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How do I get the most out of my credit before it expires?

About a year ago, I received $200 of DO credit through the GitHub Student Pack. Now, DO decided that they are no longer collaborating with GitHub Education, therefore every credit obtained through it will expire at the end of this month. I haven't used much of it yet, so I wonder if there's a way to cash out, transfer, or otherwise quickly use up all credit without cryptomining.

u/FillAny3101 — 5 days ago
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Serverless Inference: Context-Window and Max-Output Tokens

Hi,

i stumbled accros the context-window column of do's serverless inference models. Before the "Context Window" column did not existed, but now there is one and the context-window is sometimes <= max output tokens. Isn't it always Input + Ouput <= Context-Window?

For reference, this is the page https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/inference/details/models/ and i am especially looking at the hosted models (DeepSeek V4 Flash/Pro and the new GLM 5.x). I also checked the wayback amchine (https://web.archive.org/web/20260606024635/https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/inference/details/models/)

Did they reduced the context-window/input? Was it that low before? Or is the context-window just wrongly labeled and should be something else?

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u/RefactoringGuy — 9 days ago
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Question about deploying static sites and the cost on App Platform vs Droplets

Hello there,

I am hosting an instance of Directus CMS on App Platform that will serve as a GUI for my web clients to edit the content of their sites.

I plan to deploy the static sites on App Platform as well, but am confused and would appreciate if someone can clarify the pricing structure.

If I understand correctly, the first three static sites deployed are free, but after that it costs... $3 a month for each? Isn't that a bit expensive when they're so many other options that are nearly free for static sites?

Would it be possible to deploy the static sites in the same app as my Directus instance? And would those static sites be billed under the resources used for that specific app?

Or, should I just use Coolify to manage deployments of the static sites on a Droplet?

I would love to learn what people have to say about this.

Thank you!

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u/dualitybyslipknot — 12 days ago
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Fail2Ban and Container Apps - Anything I need to look out for?

Hi, I use VPN client (Amnezia) which installs its needed server side software on my droplet. It installs in containers.

I also have cloud firewall enabled, where I added incoming rules for any ports that I need to work.

Will Fail2Ban not work correctly with network requests to a container installed service?

I ask this because I recently learned that Containers live in their own security world, where they even override your ufw rules.

thanks

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u/uzornayem — 12 days ago