# Static IP Not Working

**URL:** <https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/static-ip-not-working/84396>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [January 4, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/static-ip-not-working/84396 "2026-01-04T18:49:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pihole-user](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@Pihole-user](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Pihole-user)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/static-ip-not-working/84396/1 "2026-01-04T18:49:34Z")

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#### Setting up pihole on a raspberry pi4. Have it all working but for the life of me i cannot get it to have a static IP. I have edited the /etc/dhcpcd.conf file with the following and rebooted but it always ends up getting a DHCP address from my router and not the static that I have put in the file….

interface eth0  
static ip\_address=192.168.0.100/24  
static routers=192.168.0.1  
static domain\_name\_servers=8.8.8.8

Any ideas please?

## Debug Token:

[https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/3vAyiVMi/](https://tricorder.pi-hole.net/3vAyiVMi/)

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**Author:** ![tomporter518](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/tomporter518/32/3504_2.png) [@tomporter518](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/tomporter518)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/static-ip-not-working/84396/2 "2026-01-04T18:52:58Z")

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Some of the new distros use NetworkManager for address assignment/connection management. On Trixie, mine are in `/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/`. I don’t even have dhcpcd running.

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**Author:** ![Pihole-user](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/9fc29f/32.png) [@Pihole-user](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/Pihole-user)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 7:21pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/static-ip-not-working/84396/3 "2026-01-04T19:21:31Z")

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Thanks, that helped focus on a diferent direction and have now managed to do it via the GUI through the Raspberry Pi Connect

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**Author:** ![tomporter518](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/tomporter518/32/3504_2.png) [@tomporter518](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/tomporter518)\
**Post date:** [January 4, 2026, 7:35pm UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/static-ip-not-working/84396/4 "2026-01-04T19:35:39Z")

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There is a command line tool as well: `nmcli`, if you’ve gone ‘sans GUI’.

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**Author:** ![deHakkelaar](https://discourse-cdn.pi-hole.net/user_avatar/discourse.pi-hole.net/dehakkelaar/32/674_2.png) [@deHakkelaar](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/deHakkelaar)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/static-ip-not-working/84396/5 "2026-01-05T07:38:22Z")

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> [@Pihole-user](#):
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> I have edited the /etc/dhcpcd.conf file

Thats three in a row now:

> [@Can't connect to raspberry Pi after enabling DHCP](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/cant-connect-to-raspberry-pi-after-enabling-dhcp/84367/1):
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> `sudo nano /etc/dhcpcd.conf`

> [@Trying to understand why Pi-hole DHCP no longer works with my Virgin Hub 3.0.](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/trying-to-understand-why-pi-hole-dhcp-no-longer-works-with-my-virgin-hub-3-0/83747/1):
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> static IP set in `/etc/dhcpcd.conf`

If you dont run a desktop environment, which is common for a server, you also have the **nmtui** command (Network Manager Text User Interface) which is a little bit more accessible than **nmcli**.

Is the issue solved? Can you mark the solution pls?

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**Author:** ![system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/uploads/default/original/3X/7/c/7c8792f649eeb921c5d2b4c41564ffa873d9a2b8.png) [@system](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2026, 7:38am UTC](https://discourse.pi-hole.net/t/static-ip-not-working/84396/6 "2026-01-26T07:38:59Z")

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