

Power off the Droplet, then power it back on. Upgrade the kernel using a package manager. Verify that the Droplet uses internal kernel management. To upgrade a Droplet’s kernel to the latest supported version, you need to do three things: Each Droplet you create is a new server you can use, either standalone or as part of a larger, cloud-based infrastructure. DigitalOcean Droplets are Linux-based virtual machines (VMs) that run on top of virtualized hardware.
