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Provider news · February 2026

What the providers shipped

DigitalOcean's February update is predictably a sprawling mishmash, including the long-overdue deprecation of Ubuntu 25.04 and the arrival of AMD MI350X GPUs for those gluttons for the $5 GPU-tier overkill. There's also the obligatory smattering of runtime updates across Functions and the new Rust buildpack on the App Platform. Meanwhile, Linode continues to indulge its high-end GPU fantasies with an RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition, while upcloud just dropped File Storage over NFS because apparently shared multi-server access was just waiting for someone to make it official. Vultr is doing Vultr things, like deprecating their -sc1 plans and introducing a host of new images and APIs, but the real kicker is the new Object Storage E3 endpoints in Frankfurt. All in all, the market's still as crowded as ever with just about everything and the kitchen sink.

DigitalOcean

  • Feb 27 DOKS anchor gateway routing — Anchor IP support for outbound Kubernetes traffic.
  • Feb 26 Ubuntu 25.04 end of life — Image deprecated; available via API only.
  • Feb 26 CSPM public preview — Cloud security posture dashboard in preview.
  • Feb 24 Databases custom CNAME records — Custom hostnames for managed database connections.
  • Feb 23 Updated AMD AI/ML base image — ROCm upgraded to 7.0.2.
  • Feb 23 Fedora 43 Droplet image — New Fedora base image available.
  • Feb 18 AMD MI350X GPUs in ATL1 — New GPU Droplet option available by contract.
  • Feb 12 Functions Python 3.12 and 3.13 — New Python runtimes supported in Functions.
  • Feb 11 Manitoba retail sales tax — 7% RST applied for Manitoba customers.
  • Feb 11 Functions PHP 8.3/8.4/8.5 — New PHP runtimes supported in Functions.
  • Feb 10 Functions Go 1.24 and 1.25 — New Go runtimes supported in Functions.
  • Feb 6 App Platform Networking tab — Centralized domain and network management.
  • Feb 6 App Platform Rust buildpack — Rust application deployment support added.
  • Feb 5 Functions Node.js 22 and 24 — New Node.js runtimes supported in Functions.

Linode

  • Feb 27 NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPU (limited availability) — RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Server Edition GPU enters limited availability.
  • Feb 26 Object Storage E3 endpoints now generally available in Chicago and Los Angeles — Object Storage E3 endpoints reach GA in Chicago and Los Angeles.
  • Feb 24 Partner Referrals Beta launch — Beta launch of the Partner Referrals program.
  • Feb 17 LKE updates — Additional Kubernetes cluster management changes.
  • Feb 17 NodeBalancers metrics (Limited Availability) — NodeBalancer monitoring metrics enter limited availability.
  • Feb 10 Managed Databases and Dual-Stack IPv6 support — Managed Databases add dual-stack IPv6 support.
  • Feb 3 Object Storage E3 endpoint now generally available in Frankfurt, Germany — Object Storage E3 endpoint reaches GA in Frankfurt.

UpCloud

  • Feb 6 File Storage over NFS released — Network-attached File Storage launched supporting shared multi-server access.

Vultr

  • OpenClaw One-Click App — One-click app to consume Serverless Inference via a popular agentic workflow.
  • Public API for Support Tickets — Create, view, and manage support tickets programmatically via a new API.
  • NAT Gateways Open-Source Tooling Support — NAT Gateways add Terraform and other IaC/open-source tooling support.
  • Bootable Block Storage Updates — Snapshot, clone, and create new bootable block volumes from snapshots.
  • Location-Specific Pricing in List Plans API — List Plans API now returns per-location plan pricing for cost comparison.
  • VPS Plan Deprecation (-sc1) — '-sc1' VPS plans deprecated; new orders convert to standard location-priced plans.
  • cPanel on AlmaLinux Added to Marketplace — New cPanel Marketplace app on AlmaLinux for RHEL-compatible hosting.
  • Ubuntu 25.04 End of Life — Ubuntu 25.04 reaches EOL Jan 15, 2026; upgrade to a supported release.
  • Fedora 44 Beta Available — Fedora 44 Beta available for early access to the latest features.
  • FreeBSD 14.x to 14.4 and Debian 13.x to 13.4 — Images updated to the latest point releases with improvements and fixes.
  • Ubuntu NVIDIA Driver Compatibility Update — Ubuntu GPU images use NVIDIA driver pinning for stability across CUDA workloads.
  • NVIDIA GPU ECC Memory Enabled by Default — ECC memory now on by default across supported GPU offerings.
  • AppRepo GPG Key Reissued (SHA-256) — AppRepo GPG key expired Feb 1 and reissued with SHA-256; update to keep updates.
  • Maintenance Notifications Include Calendar Invites — Maintenance emails now attach .ics invites that auto-update on schedule changes.

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