# Why the icon address is localhost when I use an ip as hostname

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-the-icon-address-is-localhost-when-i-use-an-ip-as-hostname/184828
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 30, 2021, 7:31am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-the-icon-address-is-localhost-when-i-use-an-ip-as-hostname/184828 "2021-03-30T07:31:13Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [March 31, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-the-icon-address-is-localhost-when-i-use-an-ip-as-hostname/184828/6 "2021-03-31T01:55:17Z")

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> [@shantaram](#):
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> I have installed discourse development version

> [@shantaram](#):
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> but I use the discourse to our company, people use the company local network can access the website.

You installed the development version, that is a local install to hack on the Discourse source code. It’s not to be used by multiple people to actually use the software.

If you want to **use** Discourse, follow [Discourse official Standard Installation](https://meta.discourse.org/t/discourse-official-standard-installation/142537)

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