EDIT: I did not scroll all the way down. The promo code input field is at the very bottom of the billing page. So disregard this post of mine please. To confirm, I got the $50 credit successfully.

The bit.ly link resolves to this

https://www.digitalocean.com/?refcode=4d7fb2079a96

There is no way to apply a discount code while creating a new account. Looks like you need to open a support ticket to apply discount codes ?

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/questions/any-active-...

Worked for me as a new customer.

1. Create Account

2. Click Billing

3. Bottom of the page Code : BLACK50

4. Paypal 5$ ( http://i.imgur.com/gHAaEZW.png )

5. Create Droplet - 5$/month

6. 11 months of VPS for 5$

http://i.imgur.com/0Zbad7u.png

Did not work for me. My Billing history only has PayPal in it. I created a support ticket.

I'm sure they're busy today with all the new sign-ups, I'm curious how long it will take.

^ Resolved. Credit was manually added by support staff.

I look forward to trying out Digital Ocean.

I followed this and got credited.

In order to start a server you have to add payment details though. So step 5 is not optional.

Winner! \0/

When your account is created, go under billing and apply the code at the bottom of the page.

I like DO for hosting small, non-critical stuff. However, i can't help but notice how they're giving away too much free service. How are they (planning on) making money?

I've been on DO for a few weeks. It was a bit like a learning curve at first, but I really like the service. However, I passed on the promo because there has to be a day where I actually pay for their service.

I like what I see in Digital Ocean's offers and will be most likely choosing them the next time I need a host. Are there any catches to look out for?

That was all the motivation I needed to finally kick start my side project. Redeemed the offer. Thanks!

I'm getting "that promo code has expired" :(

Its working for me. Got the 50$ credit \m/

Yeah, looks like it has expired :/

Same

What about who is already a customer?

I got this from support

Hello

Thanks for writing in to claim this promo code!

For existing users we've decided to extend the offer in such a way;

a) we charge your credit card $25, if the charge is successful, we match that with a $25 credit, for a total of $50.

b) you make a deposit of $25 on your PayPal payments page

If you chose option (a) please respond to this ticket with: "I authorize you to charge my card on file $25 for the black friday promo!" If the charge is successful we will credit you the additional $25 and respond to you to confirm.

If you chose option (b) simply make your PayPal deposit and then let us know in this ticket, we will review and credit you the $25 and send you a confirmation.

If you have any other questions about this please let us know.

Regards DigitalOcean Support

I wonder if a new customer who gets the discount could then go and create a ticket and pay $25 to get a second discount. Hmm. :)

They have a promotion for you too, https://twitter.com/digitalocean/status/406450542546653184

May or may not work this time, but I've had success in the past opening a support ticket and asking for the promotion. I opened a ticket, but haven't gotten a response yet, so can't verify whether it'll work or not right now.

I can confirm the $25 match is the offer for existing customers, got the same message shown by xuki

Thanks for posting this!

this promo code has expired =((((((((((

If I want to host multiple websites, would I have to register multiple accounts with DO, or can I sign up for multiple plans with the same account?

You can make a number of different "droplets" (instances) through 1 account, provided it has enough funds. However, if you want to host a few small websites, you can do that on 1 droplet using Apache or Nginx to set a directory for each domain.