# Getting Started with Reserved IPs

DigitalOcean Reserved IPs are publicly-accessible static IPv4 and IPv6 addresses. Assign and reassign reserved IP addresses to Droplets as needed, or implement an automated failover mechanism with reserved IPs to build a high availability infrastructure.

[Reserved IP Quickstart](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/networking/reserved-ips/getting-started/quickstart/index.html.md): Just the essentials to go from zero to working in a few minutes.