--- title: DigitalOcean Quietly Ends Open Source Credits Program description: DigitalOcean appears to be quietly ending its Open Source Credits program, which gave approved open-source projects free cloud infrastructure to cover hosting... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/digitalocean-quietly-ends-open-source-credits-program-3vt5imadc twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: DigitalOcean Quietly Ends Open Source Credits Program | daily.dev og:description: DigitalOcean appears to be quietly ending its Open Source Credits program, which gave approved open-source projects free cloud infrastructure to cover hosting... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/digitalocean-quietly-ends-open-source-credits-program-3vt5imadc og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/3vt5ImADC.png og:image:alt: DigitalOcean Quietly Ends Open Source Credits Program og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # DigitalOcean Quietly Ends Open Source Credits Program **[It's Foss](https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss)** · 5 min read · 4 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary DigitalOcean appears to be quietly ending its Open Source Credits program, which gave approved open-source projects free cloud infrastructure to cover hosting costs. The news surfaced through a GitHub issue where Node.js maintainers discussed an email notifying them that no new credits, renewals, or extensions would be approved, and that the dedicated application inbox would no longer be monitored. There's been no official announcement from DigitalOcean. Node.js maintainers initially discussed dropping DigitalOcean from their homepage and partners page, after which DigitalOcean reached out proposing a 'version 2.0' of the program, and the GitHub issue was renamed to 'Solidify Digital Ocean Partnership.' This follows an earlier, similarly unannounced removal of GitHub Student Pack credits. Smaller open-source projects without Node.js's leverage may be left to pay infrastructure bills or migrate elsewhere. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Is DigitalOcean ending its Open Source Credits program for open source projects? DigitalOcean appears to be sunsetting its Open Source Credits program, which gave approved open-source projects free cloud infrastructure. Node.js maintainers received an email stating DigitalOcean is no longer accepting new credit applications or approving renewals, extensions, or additional credit requests, and the opensource@digitalocean.com inbox will no longer be monitored. No official announcement has been made on DigitalOcean's blog or social channels. _Maintainers weighing infrastructure costs and provider changes can follow updates like this on daily.dev._ ### What happened when Node.js considered dropping DigitalOcean from its homepage over the credits program ending? Node.js maintainers discussed removing DigitalOcean from their homepage, README, and partners page after learning the Open Source Credits program was ending. Shortly after, DigitalOcean reached out proposing a 'version 2.0' of the program, and the related GitHub issue was renamed from 'Transitioning off of Digital Ocean' to 'Solidify Digital Ocean Partnership.' _Developers tracking how major projects negotiate vendor relationships can follow this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [CSS-Tricks in Limbo](https://daily.dev/posts/css-tricks-in-limbo-1puyvytr4) · Lobsters · 3 upvotes · 0 comments - [Self-Host Weekly \(1 May 2026\)](https://daily.dev/posts/self-host-weekly-1-may-2026--qm77asloy) · selfh.st · 59 upvotes · 0 comments - [Renewing Our Open Source Pledge for 2026](https://daily.dev/posts/renewing-our-open-source-pledge-for-2026-pxjek53bi) · Platformatic · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Node.js Drops Bug Bounty Rewards After Funding Dries Up](https://daily.dev/posts/node-js-drops-bug-bounty-rewards-after-funding-dries-up-qmzs151ev) · Socket · 52 upvotes · 16 comments - [Why developers are ditching GitHub for Codeberg and self-hosting alternatives](https://daily.dev/posts/why-developers-are-ditching-github-for-codeberg-and-self-hosting-alternatives-0ah7apnuh) · Hacker News · 163 upvotes · 37 comments --- Tags: [#cloud](https://daily.dev/tags/cloud), [#open-source](https://daily.dev/tags/open-source), [#nodejs](https://daily.dev/tags/nodejs), [#digitalocean](https://daily.dev/tags/digitalocean) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/digitalocean-quietly-ends-open-source-credits-program-3vt5imadc) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"DigitalOcean Quietly Ends Open Source Credits Program","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/digitalocean-quietly-ends-open-source-credits-program-3vt5imadc","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/digitalocean-quietly-ends-open-source-credits-program-3vt5imadc"},"datePublished":"2026-10-04T08:48:33.589Z","dateModified":"2026-10-04T08:49:04.638Z","description":"DigitalOcean appears to be quietly ending its Open Source Credits program, which gave approved open-source projects free cloud infrastructure to cover hosting...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/8a40d1ce5403fcdf3ad285b2586641cf?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/8a40d1ce5403fcdf3ad285b2586641cf?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"It's Foss","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"It's Foss","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/582e3faed71842bfb9d3840a787d6700","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/digitalocean-quietly-ends-open-source-credits-program-3vt5imadc","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":4},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"cloud,open-source,nodejs,digitalocean","timeRequired":"PT5M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"It's Foss","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/itsfoss"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"DigitalOcean Quietly Ends Open Source Credits Program"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/digitalocean-quietly-ends-open-source-credits-program-3vt5imadc#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Is DigitalOcean ending its Open Source Credits program for open source projects?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"DigitalOcean appears to be sunsetting its Open Source Credits program, which gave approved open-source projects free cloud infrastructure. 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