Provision a DigitalOcean droplet from a Typeform request
Move approved server requests from intake to infrastructure without retyping details.
Trigger
New Form Response
Triggers when a respondent completes and submits the form.
Action
Create New Droplet
Tool to create a new droplet. use when you need to provision a vm with name, region, size, and image.
Why this helps
Infrastructure requests sit in forms while someone manually recreates them in DigitalOcean.
- Reduce copy and paste work
- Start approved environments faster
- Keep an auditable request trail
Setup
Build it in a few focused steps.
- 1Connect Typeform and DigitalOcean in Notis once.
- 2Create an automation named for droplet provisioning.
- 3Tell Notis to review each submission and create a droplet only when the request is approved and includes valid name, region, size, and image details.
- 4Pick the Typeform New Form Response trigger.
- 5Choose where run reports should go, then test with one real request.
Questions about this workflow
Can Notis reject incomplete requests?
Yes. Instruct it to report missing or invalid infrastructure details instead of creating a droplet.
Can this create production servers?
Yes, if your instruction allows production requests and the submission contains the required configuration.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
Supported Triggers and Actions
Notis builds workflows that link Typeform to Digital ocean. A trigger fires from one place; an action lands in another.
Typeform triggers
Digital ocean actions
Recurring trigger
Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.
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Webhook trigger
Notis starts this workflow when an external tool or custom backend sends an HTTP request.
Create Database Cluster
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New Form Response
Triggers when a respondent completes and submits the form.
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Create New Domain
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Create Domain Record
Tool to create a new dns record for a domain. use after confirming domain exists and record specifics.
Create New Droplet
Tool to create a new droplet. use when you need to provision a vm with name, region, size, and image.
Create New Firewall
Tool to create a new firewall. use when you need to define a firewall name and custom rules (requires at least one inbound and one outbound rule).
Create New Kubernetes Cluster
Tool to create a new kubernetes cluster. use when you have finalized the cluster name, region, version, and at least one node pool. confirm region supports kubernetes clusters before use.
Connect any two apps with Notis in the middle.
Typeform and Digital ocean, or any other combination from 1,000+ integrations.
When this happens · Trigger
Do this · Action
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