How-To Configure Static IPs for Crusoe Cloud VMs

Last Updated: Dec 25, 2025

Introduction

This article explains how to configure Static IPs through the Crusoe Console, CLI, and Terraform . The process is seamless and does not interrupt running VMs.

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. Using Crusoe Console:

   Impact : Non-disruptive toggle to static IP without downtime.

• Navigate to the Public IP section of the VM details.
• Toggle the IP type from Dynamic to Static.
• Steps with screenshots:
  • Initial state with a Dynamic public IP:
    
     
  • Select Static from the drop-down menu:
    
     
  • Confirm the public IP is now Static
    

2. Using Crusoe CLI

Impact : Immediate update applies to the running VM seamlessly.

• Run the following command to update the public IP type.

• crusoe compute vms update <vm-name> --public-ip-type static

  Example:
  
  

3. Using Terraform

Impact : Changes are managed in-place. Use lifecycle policies to avoid unintentional resource re-creation.

• Modify the Terraform configuration to set the public IP type as Static.

  resource "crusoe_compute_instance" "h100_vm" {
  .
  .
  .
  network_interfaces = [
   {
     public_ipv4 = {
       type = "static"
     }
    }
   ]
  }

• Steps with Screenshots:
  • Initial state with Dynamic IP, change it to static: 
       
     
  • Apply changes 
    
    
     

Note: Private IPs are always static and unaffected by these changes.