Notes from the edit screen.

static_sites:
- build_command: npm run build
  environment_slug: node-js
  github:
    branch: main
    deploy_on_push: true
    repo: your-repo-name
  name: your-app-name
  output_dir: dist
  source_dir: /

Deploy a completely static Astro site to DigitalOcean App Platform

Astro's docs skip DigitalOcean, and DigitalOcean's autodetection assumes you want a Node server. Here is the path to a fully static deploy for about five dollars a month.

EARLE · 7 MIN READ · MAY 2026

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