> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.rafftechnologies.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Virtual Private Cloud

> Virtual Private Cloud networking on Raff — VXLAN-isolated private networks for VMs in the same region

<sub>Updated May 8, 2026</sub>

A **Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)** on Raff is an isolated private network for VMs in the same region. VPCs are **opt-in** — create one when you want two or more VMs to talk to each other privately at near-line-rate without going over the public internet, or to put a fleet behind a single internet gateway. A VM that doesn't join a VPC is still fully usable; it just reaches the internet through its public IP and has no private peer network. Under the hood, every VPC is a **VXLAN segment** with its own 24-bit VNI — that's what makes them isolated, and why two VPCs can use the same CIDR and still never see each other.

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The dashboard's **Networking** page opens to this live diagram of every VPC, every VM in one, and every public IP attached to a VM. The four tabs across the top — **Diagram / VPCs / Public IPs / Firewall** — are how you move between the visual map, the flat lists, and the firewall rules. Most network management starts and ends here.

## What you can do

| Task                                        | Where                                                         |
| ------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- |
| See your whole network at once              | **Diagram** tab — interactive, click anything for actions     |
| Create a VPC with a custom CIDR             | **VPCs** tab → **+ Create**                                   |
| Reserve a public IPv4 / IPv6                | **Public IPs** tab                                            |
| Build firewall rules and attach them to VMs | **Firewall** tab — see [Firewall](/products/network/firewall) |
| Add a VM to a shared VPC                    | Diagram → VPC `⋮` menu → **Add VM**                           |
| Detach a public IP from a VM                | Diagram → click the blue IP chip → **Detach from VM**         |

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    Pick a CIDR, attach VMs, share privately.
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    VXLAN, CIDR, isolation, MTU.
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    Limits, prefix sizes, region scope.
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    Common VPC issues and fixes.
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    VPC endpoints.
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    All API updates and changes.
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