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Connect a public IP address to the load balancer

Connect a public IP address to the load balancer⁠

A static public IP address can be connected when creating a balancer or to an already created balancer.

Ensure that the load balancer is on a subnet that meets the requirements. Use the following instructions to prepare the subnet Prepare a private subnet to connect a public IP address. The balancer sub-networks can be viewed in control panels: from the top menu, press Products → Cloud servers → Balancers → tab Balancers → balancer page → block Settings → field Network.
В control panels from the top menu, press Products and select Cloud servers.
Go to the section Balancers → tab Balancers.
In the balancer card, click Connect public IP.
Select a public IP address.
Click Connect.

Open the OpenStack CLI.
Look at the load balancer port ID — value vip_port_id from the output of the command:
```
openstack loadbalancer show <loadbalancer>
```
Specify <loadbalancer> — ID or name of the balancer. The list can be viewed using the command openstack loadbalancer list.
Connect the public IP address to the load balancer port:
```
openstack floating ip set --port <port> <public_ip_address>
```
Specify:
- <port> — Load balancer port ID;
- <public_ip_address> — ID or public IP address, can be viewed with the command openstack floating ip list.

In control panels from the top menu, press Products and select Cloud servers.
Go to the section Balancers → tab Balancers.
In the balancer card at the public IP address, click .
Select Disable public IP address.
Click Save.

Open the OpenStack CLI.
Disconnect the public IP address from the load balancer port:
```
openstack floating ip unset --port <public_ip_address>
```
Specify <public_ip_address> — ID or public IP address, can be viewed with the command openstack floating ip list