---
title: "Attach a node to a VPC"
description: "Move a node onto a different VPC, or take it off one, from the node's own tab."
content_type: "how-to"
product: "node"
platform: "MyAccount"
url: "/myaccount/node/how-to/attach-a-node-to-a-vpc/"
topic: ["network"]
relationships: {"requires":["/myaccount/vpc/"]}
---

# Attach a node to a VPC

A VPC, or virtual private cloud, is a private network your nodes share, reached through their
private IPs rather than the internet. A VPC marked **Default** has an E2E provided range of 512
addresses with no subnets. Attaching a node to a **Custom** VPC puts it on a network with your own
address range and
subnets. Create that VPC first; see [Create a VPC](/myaccount/vpc/how-to/create-a-vpc/).

You can also turn a VPC on while you
[create a node](/myaccount/node/how-to/create-a-node); the same **Advanced settings** step
lets you pick a VPC and, optionally, a subnet. To attach or detach one afterward, use the node's own tab.

## Attach a VPC

Attaching a custom VPC deletes any existing backup on the node. If you still need something from
that backup, restore it first. CDP Backup backs up nodes on E2E's own network: a private IP with no
VPC, or a VPC made with an E2E-provided range. Once the node is back on that network, turn CDP
Backup on again; the earlier recovery points are gone. See [Turn on CDP Backup for a
node](/myaccount/cdp-backup/how-to/turn-on-cdp-backup/).

A VPC can only be attached to a node in the same region, so only a VPC that is active and in
that region appears as an option. A node can have up to three private network connections,
counting its own default private IP, and up to two from the same VPC or subnet.

Open the node's **Network** tab and choose to attach a VPC, then pick one from your account.
You can also choose a subnet within it, and a preferred IP address inside that subnet. Confirm
to attach it. The VPC then shows in the attached VPCs section of the **Network** tab, and the
node has a private IP in that network. To check, connect to that private IP from another node
in the same VPC.

If the VPC you want is not in the list, see
[Troubleshooting node networking and connectivity](/myaccount/node/troubleshooting/networking-and-connectivity/#vpc-does-not-appear-in-the-attach-list).

## Detach a VPC

Detaching a VPC removes the node's private IP from that network. If [CDP Backup](/myaccount/cdp-backup/) is using that
VPC, detaching deletes the backup too.

To detach a VPC, the node must be **Running** or **Powered off**, unlocked, not acting as the VPC's
gateway, and disconnected from any SFS. SFS is E2E's Scalable File System, for shared files. Then
open the **Network** tab and choose to detach the VPC. To end a node's access to an SFS, see
[Configure per-node access to an SFS](/myaccount/sfs/how-to/configure-per-node-access-to-an-sfs/).