Spin up a ubuntu server in 5 minutes on DigitalOcean.com
In this tutorial I’ll show you how to create your very own cloud hosted server on digitalocean.com
DigitalOcean.com is a cloud hosting provider that makes it very simple for anyone to create and run a virtual server connected directly to the internet. DigitalOcean.com calls these servers Droplets. They offer a range of operating systems to choose from including Ubuntu, CentOS, Debian, Fedora, CoreOS, and FreeBSD.