How do I use Anycast static IP addresses with Amazon CloudFront?

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The Anycast static IP feature of Amazon CloudFront allows you to provide a dedicated set of static IP addresses and connect to your CloudFront distributions globally. You can use this feature to allowlist specific IP addresses for security or enable routing for your apex domains.

When you use Anycast static IP addresses for CloudFront, you have a fixed monthly fee per IP set. You are also billed for standard CloudFront usage charges for data transfers, requests, and any other features that you use.

To optimize your costs, use a single Anycast Static IP set for all CloudFront distributions within the same AWS account that require static IP addresses. Complete the following steps:

1. Make sure that you complete the prerequisites before you use an Anycast static IP list with your CloudFront distribution.
2. Submit a request for an Anycast static IP list.
   Note: You must provide additional information about your workload.
3. Create an Anycast static IP list.
4. Associate the Anycast static IP address with your CloudFront distributions with an existing distribution or with a new distribution.

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