Allocate a public IP

You can allocate a public IP that you can then associate with a VM (Virtual Machine) or a network interface.

Public IP are also required to create nat gateways.

Permissions

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This action requires the following IAM (Identity and Access Management) permissions:

• compute.publicIp.create

Console

1 / 3From the left-hand side menu, click Network → Public IPs.

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1. From the left-hand side menu, click Network → Public IP.
2. From the list of public IP, click the Reserve a Public IP button. A new Reserve a Public IP dialog box appears.
3. In the "Name" field, type a name for the public IP.

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This action adds a Name tag of up to 255 characters. You can use any character, including accented letters.

4. Click Reserve. The public IP is reserved. A confirmation message "The Public IP has been reserved" appears.

API

The POST /compute/spaces/{spaceId}/publicIps command allocates a public IP for your account. A public IP is a static IP address designed for dynamic Cloud computing. It can be associated with a VM, a network interface card (NIC), or a NAT service.

Request example: Creating a public IP

Terraform

The Terraform documentation is available on the Numspot registry ↗.