kubernetes/kops · error

error creating droplet with name %q: %w

Error message

error creating droplet with name %q: %w

What it means

Wraps the DigitalOcean Droplets.Create failure during droplet provisioning. Fires when the create API call is rejected: invalid size/image/region, SSH key issues, quota limits, or account-level problems.

Source

Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/dotasks/droplet.go:186

		req := &godo.DropletCreateRequest{
			Name:     fi.ValueOf(e.Name),
			Region:   fi.ValueOf(e.Region),
			Size:     fi.ValueOf(e.Size),
			Image:    godo.DropletCreateImage{Slug: fi.ValueOf(e.Image)},
			Tags:     e.Tags,
			VPCUUID:  vpcUUID,
			UserData: userData,
		}

		if e.SSHKey != nil {
			req.SSHKeys = append(req.SSHKeys, godo.DropletCreateSSHKey{
				ID: *e.SSHKey.ID,
			})
		}

		_, _, err := t.Cloud.DropletsService().Create(ctx, req)
		if err != nil {
			return fmt.Errorf("error creating droplet with name %q: %w", fi.ValueOf(e.Name), err)
		}
	}

	return nil
}

func (_ *Droplet) CheckChanges(a, e, changes *Droplet) error {
	if a != nil {
		if changes.Name != nil {
			return fi.CannotChangeField("Name")
		}
		if changes.Region != nil {
			return fi.CannotChangeField("Region")
		}
		if changes.Size != nil {
			return fi.CannotChangeField("Size")
		}
		if changes.Image != nil {

View on GitHub (pinned to 4c8573c808)

Solutions

1. Inspect the wrapped DO API error for the rejection reason
2. Verify droplet size, image, and region are valid combinations
3. Check account quota and billing state
4. Retry after resolving the underlying cause

When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at upup/pkg/fi/cloudup/dotasks/droplet.go:186 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of kubernetes/kops@4c8573c808 (2026-09-05). Data as JSON: /api/errors/c1ec8c930adf0522. Report an issue: GitHub.