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Provider news · September 2025

What the providers shipped

In September 2025, DigitalOcean quietly added a VPC internal DNS resolver on the second-to-last IP, raised the Container Registry image size limit to 20 GB, and generally available both Flexible node pools and the Gateway API — all without a peep about the long-overdue App Platform VPC support. Meanwhile, Linode launched a beta for VPC integration with Managed Databases, an LKE update, and a new premium tier to justify the cost of their Managed Database services, while UpCloud debuted a secure API token authentication system, and made Kubernetes v1.32 available. Vultr rounded out the month with EOLing PostgreSQL 13, adding API keys with expiration dates, and introducing Debian 13 'Trixie' with Linux 6.12 LTS and KDE Plasma 6. If you're still hung up on GPU plans at the $5 tier, though, perhaps you should have stayed in bed (Vultr).

DigitalOcean

  • Sep 30 VPC internal DNS resolver — VPCs get an internal DNS resolver on the second-to-last IP.
  • Sep 30 App Platform scheduled jobs GA — Periodic scheduled jobs generally available.
  • Sep 29 Container Registry image size limit raised — Image limit 5→20 GB, 5 GB per layer.
  • Sep 17 Managed DB storage autoscaling GA — Autoscaling GA across MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, OpenSearch, Kafka.
  • Sep 9 DOKS flexible node pools & Gateway API GA — Flexible node pool selection and Gateway API generally available.
  • Sep 9 App Platform VPC support GA — VPC connectivity for apps generally available.
  • Sep 2 Functions Python 3.11 data packages — daft, duckdb, polars, pyiceberg, pyspark added to runtime.

Linode

  • Sep 30 Managed Databases and VPCs (Beta) — Beta support for VPC integration with Managed Databases.
  • Sep 12 LKE updates — Updates released for the Kubernetes Engine platform.
  • Sep 5 Premium plan for Managed Databases — New premium tier for Managed Database services.

UpCloud

  • Sep 18 API Tokens Management in Hub — New secure API token authentication system for UpCloud API access.
  • Sep 9 Kubernetes v1.32 now available — Managed Kubernetes certified and available on Kubernetes v1.32.

Vultr

  • PostgreSQL 13 EOL — PostgreSQL 13 reached EOL; upgrade managed databases to 14+.
  • Support for Additional API Keys — Generate multiple API keys, each with optional expiration date and name.
  • DBaaS CA Certificate API — Retrieve account CA certificate for Managed Databases via API for trusted TLS.
  • Snapshot ID Display for VPS & Bare Metal Deploy — API now retains and displays the snapshot ID used to deploy VPS and Bare Metal instances.
  • Debian 13 'Trixie' Now Available — Debian 13 added: Linux 6.12 LTS, GNOME 48, KDE Plasma 6, APT 3.0, Wayland default.
  • IAM and Organizations — Announced IAM and Organizations: roles, permissions, and team management.

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