---
title: VPC Network
url: https://docs.vultr.com/products/network/load-balancer/configuration/networking/vpc-network
description: A secure, isolated virtual network for connecting and managing your Vultr resources with private communication.
publish_date: 2024-09-23T20:20:58.131703Z
last_updated: 2026-05-26T19:55:48.325512Z
---

# How to Configure Network Settings for Vultr Load Balancer

Configuring Network Settings for your Vultr Load Balancer involves associating it with a specific Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) network. This allows the Load Balancer to operate within the specified network, ensuring it interacts correctly with other resources and adheres to network policies.

Follow this guide to configure network settings for your Vultr Load Balancer using the Vultr Console, API, CLI, or Terraform.

=== "Vultr Console"

    Non‑Public VPC can be selected at creation time and, for Global Load Balancers, per region after creation.

    ### Create time

    1. Navigate to **Products** and click **Load Balancers**.
    1. Click **Create Load Balancer**.
    1. In **Load Balancer Configuration**, click **Non‑Public VPC Network** and select your VPC.
    1. Complete the remaining settings and click **Create Load Balancer**.

    ### Per‑region (Global Load Balancer)
    
    1. Open the parent Load Balancer.
    1. In the **Location** table, use the **Network** column on a region row to select the VPC for that child Load Balancer, then save.

=== "Vultr API"

    1. Send a `GET` request to the [**List Load Balancers** endpoint](https://www.vultr.com/api/#tag/load-balancer/operation/list-load-balancers) to find your Load Balancer ID.

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

    1. Identify the target Load Balancer and VPC ID from the response.

    1. Send a `PATCH` request to the [**Update Load Balancer** endpoint](https://www.vultr.com/api/#tag/load-balancer/operation/update-load-balancer) to assign a VPC network.

        ```console
        curl "https://api.vultr.com/v2/load-balancers/{load-balancer-id}" \
            -X PATCH \
            -H "Authorization: Bearer ${VULTR_API_KEY}" \
            -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
            --data '{
                "vpc": "vpc-id-goes-here"
            }'
        ```

=== "Vultr CLI"

    1. List all available Load Balancers and note the ID of your target Load Balancer.

        ```console
        vultr-cli load-balancer list
        ```

    1. Update the Load Balancer to assign it to a VPC.

        ```console
        vultr-cli load-balancer update <load-balancer-id> --vpc <vpc-id>
        ```

=== "Terraform"

    1. Open your Terraform configuration file for the existing Load Balancer and VPC.

    1. Add the `vpc_id` field to associate the Load Balancer with your target VPC.

        ```terraform
        resource "vultr_vpc" "private_net" {
            region      = "ewr"
            description = "private-network"
        }

        resource "vultr_load_balancer" "lb" {
            region              = "ewr"
            label               = "vultr-load-balancer"
            balancing_algorithm = "roundrobin"
            vpc                 = vultr_vpc.private_net.id
        }
        ```

    1. Apply the configuration and observe the following output:

        ```
        Apply complete! Resources: 2 added, 0 changed, 0 destroyed.
        ```