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Latest DigitalOcean Provider Available

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Technologist and Cloud Consultant

The latest digitalocean provider for StackQL is available now (v25.09.00345), featuring a comprehensive reorganization of services and resources that better aligns with DigitalOcean's API structure. This update improves discoverability, logical grouping, and overall usability when working with DigitalOcean resources through StackQL, while adding exciting new capabilities like support for Gradient AI Platform through the genai service.

What's Changed

The updated DigitalOcean provider features a more granular and logical organization of services that mirrors DigitalOcean's API architecture more closely. Here is a summary of the services included in the latest digitalocean provider:

ServiceDescription
accountManages account information, settings, and team configurations
appsManages App Platform deployments for static sites, APIs, and web applications
billingHandles billing configurations, invoices, and payment methods
computeControls virtual machines (Droplets), snapshots, and compute resources
container_registryManages container registries and image repositories
databasesManages managed database services and configurations
genaiProvides access to AI capabilities including the Gradient AI Platform
kubernetesControls Kubernetes clusters, node pools, and related resources
monitoringManages monitoring solutions, alerts, and metrics
networkingControls VPCs, load balancers, and network configurations
oneclickProvides one-click application installations and marketplace solutions
projectsOrganizes resources into logical groups for better management and billing
serverlessManages Functions as a Service (FaaS) for event-driven, scalable computing
spacesControls object storage for storing and serving large files and static assets
vpcsManages Virtual Private Cloud networks for isolated resource communications
note

The improved organization including service and resource naming and mapping will introduce changes to queries against the previous provider version (v24.11.00274). You can pin the previous version in stackql-deploy or via registry pull in the interim while you make necessary query modifications.

Enhanced Documentation

The new DigitalOcean Provider Docs provide comprehensive documentation on how to use the new digitalocean provider including ready-to-use SQL examples for each resource and method. A standout feature is the copy-paste functionality for all SQL queries, making it incredibly easy to:

  1. Compose Infrastructure-as-Code workflows: Each method documentation includes working SQL examples that can be directly copied into your deployment scripts or CI/CD pipelines. Simply click the copy button next to any example to get production-ready SQL code.

  2. Build analytics dashboards: Create sophisticated cross-service queries by combining examples from different resources. The documentation's consistent query formatting makes it simple to join related data across multiple DigitalOcean services.

  3. Develop governance reports: Copy baseline queries and customize them for your specific compliance needs. The pre-formatted SQL provides the perfect starting point for custom reporting.

Gradient AI Platform Support

A standout addition to this release is comprehensive support for DigitalOcean's Gradient AI Platform through the new genai service. This enables developers to:

  • Deploy and manage AI models using familiar SQL syntax
  • Monitor AI workloads alongside other cloud resources
  • Incorporate AI capabilities into infrastructure-as-code workflows
  • Create cross-service orchestrations that leverage AI capabilities

Getting Started

To start using the updated digitalocean provider, simply pull the latest version from stackql shell or stackql registry command:

registry pull digitalocean;

Then you can begin querying your DigitalOcean resources with SQL:

-- List all droplets
SELECT
id,
name,
status,
size_slug,
JSON_EXTRACT(size, '$.vcpus') as vcpus,
JSON_EXTRACT(size, '$.memory') as memory,
JSON_EXTRACT(size, '$.disk') as disk_size_gb,
JSON_EXTRACT(size, '$.price_hourly') as price_hourly,
JSON_EXTRACT(size, '$.price_monthly') as price_monthly
FROM digitalocean.compute.droplets;

Results:

|-----------|---------------------------------------|--------|------------------------|-------|--------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
| id | name | status | size_slug | vcpus | memory | disk_size_gb | price_hourly | price_monthly |
|-----------|---------------------------------------|--------|------------------------|-------|--------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
| 457265395 | ubuntu-s-1vcpu-1gb-35gb-intel-syd1-01 | active | s-1vcpu-1gb-35gb-intel | 1 | 1024 | 35 | 0.0119 | 8 |
|-----------|---------------------------------------|--------|------------------------|-------|--------|--------------|--------------|---------------|
| 510398669 | pool-urzofvwy7-l5vvz | active | s-2vcpu-4gb | 2 | 4096 | 80 | 0.03571 | 24 |
|-----------|---------------------------------------|--------|------------------------|-------|--------|--------------|--------------|---------------|

Using the App Platform Functions

The apps services provide access to DigitalOcean's modern deployment platforms. Here's an example of how to list your deployed applications:

-- List all deployed applications
SELECT
id,
default_ingress,
active_deployment,
created_at,
updated_at,
region,
tier_slug
FROM
digitalocean.apps.apps;

Using the GenAI Service

The new genai service provides access to DigitalOcean's Gradient AI Platform capabilities. Here's an example of how to list deployed agents:

-- List all deployed AI agents
SELECT
name,
uuid,
url,
project_id,
created_at,
updated_at,
region,
temperature
FROM
digitalocean.genai.agents;

Use Cases for the DigitalOcean Provider

  1. Infrastructure as Code: Manage your DigitalOcean resources alongside other cloud providers in a unified IaC approach, see stackql-deploy.

  2. Cost Optimization: Identify unused resources and opportunities for cost savings with queries that expose pricing information across all resource types.

  3. Security and Compliance: Audit firewall rules, network configurations, and access patterns to ensure compliance with security policies.

  4. Performance Monitoring: Track resource utilization, database performance, and identify optimization opportunities.

  5. Cross-Provider Orchestration: Build workflows that span DigitalOcean and other resource providers, enabling sophisticated data and infrastructure pipelines.

  6. AI-Enhanced Infrastructure: Leverage the new GenAI service to incorporate AI capabilities into your infrastructure management workflows.

  7. Automated Reporting: Create automated reports on DigitalOcean usage, performance, and costs.

Provider Metrics

The latest DigitalOcean provider includes:

  • 15 services
  • 192 resources
  • 516 total methods
  • 254 selectable methods

This comprehensive coverage ensures you can manage and query virtually all aspects of your DigitalOcean infrastructure using familiar SQL syntax.

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