# Problems accessing MusicBrainz over local network

**URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/t/problems-accessing-musicbrainz-over-local-network/206105
**Category:** Development
**Tags:** docker, musicbrainz-vm
**Created:** [February 5, 2017, 12:42am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/problems-accessing-musicbrainz-over-local-network/206105 "2017-02-05T00:42:08Z")
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### Author: ![jesus2099](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/jesus2099/32/36_2.png) [@jesus2099](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/jesus2099)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2020, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/problems-accessing-musicbrainz-over-local-network/206105/18 "2020-12-05T13:29:32Z")

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Wow!

Then I just did that [Docker environment variables (`.env`)](https://github.com/metabrainz/musicbrainz-docker#docker-environment-variables) thing!

1. Test that I see `localhost` with `sudo docker-compose config`
2. Add `MUSICBRAINZ_WEB_SERVER_HOST=192.168.0.99` to my `musicbrainz-docker/.env` file
3. Tests that I see `192.168.0.99` with `sudo docker-compose config`
4. Start the server with `sudo docker-compose up` (now I am starting to know this one

I can’t believe the knowledge all people have in #musicbrainz:devel!

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