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Converting a dynamic public IP address to static

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    You can convert a dynamic public IP address to static. Static public IP addresses are reserved and remain attached to respective resources when VMs and network load balancers are stopped.

    Note

    Pay attention to the pricing policy for inactive static public IPs.

    To change a public IP address from dynamic to static:

    1. In the management console, select the folder containing the appropriate address.
    2. In the list of services, select Virtual Private Cloud.
    3. On the left-hand panel, select IP addresses.
    4. Click in the row of the address that you want to make static.
    5. In the menu that opens, select Make static.
    6. In the window that opens, click Change.

    If you don't have the Yandex Cloud command line interface yet, install and initialize it.

    The folder specified in the CLI profile is used by default. You can specify a different folder using the --folder-name or --folder-id parameter.

    To change a public IP address from dynamic to static:

    1. See the description of the CLI's update address attribute command:

      yc vpc address update --help

    2. Get a list of addresses in the default folder:

      yc vpc address list

      Result:

      +----------------------+------+---------------+----------+------+
|          ID          | NAME |    ADDRESS    | RESERVED | USED |
+----------------------+------+---------------+----------+------+
| e2l46k8conff8n6ru1jl |      | 84.201.177.41 | false    | true |
+----------------------+------+---------------+----------+------+

      The false value of the RESERVED parameter of the IP address with the ID e2l46k8conff8n6ru1jl shows that this address is dynamic.

    3. Make the address static by using the --reserved=true key and address ID:

      yc vpc address update --reserved=true e2l46k8conff8n6ru1jl

      Result:

      id: e2l46k8conff8n6ru1jl
folder_id: b1g7gvsi89m34pipa3ke
created_at: "2021-01-14T09:36:46Z"
external_ipv4_address:
  address: 84.201.177.41
  zone_id: ru-central1-a
  requirements: {}
reserved: true
used: true

      The reserved parameter value changed to true and the IP address is now static.

    To convert the type of a public IP address from dynamic to static, use the update REST API method for the Address resource or the AddressService/Update gRPC API call.