Convert Your Public Instance to a Private Endpoint

If you already have a publicly-accessible VB instance, you can convert it to a private endpoint inside your VCN by editing the instance's network access settings.

Before you can convert an instance to a private endpoint, you will need to complete the steps described in Prerequisite Steps for Configuring a Private Endpoint.

The following restrictions apply when converting a publicly-accessible instance to an instance that uses a private endpoint:

  • You cannot convert an instance if its node count is greater than one.
  • You cannot convert a VB instance created in an IDCS domain if its home region is different from the currently selected region.

For more details about instances configured as private endpoints, see Private Endpoints Notes.

To convert an instance to a private endpoint:

  1. On the Visual Builder Instance Details page, click Edit to open the Edit Visual Builder Instance dialog.
  2. In the Choose network access panel, select Private endpoint access only.

    This expands the pane where you configure the VNC details:


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    Note:

    You cannot combine changing an instance's network access with any other instance updates.

  3. Select a VCN compartment, and a VCN in your compartment.

    See VCNs and Subnets for more information.

  4. Select the Subnet compartment, and a private subnet in your compartment.

    See VCNs and Subnets for more information.

  5. (Optional) Click Advanced options to add network security groups.
  6. Click Save changes.

After you have converted the instance, you can update other instance settings, for example, to specify a private IP address or map a custom endpoint to the private endpoint. See Configure Private Endpoint Advanced Network Options and Create and Configure a Custom Endpoint.