# Oracle Cloud and Amazon Lightsail issues

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**See the required background reading on Oracle Cloud and Amazon Lightsail.** 
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Read this link before continuing:

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[Oracle Cloud / Amazon Lightsail: "bind cannot assign requested address 8025"](/docs/common-installation-issues/oracle-cloud-amazon-lightsail-bind-cannot-assign-requested-address-8025.md)
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**Make sure you configure Velocity MTA to use the private IP that links to the public IP you want to use for your management IP address and sending IP addresses.** 
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Use the ip command to see your private IP addresses:

`ip a` 

Look for output similar to this:

<figure><img src="/files/J5QADigCNvIXndw0cEb8" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

You might also be shown your private IP addresses as part of the MOTD (message of the day) when you log in:

<figure><img src="/files/ic7pX7wh1lypiiNMhIYK" alt="" width="563"><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

Use the 'curl' command to find your "real" IP by initiating a connection from your private IP to a compatible website that reveals your public IP:&#x20;

`# curl --interface 10.0.0.246 icanhazip.com`\
`144.24.125.61`\
`# curl --interface 10.0.0.128 icanhazip.com`\
`144.24.125.186`\
`# curl --interface 10.0.0.42 icanhazip.com`\
`144.24.125.167`\
`# curl --interface 10.0.0.231 icanhazip.com`\
`144.24.125.150`\
`# curl --interface 10.0.0.82 icanhazip.com`\
`129.159.125.34`

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**Add the private IP addresses to velocity-install/conf/mta.conf and velocity-install/conf/ipaddresses that correspond to the public IP addresses you want to use for Velocity MTA.**&#x20;
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&#x20;:warning: **Remember: you can't add the IP address being used by the ESP platform in conf/ipaddresses or conf/mta.conf** :warning:
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Restart Velocity MTA anytime you've made a change:&#x20;

```
./restart.sh
```


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