How to use Private Networks with your Serverless Containers

Reviewed on June 25, 2025

Private Networks allow your Serverless Containers to communicate in an isolated and secure network without needing to be connected to the public internet. Each container can be connected to one or several Private Networks, letting you build your own network topologies.

For full information about Scaleway Private Networks and VPC, see our dedicated documentation and best practices guide.

Before you start

To complete the actions presented below, you must have:

• A Scaleway account logged into the console
• Owner status or IAM permissions allowing you to perform actions in the intended Organization
• Created a Private Network

How to create a Private Network

This action must be carried out from the Private Networks section of the console. Follow the procedure detailed in our dedicated Private Networks documentation.

How to attach a Serverless Container to a Private Network

How to detach a container from a Private Network

1. Click Containers in the Serverless section of the side menu. The containers page displays.
2. Click the relevant containers namespace.
3. Click the name of the container you want to manage.
4. Open the Settings tab, then scroll to the Advanced options section.
5. In the Private Networks tab, click the unlink icon icon next to the Private Network attached to your container.
6. Click Save container settings.

Your container is redeployed and is now detached from the Private Network.

How to delete a Private Network

This must be carried out from the Private Networks section of the console. Follow the procedure detailed in our dedicated Private Networks documentation.

Private Networks and containers limitations

For more information on limitations when using Private Networks with Serverless Containers, refer to the dedicated documentation.