DigitalOcean left the GitHub Student Developer Pack. The last day to redeem the $200 credit was July 31, 2026, and every credit, including ones granted earlier, expired on August 1, 2026. There is no DigitalOcean student offer anymore. Here are the cloud credits to use instead.
How to claim it
- Check your DigitalOcean billing. If you redeemed the credit before the end, your unused balance was removed on August 1, 2026 and anything still running bills at standard rates. Delete resources you no longer need.
- Keep your GitHub Pack verification. Your
GitHub Student Developer Packstatus still unlocks every other partner offer, including the replacement cloud credits. - Claim a live cloud credit instead. The pack currently lists
Microsoft Azure for Studentswith a $100 credit, andGoogle Cloudruns a separate student credit program. - Browse what else is live. See all current offers in
building apps & websites deals.
Who's eligible
What's included
This offer has ended. DigitalOcean left the GitHub Student Developer Pack and retired its $200 student credit on August 1, 2026. July 31, 2026 was the last day to redeem, and the expiry was retroactive: every credit, including ones already sitting in accounts from earlier redemptions, was removed on August 1. The offer had already been narrowed before the end. Since June 8, 2026 the credit no longer covered GPU Droplets, H100 Kubernetes, Bare Metal GPUs, DigitalOcean Inference, third-party AI models, Paperspace, or Cloudways. If you still have a project running on DigitalOcean, it now bills at standard pay-as-you-go rates, so delete or downsize anything you no longer need. For free student cloud credits that are still live, the GitHub pack currently lists Microsoft Azure (a $100 credit for students 18+) plus Camber and LocalStack, and Google Cloud runs its own separate student credit program. We will update this page if DigitalOcean returns with a new student offer.
- Offer Retired August 1, 2026DigitalOcean left the GitHub Student Developer Pack. The last redemption day was July 31, 2026, and the $200 credit no longer exists.
- Retroactive Credit ExpiryUnlike the old 12-month credit, every credit expired on August 1, 2026, including credits already granted to students who redeemed earlier in the year.
- Standard Billing Since August 1Resources left running on DigitalOcean now bill at normal pay-as-you-go rates. Delete or downsize anything you no longer need.
- AI and GPU Cuts Came FirstFrom June 8, 2026 the credit already excluded GPU Droplets, H100 Kubernetes, Bare Metal GPUs, DigitalOcean Inference, third-party AI models, Paperspace, and Cloudways.
- Replacement Cloud PartnersThe GitHub pack still includes cloud credit from other partners: Microsoft Azure ($100 credit), Camber, and LocalStack are the ones GitHub currently names.
Fine print & gotchas
- The offer ended on August 1, 2026. July 31, 2026 was the last redemption day, and DigitalOcean is no longer part of the GitHub Student Developer Pack.
- The expiry was retroactive. All credits were removed on August 1, 2026, including credits granted to students who redeemed earlier in 2026.
- Standard billing applies since August 1. Any resources left running are charged at normal pay-as-you-go rates.
- GPU and AI services were excluded earlier. From June 8, 2026 the credit no longer covered GPU Droplets, H100 Kubernetes, Bare Metal GPUs, Inference, third-party AI models, Paperspace, or Cloudways.
- No replacement DigitalOcean offer exists. There is currently no student discount or credit anywhere on digitalocean.com.