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title: 'Tutorial: Deploy a Connector on a DigitalOcean Droplet'
canonical: https://openvpn.net/cloud-docs/tutorials/configuration-tutorials/connectors/virtual-private-server--vps/tutorial--deploy-a-connector-on-a-digitalocean-droplet/
product: CloudConnexa Docs
description: A Droplet is a Virtual Private Server (VPS) in DigitalOcean. A Connector deployed on a Droplet can connect a DigitalOcean VPC to CloudConnexa or be used as a standalone Internet Gateway.
keywords: DigitalOcean
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# Tutorial: Deploy a Connector on a DigitalOcean Droplet

A Droplet is a Virtual Private Server (VPS) in DigitalOcean. A Connector deployed on a Droplet can connect a DigitalOcean VPC to CloudConnexa or be used as a standalone Internet Gateway if it has a public IP address. The internet traffic routed by that Connector will appear to have originated from the assigned public IP address because the Connector installation script turns ON routing and Network Address Translation (NAT) by default.

To use a DigitalOcean Droplet as a Connector in a **New** Network, follow the steps below:

1. Navigate to **Networks \> Networks**.
2. Click **Add Network**.
3. Choose all the applicable scenarios and click **Continue**.
4. Provide a **Name** and, optionally, a **Description** for the Network.
5. In the **Add Connector** section, provide a **Name** and a **Description** for the Connector optionally.
6. Select a **Region** from the drop-down closest to the DigitalOcean data center where the droplet will be deployed and click **Next**.
7. When you select **Digital Ocean** from the **Provider Type** drop-down, you will see two steps:
   1. The **Sign Up** step contains a link to sign up on DigitalOcean if you do not have an account.
   2. The **Create a Droplet** step provides the script that needs to be copied into the **User data** field under **Additional Options** while creating the Droplet in DigitalOcean.
8. Once the Droplet created with the provided script in **User data** is up and running, click **Next**.

To add a DigitalOcean Droplet as a Connector in an **Existing** Network, follow the steps below:

1. Navigate to **Networks \> Connectors**.
2. Click **Add Connector**.
3. Provide a **Name** and a **Description** for the Connector optionally.
4. Select a **Region** from the drop-down closest to the DigitalOcean data center where the droplet will be deployed.
5. Select the prior configured network from the **Network** drop-down and click **Add Connector**.
6. The new Connector will appear in the list. For the new Connector, click **Deploy** and select **Deploy Connector**.
7. When you select **Digital Ocean** from the **Provider Type** drop-down, you will see two steps:
   1. The **Sign Up** step contains a link to sign up on DigitalOcean if you do not have an account.
   2. The **Create a Droplet** step provides the script that needs to be copied into the **User data** field under **Additional Options** while creating the Droplet in DigitalOcean.
8. Once the Droplet created with the provided script in **User data** is up and running, click **Next**.

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