I spun up my first unmanaged server this morning on digitalocean and found the experience difficult (having next to no sysadmin experience) but now I've got it all set up it's fast and powerful.
I love the work these guys are doing and can't wait to see more from them.
Awesome, glad to hear that the experience turned around for you. We do have a ton of articles in our community section to help you get started as others have mentioned:
raiyu|12 years ago
https://www.digitalocean.com/community
frakkingcylons|12 years ago
https://www.digitalocean.com/community/