Public IPv4 and IPv6 addresses on Raff — auto-assigned from a free pool by default, or reserved as static IPs that persist across VM rebuilds for 3/month(IPv4)or1/month (IPv6)
Updated May 8, 2026A Public IP on Raff is a routable IPv4 or IPv6 address attached to a VM (or to a VPC’s Internet Gateway) so it can be reached from the public internet. Every VM you create comes with one auto-assigned IPv4 from the regional pool — free for as long as it’s attached. You can also reserve a static IP that stays yours across VM rebuilds and detaches, billed at $3/month for IPv4 or $1/month for IPv6.There are two distinct lifecycles for a public IP on Raff, and the difference matters:
Auto-assigned
Reserved
Cost
Free while attached
$3/month (IPv4) or $1/month (IPv6), billed continuously
What happens when detached
Returns to the regional pool — anyone may get it next
Stays yours, unattached, ready to re-attach to any VM
What happens when the VM is deleted
Released to the pool
Survives, stays yours
Use it for
Default VM internet access
Stable address you reference in DNS / firewall rules / partner whitelists
If your VM was rebuilt every Tuesday, an auto-assigned IP would change every Tuesday. A reserved IP would stay the same forever.
The dashboard surfaces public IPs in two places: the Public IPs tab on the Networking page (account-wide list, where you reserve and auto-assign) and the Network tab inside each VM’s detail page (where you add, remove, or firewall that specific VM’s IPs).
