How to Create Reserved IPs
Create a reserved IP and assign it to a Droplet to use it as an additional publicly-accessible IP address.
Reserved IP How-Tos
Generated on 18 Jun 2025
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.
Getting Started
How to Reassign or Unassign Reserved IPs
Reassign reserved IPs to different Droplets within the same datacenter or unassign them entirely.
How to Find Information about Droplet Anchor IPs
Bind public services to your Droplet’s anchor IP to make them highly available through a reserved IP.
Reserved IP Management
How to Manually Enable Reserved IPs
Manually configure Droplets to enable reserved IPv4 and IPv6 addresses.
How to Delete Reserved IPs
Delete reserved IPs to permanently remove them from your account.
How to Send Outbound Traffic Over a Reserved IP
Send outbound traffic from your Droplet over a reserved IP address.