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DigitalOcean Automated Droplet Setup Checks

The moment a new droplet spins up on DigitalOcean, WebRun checks whether backups, monitoring, and a firewall are attached, posts the pass or fail checklist to your infrastructure Telegram group, and texts the on call engineer through Twilio only when a safeguard is missing.

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Runs on WebRun · Strict Lockdown policy
Runs automatically when a new droplet is created WebRunorchestrates each step
1 DigitalOcean check backups, monitoring, and firewall
2 Telegram post the setup checklist
3 Twilio text the on call engineer
In short

How do I make sure every new DigitalOcean droplet has backups and a firewall enabled?

WebRun checks every new DigitalOcean droplet the moment it spins up, confirming backups, monitoring, and a firewall are attached. It posts the pass or fail checklist to your team's Telegram group and texts the on call engineer through Twilio only when a safeguard is missing, so an unprotected droplet never sits unnoticed.

  • Every new droplet gets a backups, monitoring, and firewall check automatically
  • The on call engineer is texted only when a real safeguard is missing
  • A full setup record lands in Telegram for every droplet created

Built for DevOps teams · site reliability engineers · cloud infrastructure admins · startups running DigitalOcean

Step by step

What does WebRun do on every run?

The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.

  1. WebRun signs in and gets to work

    Opens cloud.digitalocean.com in a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys.

  2. 1
    DigitalOcean - check backups, monitoring, and firewall
    digitalocean.com
    WebRun in DigitalOcean: check backups, monitoring, and firewall
    WebRun opens DigitalOcean to check backups, monitoring, and firewall.
    • Open the new droplet in the DigitalOcean control panel
    • Check whether backups are enabled, monitoring is turned on, and a firewall is attached
    • Record a pass or fail for each item

    Done when The new droplet has a checked status for backups, monitoring, and firewall.

  3. 2
    Telegram - post the setup checklist
    telegram.org
    WebRun in Telegram: post the setup checklist
    WebRun opens Telegram to post the setup checklist.
    • Post the checklist result to your infrastructure Telegram group
    • Show which items passed and which are missing
    • Keep a record for every droplet created

    Done when The team has the setup checklist for the new droplet in Telegram.

  4. 3
    Twilio - text the on call engineer
    twilio.com
    WebRun in Twilio: text the on call engineer
    WebRun opens Twilio to text the on call engineer.
    • If backups or monitoring are missing, send a text to the on call engineer through Twilio
    • Name the droplet and the exact missing item
    • Stay quiet when every item passes

    Done when The on call engineer is texted only when a new droplet is missing a safeguard.

Run settings

How is each run configured?

Starting pageWhere Chrome opens at the start of each run
cloud.digitalocean.com
ScheduleRuns automatically on this cadence
Runs automatically when a new droplet is created
DeliveryHow each run's result reaches you
Setup checklist · Telegram
OutputWhat each run produces - A pass or fail checklist for backups, monitoring, and firewall on every new droplet, with an SMS on anything missing.
Checklist
Setup & safety

Secure by default

Connect once, stays signed in

WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.

Your credentials stay in your own private environment - WebRun never stores your passwords.
Strict Lockdown

Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.

Domains ALLOWLIST
Typed input ALLOW
Shell command BLOCK
File uploads BLOCK
Runs in a contained environment More on policies
Good to know

Questions, answered

Will it enable backups or a firewall for me?

No. WebRun only checks and reports the status. Turning on backups, monitoring, or a firewall is always done by a person in the DigitalOcean control panel.

Does it check every droplet or just some?

Every droplet. It runs the same checklist the moment any new droplet spins up on the account, so nothing skips the review.

When does it send a text message?

Only when a new droplet is missing backups or monitoring. A droplet that passes every check stays in the Telegram log without a text.

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