Ingress & egress
Allow or deny by protocol, port, and source/destination.
What you get
Attach to instances
Apply the same ruleset across the fleet.
Wizard-friendly
Create or select a group while deploying Compute.
Pairs with VPC
Private networking plus firewall policy in one model.
From config to live
Create a group
Name the ruleset and define allow/deny entries.
Attach to Compute
Select the group at deploy or on an existing instance.
Update centrally
Change rules once: instances inherit the policy.
Security Groups pricing
Security Groups are part of the Cloud Compute flow. They are not a line item on your bill.
| Item | Price |
|---|---|
| Security Groups | $0no separate charge |
Anti-DDoS is the one security add-on the console does bill, priced per instance. It sits on the Cloud Compute page.
Prices from the Optidata console catalog · Miami, US (US1) · USD · updated Jul 30, 2026.