DigitalOcean Spaces

S3-compatible object storage with a built-in CDN for app files and media

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CategoryStorage & media

PricingTrial only

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ABOUT

What is DigitalOcean Spaces?

DigitalOcean Spaces is S3-compatible object storage for serving unstructured data such as application files, images, videos, backups, and static assets. Standard Storage starts at $5 per month and includes 250 GiB across buckets plus 1,024 GiB of outbound transfer; additional storage is $0.02 per GiB-month and additional outbound transfer is $0.01 per GiB. The built-in CDN has no separate fee, but its traffic uses the same transfer allowance.

BEFORE YOU SIGN UP

What you should know

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S3-compatible APIAWS S3 SDKs and many S3-compatible clients can access Spaces, but the API does not support every Amazon S3 feature.

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Built-in CDN includedThe CDN has no separate fee for Standard Storage buckets; outbound traffic still counts against the shared transfer allowance.

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Buckets are region-boundA bucket's region cannot be changed after creation; migration requires creating another bucket and transferring objects.

Signup credit is temporaryThe first team receives $5 in credit; it expires after 90 days, and a valid payment method is required to create resources.

COMMUNITY

From the forums

Reddit discussions about DigitalOcean Spaces include a report of difficulties configuring its CDN with a custom domain and TLS certificates. Other users discussed CDN caching behavior and the lack of an equivalent to Amazon S3 Transfer Acceleration. These are individual reports and technical discussions, not measured reliability findings or a broad verdict.

— Community sentiment

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FAQ

Questions, answered.

Is DigitalOcean Spaces free?＋

Spaces has no ongoing free plan. The first team receives a $5 signup credit that expires after 90 days, and a valid payment method is required before creating resources. Standard Storage starts at $5 per month.

Does Spaces include a CDN?＋

Yes. Standard Storage buckets can use the built-in CDN at no separate fee, but CDN traffic counts against the included outbound transfer allowance. Cold Storage does not support CDN integration.

Can I use Amazon S3 tools with Spaces?＋

Yes. Spaces has an S3-compatible API that works with AWS S3 SDKs and other compatible clients, but it only partially supports Amazon S3 features.