Vultr

vultr is another cloud provider, like digitalocean.
it has a wider range of supported OS's, and cheaper rates.

Documentation

home	https://www.vultr.com/
api	https://www.vultr.com/api/

API

curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/instances" \
  -X GET \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${API_KEY}"

curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/os"
curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/plans" | jq | grep -e '"id":' -e '"monthly_cost"' | sed 'N;s/\n/ /' | less

os_id=
ddos_protection=false
hostname=

curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/instances" \
  -X POST \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${API_KEY}" \
  -d <(cat <<EOF
{
"region": "ewr",
"plan": "vc2-6c-16gb",
"label": "Example Instance",
"os_id": 215,
"user_data": "QmFzZTY0IEV4YW1wbGUgRGF0YQ==",
"backups": "enabled",
"hostname": "my_hostname"
}
EOF
)