# Setting a custom IP doesn't work?

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-a-custom-ip-doesnt-work/277981
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** unsupported-install
**Created:** [September 6, 2023, 8:09am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-a-custom-ip-doesnt-work/277981 "2023-09-06T08:09:26Z")
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### Author: ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)
#### Post date: [September 6, 2023, 12:54pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/setting-a-custom-ip-doesnt-work/277981/2 "2023-09-06T12:54:54Z")

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Maybe try this:

```plaintext
 ./launcher start app --docker-args '--network discourse_back --ip 192.168.1.4'

```

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