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title: "Add Servers to a Global Private Fabric (Private Network)"
source: "https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/hosting-services/global-private-fabric/add-servers-to-a-global-private-fabric/"
description: "Add servers to your Global Private Fabric (GPF) in the portal.nexcess.com portal. Our guide shows you how to manage servers and find their private IPs."
vertical: "Hosting"
date: "2025-11-13"
last_modified: "2026-07-23"
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# Add Servers to a Global Private Fabric (Private Network)

## Introduction

Now that you have created a Global Private Fabric (GPF), the next step is to add your servers. Attaching your Bare Metal and Cloud servers to the fabric allows them to communicate securely using a private IP address. This guide will show you how to add and remove servers from your GPF in the **[portal.nexcess.com](https://portal.nexcess.com/)** portal.

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## Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Log into your [portal.nexcess.com](https://portal.nexcess.com/) account with your [username and password](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/portal/account/account-security/account-recovery/), or [sign in with Google SSO](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/portal/account/log-into-liquid-web-using-google-sso/).
2. In the left navigation menu, expand the **Network** menu and **click** on **Global Private Fabric**.
3. **Click** on the name of the fabric you want to manage.
4. On the fabric details page, you will see a list of all eligible servers. 
    - **To add all servers:** **Click** the **Add All** button to attach every eligible server to the fabric.
    - **To manage individual servers:** Find the server in the list and **click** the **Attach** or **Remove** button next to its name.

Server Attachment Time

While removing a server from a fabric can be done almost immediately, attaching a server to a fabric can take a few minutes for the networking configurations to be applied.

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## Next Steps

Once you attach a server, a new **private IP address** will appear next to its name in the fabric list.

This is the IP address you will use for secure, internal communication *between* your servers. For example, you can now configure your database server to only accept connections from your web server’s *private IP*, blocking all public traffic and dramatically improving your security.

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## Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

 **I added my server, but the private IP address isn’t working yet. Why?**While removing a server is almost instant, **attaching a server can take a few minutes**. The system needs this time to apply the new network configurations. Please wait 3-5 minutes and then try your connection again.

****What is the difference between the “public IP” and the “private IP”?****Your **Public IP** is what your visitors use to access your website. It is open to the entire internet. Your **Private IP** is only visible to other servers *inside* your Global Private Fabric. It is a secure, internal-only address.

**I don’t see one of my servers in the “eligible servers” list. Where is it?**This usually happens for one of two reasons:

- **Already in Another Fabric:** A server can only be attached to **one** Global Private Fabric at a time. Please check your other fabrics to see if the server is already attached.
- **Server Ineligibility:** The server may be a legacy product or on a plan that does not support the Global Private Fabric.

****How do I use this new private IP address?****You should use this private IP for any communication **between** servers in your fabric. For example, use it in:

- Your application’s database connection string.
- Your firewall rules (e.g., allow SSH *only* from another server’s private IP).
- Your backup scripts (e.g., `rsync` or `scp` data over the private network).

This keeps your internal traffic off the public internet, which is faster and much more secure.

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## Related Articles

- **[Global Private Fabric (GPF)](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/hosting-services/global-private-fabric/)**
- **[What is Global Private Fabric?](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/hosting-services/global-private-fabric/what-is-global-private-fabric/)**
- **[How to Create a Global Private Fabric](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/hosting-services/global-private-fabric/create-a-global-private-fabric/)**
- [**Create VPN for Global Private Fabric**](https://docs.nexcess.com/hosting/hosting-services/global-private-fabric/create-vpn/)

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