App Platform

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Definition

DigitalOcean's fully managed Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) for deploying web applications, APIs, and static sites directly from a Git repository. App Platform automatically builds, deploys, and scales applications, handling infrastructure, SSL, and CDN distribution without any server management.

Real-World Example

A solo developer connects their GitHub repository to App Platform and deploys a Python Django app in under 5 minutes. App Platform detects the language, installs dependencies, sets up a PostgreSQL database, provisions SSL, and serves the app — all without writing a single Dockerfile or configuration file.

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