Reserve a static IP for your Application on GCP 2021

You can now reserve a dedicated static IP for your WordPress installation in the GCP Google Cloud Platform.

Reserve A Static External IP Address in the Google Cloud Platform.

Reserve Static IP GCP

What is an IP

It is the address on which your website is installed. This IP address is in digits, and that would be tough to remember. To easily remember, we dedicate Domain Name to these IP addresses. When we enter these DNS, e.g., seoneurons.com, it calls to the IP attached with it. And you’re here on this page.

Static IP and Dynamic IP

Static IP means the IP that doesn’t change automatically and is dedicated to a particular address. And dynamic IP changes will change if you restart the instance or with time without your concern. By default, your instance has a dynamic IP, so you’ve to reserve a static one.

Reserve Static IP Address for your machine.

You can reserve it using two methods. We’ll discuss both.

Method. 1: Reserve Existing IP Address for Your WordPress/ other Applications

For this, you’ve to visit VPC Network >External IP Address

Google Cloud Platform Reserve Static IP Address

Now you can click on Ephemeral and choose static, then reserve the IP. Enter the name for a reserved IP (only to remark).

External IP Address Setup

Method. 2: Reserve Existing IP Address for Your WordPress/ other Applications

In this, you’ve to visit VPC Network >External IP Address, the same page as above.

Reserve New IP Address

Now click on reserve a static Address.

Reserve New Static IP Address WordPress Instance

1. Enter the name for your IP address
2. Provide description (optional).
3. Type of Network Service
4. Choose IP type, usually IPv4.
5. Select the type of IP Address in Regional or Global
6. The region where your host your WordPress application.
7. Select Attached to; options will be available only after selecting the right region (point 6).

You reserved a static IP address on Google Cloud Platform. Now you’ll need to add a custom domain name for your WordPress website.

If you are on a trial period, you’ll be limited to 1 static IP for each zone, and a total of 5 static IPs can be reserved.

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