":{"uid":"community"}}}],"_meta":{"uid":"hatch-one-year-anniversary"}}},{"node":{"author":{"_linkType":"Link.document","author_name":"Stephanie Morillo","author_image":{"dimensions":{"width":188,"height":188},"alt":"Stephanie Morillo","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/88c5ec7b08345ce34cc82af6a32619bee69b1dae_stephanie_morillo-abc491ab.png?auto=compress,format"},"_meta":{"uid":"stephanie_morillo"}},"blog_header_image":{"dimensions":{"width":1536,"height":816},"alt":"Hacktoberfest 2017 illustration","copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/6fccaf43fd30e94394badb950afb0e2b576db3ef_hacktoberfest17-blog-01.png?auto=compress,format"},"blog_headline":[{"type":"heading1","text":"Hacktoberfest 2017: The Countdown Begins!","spans":[]}],"blog_post_content":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"Contributors of the world, we’re excited to announce that DigitalOcean’s fourth annual Hacktoberfest officially kicks off on Sunday, October 1. If you’ve been meaning to give back to your favorite open source projects—or if you want to make your first-ever contributions—set aside time this October to start hacking. You can earn a limited-edition Hacktoberfest T-shirt and stickers!","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"This year, we have resources available on local Hacktoberfest Meetups (and how to start one), finding issues to work on, learning how to contribute to open source, and resources for project maintainers who want to attract participants to their projects. You can find all of these resources and register to participate on the official Hacktoberfest website.","spans":[{"start":325,"end":355,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"http://hacktoberfest.digitalocean.com/"}}]},{"type":"preformatted","text":"Just completed my FIRST EVER #hacktoberfest, meaning I made 4 pull requests on GitHub!! 🔥💪💪🔥 pic.twitter.com/WroFqbQJsg\n— Vicky Steeves (@VickySteeves) October 21, 2016","spans":[{"start":29,"end":43,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/hacktoberfest?src=hash"}},{"start":93,"end":119,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://t.co/WroFqbQJsg"}},{"start":152,"end":168,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/VickySteeves/status/789601275310665728"}}]},{"type":"heading2","text":"The Details","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"If you’re wondering what Hacktoberfest is, it’s a month-long celebration of all things open source. Here’s what you need to know:","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Hacktoberfest is open to everyone in our global community. Whether you’re a seasoned contributor or looking for projects to contribute to for the first time, you’re welcome to participate.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":58,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Pull requests can be made in any GitHub-hosted repositories. As long as the project is public and GitHub-hosted, your PRs will count towards your participation.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":60,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"You can sign up anytime between October 1 and October 31. Just be sure to sign up on the official Hacktoberfest website for your PRs to count.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":57,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"list-item","text":"Check your progress. Once you sign up on October 1, start checking how many PRs you’ve made via the checker on the Hacktoberfest site (make sure you're signed in first).","spans":[{"start":0,"end":20,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Over the course of the month, you can find new projects to work on from the Hacktoberfest site. Every time you visit the site, you'll see issues labeled \"Hacktoberfest\". Additionally, we’ll send registered participants digests with resources and projects that you can look at if you need ideas.","spans":[]},{"type":"heading2","text":"The Fine Print","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To get a free T-shirt, you must register and make four pull requests between October 1-31. You can open a PR in any public, GitHub-hosted repo—not just on issues that have been labeled “Hacktoberfest”.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"(Please note: Review a project’s Code of Conduct before submitting a PR. If a maintainer reports your PR as spam, or if you violate the project’s Code of Conduct, you will be ineligible to participate in Hacktoberfest.)","spans":[{"start":0,"end":219,"type":"em"},{"start":1,"end":12,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"preformatted","text":"This is awesome, nice number of PR tagged as #Hacktoberfest to review and merge https://t.co/yuEWSOwqNY thank you all ;) #DrupalConsolepic.twitter.com/0OToATCOzI\n— Jesus Manuel Olivas (@jmolivas) October 14, 2016","spans":[{"start":45,"end":59,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/Hacktoberfest?src=hash"}},{"start":80,"end":103,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://t.co/yuEWSOwqNY"}},{"start":121,"end":135,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/hashtag/DrupalConsole?src=hash"}},{"start":135,"end":161,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://t.co/0OToATCOzI"}},{"start":196,"end":212,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://twitter.com/jmolivas/status/787000521248747524"}}]},{"type":"heading2","text":"Mark Your Calendars","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"With just four days away until Hacktoberfest 2017 gets underway, take a look at what Hacktoberfest 2016 and Hacktoberfest 2015 looked like.","spans":[{"start":85,"end":103,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://blog.digitalocean.com/open-source-at-its-hacktoberbest/"}},{"start":108,"end":126,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://blog.digitalocean.com/looking-back-at-hacktoberfest/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Have you participated in Hacktoberfest before? If so, share some of your stories or tips for newcomers in the comments below. If you have favorite projects, or if you’re a project maintainer, tell us what projects participants should visit in the comments. And be sure to see what others are saying in the #Hacktoberfest hashtag on your favorite social media platforms!","spans":[{"start":306,"end":320,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"See you all on October 1!","spans":[]},{"type":"heading4","text":"Update March 2018","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The last shipment of Hacktoberfest 2017 T-shirts has gone out. We experienced some issues with shipping this year, and we're sorry if you were waiting for a shirt and haven't received one. However, we're making changes to improve the shipping process in 2018. Thank you for your understanding.","spans":[]}],"blog_post_date":"2017-09-26","tags":[{"tag1":{"tag":"Community","_linkType":"Link.document","_meta":{"uid":"community"}}}],"_meta":{"uid":"hacktoberfest-2017"}}}]}}}