DigitalOcean
Cloud hosting for your app's infrastructure — set up the account and invite us so we can deploy and manage it.
Why we need this
DigitalOcean is where your app's infrastructure lives: the App Platform deployments, Droplets, managed databases, and Spaces object storage that run your backend and keep it online. Calda needs team access so we can deploy new versions, configure services, and keep an eye on your infrastructure.
Like all other accounts, this one should be owned by you. Your servers, data, and billing are tied to the account, so keeping it under your company means your infrastructure — and everything running on it — belongs to you, not us.
Do I need a credit card?
Yes. DigitalOcean requires a valid payment method (credit card or PayPal) to activate an account, and you're billed for the resources your app uses — there's no free tier for hosting like there is with email providers.
Billing stays under your account
Because hosting is a paid, usage-based service, the payment method and all infrastructure billing live under your DigitalOcean account. We'll help you right-size resources so you only pay for what your app actually needs.
Step-by-step setup
Create the DigitalOcean account
Sign up at cloud.digitalocean.com using your company email, then add a payment method when prompted. DigitalOcean keeps everything — resources, billing, and team members — under your account, reachable from the profile menu in the top-right corner.
Name your team
DigitalOcean groups your resources, billing, and members under a team. Give it a name after your company so it's easy to recognize. You can switch between teams anytime from the profile menu → Switch Teams.
Invite Calda
In the control panel, open the left menu → Settings → Team Members, then click Invite Members. Enter the Calda email we share with you, choose a role, and click Send Invites.
We recommend the Owner role (or a role with full resource access) so we can deploy and manage your infrastructure. You can always adjust this later from the member's … menu → Change roles.
What we'll do once we're in
After you've added us, we'll set up the App Platform deployment, databases, and any other services your app needs — you don't need to configure or share anything else.
Confirm in Slack
Don't forget to notify us in Slack so we can accept the invitation and confirm that we can sign in.
Conclusion
That is it — with this access we can deploy and run your app on your own DigitalOcean account. Once you've invited us and confirmed in Slack, we'll handle the rest of the infrastructure setup on our side.
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