Technical Tip: How to add static IP address in Rocky Linux

To set up the static IP address in VM or physical server, follow the below guide.

Rocky Linux: The network-scripts file is deprecated in RHEL 8+. It is necessary to use the nmcli or nmtui command.

Step 1: Before starting with IP configuration, identify the network device name from the below command.

nmcli d

The device name will be in the first column, which is currently eth0.

Step 2: For the configuration to set up a static IP address for a network device, use the below commands:

nmcli con mod [connection_name] ipv4.method manual ipv4.address [IP]/[prefix] ipv4.gateway [gateway] ipv4.dns [DNS1,DNS2] connection.autoconnect yes

Example: nmcli con mod eth0 ipv4.method manual ipv4.address 10.132.252.61/24 ipv4.gateway 10.132.252.1 ipv4.dns 8.8.8.8,8.8.4.4 connection.autoconnect yes.

Replace the connection details in the command with the desired values. The command does not produce an output.

Step 3: To restart the network manager service, use the below command:

sudo systemctl restart NetworkManager

Restart applies the configuration changes.

Step 4: To check the static IP setup, use the below command:

ifconfig

This is a process to set up a static IP address.