Is it possible to change the ipv4 without having to make a new droplet? And if it is how do I do it?
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Hello,
IPs are assigned automatically so the best way to get a new IP address would be to take a snapshot of your droplet and then create a new droplet from that snapshot.
Basically, you just need the following article:
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/images/snapshots/
and create a snapshot of your Droplet so that you retain your information on it. Once you have it, create a new Droplet and restore the created snapshot on the newly created Droplet.
Hello,
I don’t think that you can change the IP of an existing Droplet directly, but what you could do is to first take a snapshot of the Droplet and then spin up a new one based on that snapshot.
For more information on how to take a snapshot of a Droplet you can take a look at the documentation here:
https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/images/snapshots/
Best,
Bobby
Hello there,
Is there a particular reason you would like to change the IP address of the droplet?
The best way to achieve this will be to take a snapshot of the droplet and then spin up a new droplet from the snapshot. The process is simple and you can, later on, delete the snapshot and the old droplet.
Hope that this helps!