---
title: "Rename a VPC"
description: "Change the name of a TIR VPC; its address range stays the same."
content_type: "how-to"
product: "tir-vpc"
platform: "TIR"
url: "/tir/tir-vpc/how-to/rename-a-vpc/"
topic: ["vpcs"]
---

# Rename a VPC

Give a VPC a new name. The name is only a label, so everything that uses the VPC carries on as before, and the
address range stays the same.

## Before you begin

You need a role with Update permission on VPCs. The new name follows the rules from [Create a VPC](/tir/tir-vpc/how-to/create-a-vpc/). It has up to 50 characters of letters, digits, hyphens, and underscores, starts with a letter, and ends with a letter or digit. It must be unique within the project and region, and `default` is reserved.

## Rename the VPC

1. In TIR, open your project. In the side menu, under **PLATFORM SERVICES**, select **Networking**, then **VPC**.
2. Either open the **Actions** menu in the VPC's row and select **Rename**, or select the VPC and edit **Name** in the
   **Overview**.
3. In **Rename VPC**, change **VPC Name**.
4. Select **Save**, which becomes available once the new name differs from the current one.

## Check the new name

The list and the **Overview** show the new name.

To remove the VPC instead, see [Delete a VPC](/tir/tir-vpc/how-to/delete-a-vpc/).