diff --git a/golem/src/command.rs b/golem/src/command.rs
index e695ed957..cfb06cdfb 100644
--- a/golem/src/command.rs
+++ b/golem/src/command.rs
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 pub enum SingleExecutableCommand {
     #[clap(name = "start", about = "Start a golem server for local development")]
     Start {
+        /// Address to serve the main API on
+        #[clap(long, default_value = "0.0.0.0")]
+        router_addr: String,
+
         /// Port to serve the main API on
         #[clap(long, default_value_t = 9881)]
         router_port: u16,
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@ impl<Ctx> CliCommand<Ctx> for SingleExecutableCommand {
     async fn run(self, _ctx: Ctx) -> Result<GolemResult, GolemError> {
         match self {
             SingleExecutableCommand::Start {
+                router_addr: router_host,
                 router_port,
                 custom_request_port,
                 data_dir,
@@ -63,6 +68,7 @@ impl<Ctx> CliCommand<Ctx> for SingleExecutableCommand {
                 };
 
                 match launch_golem_services(&LaunchArgs {
+                    router_host,
                     router_port,
                     custom_request_port,
                     data_dir,
diff --git a/golem/src/launch.rs b/golem/src/launch.rs
index 2483d1e26..472b3c8ac 100644
--- a/golem/src/launch.rs
+++ b/golem/src/launch.rs
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ use tracing::Instrument;
 use crate::proxy;
 
 pub struct LaunchArgs {
+    pub router_host: String,
     pub router_port: u16,
     pub custom_request_port: u16,
     pub data_dir: PathBuf,
@@ -110,6 +111,7 @@ pub async fn launch_golem_services(args: &LaunchArgs) -> Result<(), anyhow::Erro
 
     // Don't drop the channel, it will cause the proxy to fail
     let _proxy_command_channel = proxy::start_proxy(
+        &args.router_host,
         args.router_port,
         healthcheck_port,
         &all_run_details,
@@ -188,14 +190,14 @@ fn worker_executor_config(
         blob_storage: blob_storage_config(args),
         component_service: golem_worker_executor_base::services::golem_config::ComponentServiceConfig::Grpc(
             ComponentServiceGrpcConfig {
-                host: "127.0.0.1".to_string(),
+                host: args.router_host.clone(),
                 port: component_service_run_details.grpc_port,
                 ..ComponentServiceGrpcConfig::default()
             }
         ),
         compiled_component_service: CompiledComponentServiceConfig::Disabled(golem_worker_executor_base::services::golem_config::CompiledComponentServiceDisabledConfig {  }),
         shard_manager_service: ShardManagerServiceConfig::Grpc(ShardManagerServiceGrpcConfig {
-            host: "127.0.0.1".to_string(),
+            host: args.router_host.clone(),
             port: shard_manager_run_details.grpc_port,
             ..ShardManagerServiceGrpcConfig::default()
         }),
@@ -236,12 +238,12 @@ fn worker_service_config(
             ),
         blob_storage: blob_storage_config(args),
         component_service: golem_worker_service_base::app_config::ComponentServiceConfig {
-            host: "127.0.0.1".to_string(),
+            host: args.router_host.clone(),
             port: component_service_run_details.grpc_port,
             ..golem_worker_service_base::app_config::ComponentServiceConfig::default()
         },
         routing_table: RoutingTableConfig {
-            host: "127.0.0.1".to_string(),
+            host: args.router_host.clone(),
             port: shard_manager_run_details.grpc_port,
             ..RoutingTableConfig::default()
         },
diff --git a/golem/src/proxy.rs b/golem/src/proxy.rs
index 92b0ac26e..5e1348d8c 100644
--- a/golem/src/proxy.rs
+++ b/golem/src/proxy.rs
@@ -22,12 +22,14 @@ use sozu_command_lib::{
         RequestHttpFrontend, RulePosition, SocketAddress, WorkerRequest,
     },
 };
+use std::net::Ipv4Addr;
 use tokio::task::JoinSet;
 use tracing::info;
 
 use crate::AllRunDetails;
 
 pub fn start_proxy(
+    listener_addr: &str,
     listener_port: u16,
     healthcheck_port: u16,
     all_run_details: &AllRunDetails,
@@ -35,9 +37,18 @@ pub fn start_proxy(
 ) -> Result<Channel<WorkerRequest, WorkerResponse>, anyhow::Error> {
     info!("Starting proxy");
 
-    let listener_address = SocketAddress::new_v4(127, 0, 0, 1, listener_port);
-
-    let http_listener = ListenerBuilder::new_http(listener_address).to_http(None)?;
+    let ipv4_addr: Ipv4Addr = listener_addr.parse().context(format!(
+        "Failed at parsing the listener host address {}",
+        listener_addr
+    ))?;
+    let listener_socket_addr = SocketAddress::new_v4(
+        ipv4_addr.octets()[0],
+        ipv4_addr.octets()[1],
+        ipv4_addr.octets()[2],
+        ipv4_addr.octets()[3],
+        listener_port,
+    );
+    let http_listener = ListenerBuilder::new_http(listener_socket_addr).to_http(None)?;
 
     let (mut command_channel, proxy_channel) =
         Channel::generate(1000, 10000).with_context(|| "should create a channel")?;
@@ -86,7 +97,13 @@ pub fn start_proxy(
                 content: RequestType::AddBackend(AddBackend {
                     cluster_id: name.to_string(),
                     backend_id: name.to_string(),
-                    address: SocketAddress::new_v4(127, 0, 0, 1, port),
+                    address: SocketAddress::new_v4(
+                        ipv4_addr.octets()[0],
+                        ipv4_addr.octets()[1],
+                        ipv4_addr.octets()[2],
+                        ipv4_addr.octets()[3],
+                        port,
+                    ),
                     ..Default::default()
                 })
                 .into(),
@@ -110,7 +127,7 @@ pub fn start_proxy(
                 id: format!("add-golem-frontend-${route_counter}"),
                 content: RequestType::AddHttpFrontend(RequestHttpFrontend {
                     cluster_id: Some(cluster_id.to_string()),
-                    address: SocketAddress::new_v4(127, 0, 0, 1, listener_port),
+                    address: listener_socket_addr,
                     hostname: "*".to_string(),
                     path,
                     position: RulePosition::Post.into(),