# DigitalOcean (ديجيتال أوشن)

> DigitalOcean is currently blocked in Syria, as of 2026-08-27.

- Status: blocked
- Outreach: Contacted
- Company: [DigitalOcean](https://unblocksyria.com/en/companies/digitalocean.md)
- Categories: Cloud Hosting, AI Infrastructure & Platforms, Cloud Storage, Databases, Web Hosting
- Official site: https://www.digitalocean.com
- Community votes: 18
- Last updated: 2026-08-27
- Page: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/digitalocean

## About

Cloud infrastructure provider offering scalable compute, storage, and managed databases

## Activity summary

Blocked in Syria, verified in February 2026 when the service returned a security block page from Syrian connections while only the landing page loaded. A community volunteer opened a case with the company in December 2025 and sent follow-ups; the company escalated the request internally and, as of February 2026, said it remained under review. No resolution has followed.

## Community reports

- 2026-02-23 — Follow-up Sent. A community volunteer sent a follow-up outreach email to DigitalOcean at legal@digitalocean.com, support@digitalocean.com, policy@digitalocean.com, and abuse@digitalocean.com, requesting an immediate review and re-enabling of service access for users in Syria. The email cited the December 2025 U.S. Treasury announcement, OFAC documentation, EU sanctions removal, and noted that the full platform (control panel, APIs, droplets, cloud services) remains blocked despite no legal restrictions remaining. The volunteer highlighted that competing cloud providers have already restored access.
- 2026-02-16 — Company Responded. DigitalOcean Support provided an update confirming the Syria access case is still under internal review. The representative stated they will provide an update once a final determination is received. The case has been open since December 2025, indicating a thorough internal review process is underway.
- 2026-02-16 — Verified. Community verification from Syria via LTE: DigitalOcean's main landing page loads, but accessing the actual service at digitalocean.com triggers a WAF security block page stating "Sorry, you have been blocked. You are unable to access digitalocean.com." All core functionality including the dashboard and console remains inaccessible from Syrian IP addresses. Status corrected from accessible to blocked. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/yabf3czwii2t4wkbldhhsd7a/xjg6yo48lopsyx2di49wqapg-img-9382.png)
- 2026-02-12 — Under Company Review. DigitalOcean Support confirmed they have forwarded the Syria access request and additional clarifications to the relevant internal team for further review. This indicates the request has been escalated beyond frontline support to a decision-making team within DigitalOcean.
- 2025-12-18 — Contacted Company. A community volunteer contacted DigitalOcean Support requesting access to DigitalOcean and Cloudways services for operations in Syria. DigitalOcean assigned a support agent who acknowledged the request and began assisting. This marks the start of an ongoing correspondence about restoring service access for Syrian users. (evidence: https://api.unblocksyria.com/files/evidence/w59jk056vbqnw5uaegauftlf/ob38m6mox9bgpr15xq8h235q-screenshot-145.png)

## Context

These are geo-restrictions the companies applied themselves, not filtering by Syrian ISPs and not a legal requirement. US and EU sanctions on Syria were lifted in 2025. See https://unblocksyria.com/llms.txt for the regulatory summary and https://unblocksyria.com/en/about for citations to the specific orders and regulations.

## Machine-readable

- JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/digitalocean?locale=en
- Timeline JSON: https://api.unblocksyria.com/services/digitalocean/timeline?locale=en
- HTML: https://unblocksyria.com/en/services/digitalocean
- Other languages: https://unblocksyria.com/ar/services/digitalocean.md, https://unblocksyria.com/ku/services/digitalocean.md