# Using IPv6 NAT function in Docker with Discourse

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-ipv6-nat-function-in-docker-with-discourse/253218>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [January 29, 2023, 11:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-ipv6-nat-function-in-docker-with-discourse/253218 "2023-01-29T11:24:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![sam](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/sam/32/102149_2.png) [@sam](https://meta.discourse.org/u/sam)\
**Post date:** [April 4, 2023, 10:45am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-ipv6-nat-function-in-docker-with-discourse/253218/3 "2023-04-04T10:45:28Z")

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The trouble here is that I am not sure we want to increase this surface by default.

I am mixed on changing this for all installs, exposing v6 may or may not be the intent of the user.

Will ask internally if we would like to make the change or not.

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