.. _External Network Requirements: External Network Requirements ----------------------------- You will need the following: - An IP address that will be used as a main Platform Entry Point. It must be accessible by anyone who will interact with both the platform and applications running on it. .. note:: Installation on top of cloud providers that do not offer support for external IPs (Azure, AWS, OnApp, etc.) requires additional steps. See :ref:`Additional Requirements for Amazon and Azure`. By default, all applications hosted on the platform will use unique domain names and will be accessible through the shared Platform Entry Point. - Optional external IP addresses to assign to specific applications for direct access to them. See `Jelastic documentation on adding external IP address ranges `__.