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title: "Create a private network and an internet-connected router using Terraform"
sidebar_label: "Create a private network and an internet-connected router"
sidebar_position: 2
description: "How to create a private network and an internet-connected router"
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# Create a private network and an internet-connected router using Terraform

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1. Optional: [configure providers](#configure-providers).
2. [Create a private network and subnet](#create-networks).
3. [Create a cloud router connected to the internet](#create-router).

## Configuration files \{#config}

<details>
  <summary>An example file for configuring providers</summary>

  <ConfigureProvidersConfig />
</details>

<details>
  <summary>An example file for creating a private subnet and a router connected to the internet</summary>

  ```hcl
  resource "openstack_networking_network_v2" "network_1" {
    name           = "private-network"
    admin_state_up = "true"
  }

  resource "openstack_networking_subnet_v2" "subnet_1" {
    name       = "private-subnet"
    network_id = openstack_networking_network_v2.network_1.id
    cidr       = "192.168.199.0/24"
  }

  data "openstack_networking_network_v2" "external_network_1" {
    external = true
  }

  resource "openstack_networking_router_v2" "router_1" {
    name                = "router"
    external_network_id = data.openstack_networking_network_v2.external_network_1.id
  }

  resource "openstack_networking_router_interface_v2" "router_interface_1" {
    router_id = openstack_networking_router_v2.router_1.id
    subnet_id = openstack_networking_subnet_v2.subnet_1.id
  }
  ```
</details>

## 1. Optional: configure providers \{#configure-providers}

If you have [configured the Selectel and OpenStack providers](/terraform/configure-terraform-environment/#configure-providers), skip this step.

<ConfigureProviders />

## 2. Create a private network and subnet \{#create-networks}

<CreateNetworks />

## 3. Create a cloud router connected to the internet \{#create-router}

<CreateRouter />

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