---
title: IPv4
url: https://docs.vultr.com/products/compute/instances/bare-metal/networking/ipv4
description: Learn how to configure and manage IPv4 addresses on your Vultr Bare Metal server.
publish_date: 2024-09-23T20:20:28.972736Z
last_updated: 2026-05-26T18:50:11.887338Z
---

# How to Manage IPv4 on a Vultr Bare Metal Instance

A public IPv4 network is available and attached to your Vultr Cloud Compute instance after deployment unless disabled by default. You can attach multiple IPv4 addresses on an instance to enable connections on the main public networking interface.

Follow this guide to manage the IPv4 information on a Vultr Bare Metal instance using the Vultr Console, API, or CLI.

=== "Vultr Console"

    1. Navigate to **Products** and click **Compute**.
    1. Click your target instance to open its management page.
    1. Navigate to the **Settings** tab.
    1. Click **IPv4** on the left navigation menu to view your instance's public IPv4 network information.
    1. Click the default IPv4 reverse DNS value and replace it with your domain values to enable reverse DNS on your instance.

=== "Vultr API"

    1. Send a `GET` request to the [**List Bare Metal Instances** endpoint](https://www.vultr.com/api/#tag/baremetal/operation/list-baremetals) and note the target instance's ID in your output.

        ```console
        $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/bare-metals" \
          -X GET \
          -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"
        ```

    1. Send a `GET` request to the [**Bare Metal IPv4 Addresses** endpoint](https://www.vultr.com/api/#tag/baremetal/operation/get-ipv4-baremetal) to view the instance's IPv4 information.

        ```console
        $ curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/bare-metals/{baremetal-id}/ipv4" \
          -X GET \
          -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}"
        ```

=== "Vultr CLI"

    1. List all Bare Metal instances available in your Vultr account and note the target instance's ID in your output.

        ```console
        $ vultr-cli bare-metal list
        ```

    1. List your target instance's IPv4 address information.

        ```console
        $ vultr-cli bare-metal ipv4 <instance-id>
        ```