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This guide deploys ParadeDB Community as a single-node container. Use ParadeDB Enterprise if ParadeDB indexes need physical replication for high availability, failover, or read replicas that can serve ParadeDB queries.
DigitalOcean is a cloud platform for deploying and managing applications. This guide walks through deploying ParadeDB on a DigitalOcean Droplet using Docker. Docker packages Postgres and pg_search together, so you don’t need to install them manually.

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Prerequisites

  1. A DigitalOcean account
  2. Your local machine’s public IPv4 address (used to restrict access to the Droplet)

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Create a Droplet

  1. In the DigitalOcean console, create a new Droplet
  2. Select Ubuntu 24.04 (LTS) x64 as the image
  3. Choose a plan size — see the DigitalOcean sizing guide for recommendations
Once the Droplet is running, SSH into it to complete the remaining steps.

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Install Docker

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Install ParadeDB

The tag query parameter pins the ParadeDB version. See the Docker Hub page for available tags.
Once the install completes, note the password printed to the terminal — you will need it for the psql connection string below. To ensure the container restarts automatically if the Droplet reboots:

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Configure Firewall

In the DigitalOcean console, navigate to Networking → Firewalls and create a firewall with the following inbound rule: Replace <YOUR_IP_ADDRESS> with your local machine’s public IPv4 address (not the Droplet IP). To allow access from any IP, use 0.0.0.0/0 instead. Apply the firewall to your Droplet.

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Connect to ParadeDB

From your local machine:
Replace <DROPLET_IP> with the public IPv4 address of your Droplet, found on the DigitalOcean console.