# Static IP Addresses

**Static IP Addresses** are reserved IPs (currently only public IPv4) that can be associated with VMs. In the same analogy of the Neighbourhood for VPCs, an IP address is like the address number you can use to identify particular houses (In this case, VMs). By reserving a static IP address, you reserve a particular IP address that allows you to easily identify, connect to, or divert traffic to your VMs (House) using this reserved IP address consistently.

Any reserved static Public IP address, regardless of being used or not, will be priced at **Rs 0.28 per IP address per hour**.

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#### Creating/Reserving an IP Address <a href="#creating-reserving-an-ip-address" id="creating-reserving-an-ip-address"></a>

1. Go to **Networking > Static IP Addresses**
2. Click **"Reserve IP Address."**
3. Choose:
   * Subnet (only Public subnets shown)
   * IP Type: IPv4 (IPv6 is disabled for now)
4. If no public subnet → option to create one
5. Click **"Reserve"** → IP is added to the table

You can now attach this IP address to any of your VMs

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### Deleting/Unreserving an IP Address <a href="#deleting-unreserving-an-ip-address" id="deleting-unreserving-an-ip-address"></a>

When a static IP address is no longer needed (e.g., the associated VM, Load Balancer, or service has been deleted or reassigned), you can **unreserve** it. This action **removes the IP from your account's allocation**, freeing it for others in the cloud pool and stopping billing for it.

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Once unreserved, the same IP cannot be reclaimed later unless it is still available in the pool, which is not guaranteed.
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#### Steps to Delete or Unreserve an IP <a href="#steps-to-delete-or-unreserve-an-ip" id="steps-to-delete-or-unreserve-an-ip"></a>

1. **Go to the Static IP address Page** in the Console.
2. Locate the **IP address** you want to delete/unreserve.
3. Confirm the IP is **not currently attached** to any:
   * VM instance
4. Click **"Unreserve."**
5. Confirm the action in the prompt.

Once confirmed:

* The IP will be removed from your project/account.
* It will return to the general pool of available IPs.
* You will **no longer be charged** for the reservation.

#### Preconditions <a href="#preconditions" id="preconditions"></a>

* You **must detach** the IP from any active resource before unreserving it.
* If the IP is attached, the system will prevent deletion and may show an error such as:

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#### &#x20;Billing and Pricing <a href="#billing-and-pricing" id="billing-and-pricing"></a>

Static Public IP addresses are priced at **Rs 0.28 per IP address per hour**. You will be charged the same price regardless of whether it’s attached to a VM or not. You won’t be charged for any private IP addresses


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