{"id":22145,"date":"2024-10-04T19:45:33","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T17:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/kb\/103000274529-why-is-my-server-not-a-part-of-my-private-network\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T18:00:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T16:00:26","slug":"103000274529-why-is-my-server-not-a-part-of-my-private-network","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/kb\/103000274529-why-is-my-server-not-a-part-of-my-private-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Why is My Server Not a Part of My Private Network?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 data-identifyelement=\"479\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong data-identifyelement=\"480\" dir=\"ltr\">Why is my server not a part of my private network?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"481\" dir=\"ltr\">After adding a server to your private network, <strong>y<\/strong><strong>ou must re-install or restart your server to make it available as part of the private network.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"483\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong><br data-identifyelement=\"484\"><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"485\" dir=\"ltr\">If the server is already on a vHost that supports private network a re-installation is not required but a restart is sufficient. If the server is on a vHost that does not support private networks, a re-install is required, which means that the server&#8217;s IP address will change and all data will be permanently deleted as part of the reinstall.<\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"486\" dir=\"ltr\"><br data-identifyelement=\"487\"><\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"488\" dir=\"ltr\">In the &#8220;Private Networking&#8221; section of the <a data-identifyelement=\"489\" href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\" rel=\"nofollow\"><u data-identifyelement=\"490\" dir=\"ltr\">Customer Control Panel<\/u><\/a>, if &nbsp;you click to open your private network next to each server you should see some text that says either &#8220;requires restart&#8221; or &#8220;requires reinstallation&#8221; to guide you one which action you need to take to make you serve a part of your private network.<\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"491\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"492\" dir=\"ltr\">You can find out how to re-install your server with the <a data-identifyelement=\"493\" href=\"https:\/\/help.contabo.com\/en\/support\/solutions\/articles\/103000270036--draft-do-not-use-how-can-i-re-install-my-operating-system-\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><u data-identifyelement=\"494\">guide here<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"495\" dir=\"ltr\"><br data-identifyelement=\"496\"><\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"497\" dir=\"ltr\">You can find out how to restart your server with the <u data-identifyelement=\"498\"><a data-identifyelement=\"499\" href=\"https:\/\/help.contabo.com\/en\/support\/solutions\/articles\/103000270047--draft-do-not-use-how-can-i-restart-my-server-\" rel=\"nofollow\"><u data-identifyelement=\"500\">guide here<\/u><\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"501\" dir=\"ltr\"><br data-identifyelement=\"502\"><\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"503\" dir=\"ltr\">If you&#8217;re server is still not a part of the private network after restarting or re-installing your server please reach out to the customer support team.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"505\" dir=\"ltr\"><br data-identifyelement=\"506\"><\/p>\n<p data-identifyelement=\"504\" dir=\"ltr\">You can raise a ticket with the customer support team via the <u data-identifyelement=\"507\"><a href=\"https:\/\/contabo.freshdesk.com\/en\/support\/home\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-identifyelement=\"508\"><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/?support=\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-identifyelement=\"509\"><\/a><\/u><a href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/?support=\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-identifyelement=\"510\"><\/a><a data-identifyelement=\"511\" href=\"https:\/\/my.contabo.com\/?support=\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><u data-identifyelement=\"512\">Customer Control Panel here<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ast-load-more active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/help.contabo.com\/en\/support\/solutions\/articles\/103000274529-why-is-my-server-not-a-part-of-my-private-network-\" rel=\"nofollow\">Details&#8230;<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why is my server not a part of my private network? 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