Overview
In Doprax, changing the IP address of your Hetzner VM is a seamless process handled automatically by the platform.
On the VM panel under the Network section, each IP address (IPv4 and IPv6) has a green “Change IP” button beside it. When this button is clicked, a confirmation prompt ensures the user truly intends to change the IP address. Upon confirmation, the platform automatically shuts down the VM, unassigns the current IP address, assigns a new one, and restarts the VM with the updated IP.
Additionally, Doprax updates any associated automatic subdomains to point to the new IP address, ensuring that your services continue to be accessible without further manual adjustments.
Change Your IP Address
- Access Your VM Panel:
- Log in to your Doprax dashboard.
- Click on your VM to open its panel.
- Locate the Network Section:
- Scroll to the Network section to see the list of current IP addresses assigned to your VM.
- Select the IP address:
- Click on the “Change IP” button of the IP address you want to change.
- Confirm change:
- A modal prompting you to accept the change will come up. Click the “Yes, change it” button
- A fee of $1 will be automatically deducted from your credit balance to cover IP address change for IPv4. Change of IPv6 address is free.
- Back to your VM page:
- You’ll be directed to your Virtual Machine page where you can now see the new IP address.
Note: IP address change is only available for Hetzner infrastructure.
DNS changes
Automatic Subdomains
Any automatic subdomains assigned to your VM will automatically be updated to point to the newly assigned IP address. This is done automatically and you don’t need to do anything.
Custom domains
For you custom domain, when you change your IP, you need to also change the A records of your custom domain and make sure to update them to the new IP that has been assigned to you VM
IPv6 configuration after change
When you change IPv6, you need to also make a small change in the configuration of you VM. Follow this tutorial to learn more