Reserved IP Quickstart

DigitalOcean Reserved IPs are publicly-accessible static IPv4 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. IPv6 support is now available in public preview. Enroll in the feature preview to create reserved IPv6 addresses.

Create and Assign Reserved IPs

To create a reserved IP:

1. From the control panel, open the Create menu, then click Reserved IPs.
2. Click Add a Reserved IP.
3. If you’ve enrolled in the reserved IPv6 public preview, select which address type to create.
4. Select whether to assign the reserved IP to an existing Droplet, or reserve it for later use in a particular datacenter.
5. Choose a Droplet or datacenter and project, then click Add a Reserved IP to this Droplet or Add an Unassigned Reserved IP.

Reassign Reserved IPs

To reassign a reserved IP to a different Droplet:

1. From the Networking page, click the Reserved IPs tab.
2. Open the More menu of the reserved IP you want to reassign and click Reassign.
3. In Search for a Droplet, choose the new target Droplet.

Unassign Reserved IPs

To unassign a reserved IP:

1. From the Networking page, click the Reserved IPs tab.
2. Open the More menu of the reserved IP you want to reassign and click Unassign.

Assigned reserved IPv4 addresses are free, but unassigned reserved IPv4 addresses are not. Learn more about reserved IP pricing.

Delete Reserved IPs

To delete a reserved IP:

1. From the Networking page, click the Reserved IPs tab.
2. Open the More menu of the reserved IP you want to delete and click Delete.
3. Confirm that you want to Delete the Reserved IP in the confirmation window.