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Removing public IPv4 addresses from a VPS, migrated Cloud Server, or VPS+ (Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04, Debian 12, and Debian 13)

Valid for VPS, VPS+, and migrated Cloud Servers running Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04, Debian 12, or Debian 13 that are managed in the Cloud Panel.

This article explains how to remove additional public IPv4 and IPv6 addresses from a VPS, VPS+, or migrated Cloud Server running Ubuntu 22.04, 24.04, Debian 12, or Debian 13.

Requirement

You have cancelled the assignment of the additional public IPv4 or IPv6 address in the Cloud Panel.

  • Log in to the server.

  • Change to the directory in which the configuration file is located. To do this, enter the following command:

    [root@localhost ~]# cd /etc/netplan

  • Check the name of the configuration data and make a note of it. To do this, enter the following command:

    [root@localhost ~]# ls /etc/netplan

  • Open the configuration file. To do this, enter the following command:

    [root@localhost ~]# sudo vi etc/netplan/CONFIGURATION_FILE.yaml

    Example:

    [root@localhost ~]# vi etc/netplan/50-cloud-init.yaml

  • Delete the corresponding entries in the addresses section of the configuration file.

  • Restart the server so that the changes are applied. To do this, enter the following command:

    [root@localhost ~]# systemctl reboot