diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index cde74b6..d7fa6d7 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ ARG VERSION=dev
 WORKDIR /app
 ENV NODE_ENV=production \
     API_PORT=8787 \
+    BIND_HOST=0.0.0.0 \
     APP_VERSION=${VERSION}
 
 # Create non-root user
diff --git a/apiServer.js b/apiServer.js
index 07a6711..cfc70e8 100644
--- a/apiServer.js
+++ b/apiServer.js
@@ -374,8 +374,12 @@ app.get('/api/streams/:provider/:type/:tmdbId', async (req,res) => {
 });
 
 const PORT = config.port;
-const server = app.listen(PORT, () => {
-  console.log(`TMDB Embed REST API listening on http://localhost:${PORT}`);
+const HOST = process.env.BIND_HOST || '0.0.0.0';
+const server = app.listen(PORT, HOST, () => {
+  console.log(`TMDB Embed REST API listening on http://${HOST}:${PORT}`);
+  if (HOST !== 'localhost') {
+    console.log(`Local access (if running on your machine): http://localhost:${PORT}`);
+  }
   console.log('Endpoints:');
   console.log('  GET  /api/health');
   console.log('  GET  /api/metrics');
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a619d91..a6ec0da 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ services:
       # Alternative: supply JSON array
       # - TMDB_API_KEYS=["key1","key2"]
       - API_PORT=8787
+  - BIND_HOST=0.0.0.0
       # FebBox cookies (comma separated) if you want Showbox immediately functional
       - FEBBOX_COOKIES=${FEBBOX_COOKIES:-}
     ports: