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title: Reserved IP Quickstart
description: Just the essentials to go from zero to working in a few minutes.
product: Networking
url: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/networking/reserved-ips/getting-started/quickstart/
last_updated: "2025-02-27"
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# Reserved IP Quickstart

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.

## Create and Assign Reserved IPs

To create a reserved IP:

1. From the [control panel](https://cloud.digitalocean.com), 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](https://cloud.digitalocean.com/account/feature-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](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/networking/reserved-ips/details/pricing/index.html.md).

## 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.