how can I use an IP for SSH to a remote server, and use another to expose my apps?

[StellarRounin]

hi,

Currently I have dokploy in a VPS and a remote server connecting to my home server using tailscale. I want to be able to connect to my remote home server using the tailscale IP, but use my local IP to expose my apps because I want to access them locally without using the tailscale vpn.

The UI uses the IP for both, access with ssh and deploying apps...

[dosubot[bot]]

Hi @StellarRounin! I'm Dosu and I’m helping the dokploy team.

Currently, Dokploy uses a single IP address field for both SSH connection and application exposure on remote servers — there's no built-in way to separate these [1] [2].

This is an actively requested feature. Several related issues exist:

• #2615 — Distinguish between internal and external IPs [3]
• #4312 — Native Tailscale integration [4]
• #2915 — Split IP configuration for port binding [5]

Workarounds people are using in the meantime:

1. Use the Tailscale IP in Dokploy (for SSH) and configure custom domains with A records pointing to your local IP for app access, bypassing the auto-generated sslip.io domains.
2. Manual Traefik configuration — override Dokploy's automatic domain setup to route traffic through your local IP.
3. Firewall rules — restrict which interfaces expose which ports.

None of these are ideal. You may want to add a 👍 on issue #2615 or #4312 to signal interest in having this supported natively.

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