Do Vultr Snapshots Retain The IP Address Of The Instance They Were Created From?

No, Vultr Snapshots do not retain or restore the IP address of the original instance. Snapshots capture the disk state of a Compute instance, but they do not include network assignments such as IPv4 or IPv6 addresses. When you deploy a new instance from a snapshot, Vultr automatically assigns a new public IP address to that instance. The original instance retains its existing IP address, but this is not transferred to the new deployment.

If the original instance was configured with a static IP address at the operating system level, that configuration may still exist in the snapshot. After restoring, this can lead to network misconfiguration if the static IP no longer matches the new instance’s assigned address. In such cases, update the network settings (for example, revert to DHCP) to ensure proper connectivity.

If you need consistent IP addressing across redeployments, use a Reserved IP. Reserved IPs can be attached to an instance, detached, and reassigned to other instances as needed, ensuring stable connectivity even when rebuilding or redeploying from snapshots.