07.06.2023

How to create private LAN via Serverspace client area

What is own LAN advantages

If you have more than one server in your project, these servers could be linked onto one local network. Main advantages of this way is:

Steps to create isolated servers and LAN via Serverspace control panel

To create servers and connect these to the isolated network please do follow:

Local area network creation

To create your own LAN follow this steps:

Assign private IP address to the server

To connect your server to the LAN you created, you should add the second private interface as described:

Remember seeing "private" LAN settings and interface MAC address:

ip link show

ens224:
dhcp4: no
dhcp6: no
addresses:
- 10.0.0.6/24
gateway4: 10.0.0.1
nameservers:
addresses:
- 8.8.8.8

netplan apply
ping <LAN_gateway_IP>

P.S. If you don't want to edit configuration files manually, you can rebuild server operation system via client area panel.

Isolate server from the internet

If you need to isolate server from the internet, you can follow this way:

Conclusion

In this article we knew how to build your own private network via Serverspace control panel.