diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d54151a369..8b4485bf6b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -862,16 +862,17 @@ http://localhost:3000/download?name=fileName
 ```
   Options:
 
-    -V, --version            output the version number
-    -h, --host <n>           hostname -> localhost by default
-    -u, --user <n>           username of database -> root by default
-    -p, --password <n>       password of database -> empty by default
+    -V, --version            Output the version number
+    -h, --host <n>           Hostname of database -> localhost by default
+    -u, --user <n>           Username of database -> root by default
+    -p, --password <n>       Password of database -> empty by default
     -d, --database <n>       database schema name
-    -n, --portNumber <n>     port number for app -> 3000 by default
-    -a, --apiPrefix <n>,     api url prefix -> /api/ by default
-    -s, --storageFolder <n>  storage folder -> current working dir by default (available only with local)
-    -i, --ignoreTables <n>   comma separated table names to ignore
-    -h, --help               output usage information
+    -r, --ipAddress <n>      IP interface of your server / locahost by default    
+    -n, --portNumber <n>     Port number for app -> 3000 by default
+    -a, --apiPrefix <n>      Api url prefix -> /api/ by default
+    -s, --storageFolder <n>  Storage folder -> current working dir by default (available only with local)
+    -i, --ignoreTables <n>   Comma separated table names to ignore
+    -h, --help               Output usage information
 
   Examples:
 
diff --git a/bin/index.js b/bin/index.js
index 4a50e8c536..77a205168a 100755
--- a/bin/index.js
+++ b/bin/index.js
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ let moreApis = new Xapi(sqlConfig,mysqlPool,app);
 
 moreApis.init((err, results) => {
 
-  app.listen(sqlConfig.portNumber)
+  app.listen(sqlConfig.portNumber,sqlConfig.ipAddress)
   var t1 = process.hrtime(t);
-  var t2 = t1[0]+t1[1]/1000000000
+  var t2 = t1[0]+t1[1]/1000000000;
 
   console.log('                                                            ');
   console.log("          Xmysql took           :    %d seconds",dataHelp.round(t2,1));
diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 90c59a002d..3c13a04560 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ let moreApis = new Xapi(sqlConfig,mysqlPool,app);
 
 moreApis.init((err, results) => {
 
-  app.listen(sqlConfig.portNumber)
-  var t1 = process.hrtime(t);
+  app.listen(sqlConfig.portNumber,sqlConfig.ipAddress)
+  var t1 = process.hrtime(t)
   var t2 = t1[0]+t1[1]/1000000000
 
 
diff --git a/lib/util/cmd.helper.js b/lib/util/cmd.helper.js
index 8cfd6408d2..302eec17df 100644
--- a/lib/util/cmd.helper.js
+++ b/lib/util/cmd.helper.js
@@ -12,10 +12,11 @@ program.on('--help', () => {
 
 program
   .version('0.4.1')
-  .option('-h, --host <n>', 'hostname / localhost by default')
+  .option('-h, --host <n>', 'hostname of database / localhost by default')
   .option('-u, --user <n>', 'username of database / root by default')
   .option('-p, --password <n>', 'password of database / empty by default')
   .option('-d, --database <n>', 'database schema name')
+  .option('-r, --ipAddress <n>', 'IP interface of your server / locahost by default')
   .option('-n, --portNumber <n>', 'port number for app / 3000 by default')
   .option('-s, --storageFolder <n>', 'storage folder / current working dir by default / available only with local')
   .option('-i, --ignoreTables <n>', 'comma separated table names to ignore')
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ function processInvalidArguments(program) {
 exports.handle = program => {
 
   /**************** START : default values ****************/
+  program.ipAddress = program.ipAddress || 'localhost';
   program.portNumber = program.portNumber || 3000;
   program.user = program.user || 'root';
   program.password = program.password || '';