diff --git a/src/settings.ts b/src/settings.ts
index e37df51..177ffb4 100644
--- a/src/settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ export interface OmnisearchSettings extends WeightingSettings {
   httpApiEnabled: boolean
   httpApiPort: string
   httpApiNotice: boolean
+
+  DANGER_httpHost: string | null
 }
 
 /**
@@ -751,6 +753,8 @@ export function getDefaultSettings(app: App): OmnisearchSettings {
 
     welcomeMessage: '',
     verboseLogging: false,
+
+    DANGER_httpHost: null,
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tools/api-server.ts b/src/tools/api-server.ts
index ec007a4..53c172c 100644
--- a/src/tools/api-server.ts
+++ b/src/tools/api-server.ts
@@ -44,11 +44,14 @@ export function getServer(plugin: OmnisearchPlugin) {
       server.listen(
         {
           port: parseInt(port),
-          host: 'localhost',
+          host: plugin.settings.DANGER_httpHost ?? 'localhost',
         },
         () => {
           console.log(`Omnisearch - Started HTTP server on port ${port}`)
-          if (plugin.settings.httpApiNotice) {
+          if (plugin.settings.DANGER_httpHost && plugin.settings.DANGER_httpHost !== 'localhost') {
+            new Notice(`Omnisearch - Started non-localhost HTTP server at ${plugin.settings.DANGER_httpHost}:${port}`, 120_000)
+          }
+          else if (plugin.settings.httpApiNotice) {
             new Notice(`Omnisearch - Started HTTP server on port ${port}`)
           }
         }