diff --git a/.streamlit/config.toml b/.streamlit/config.toml
index 983fc96a..f38f6b91 100644
--- a/.streamlit/config.toml
+++ b/.streamlit/config.toml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ gatherUsageStats = false
 developmentMode = false
 
 [server]
+address = "0.0.0.0"
 maxUploadSize =  200 #MB
 port = 8501 # should be same as configured in deployment repo
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index fca5d17b..9481ce8f 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -202,11 +202,11 @@ if [ "$SERVER_COUNT" -gt 1 ]; then\n\
     mkdir -p /etc/nginx\n\
     echo -e "worker_processes auto;\\npid /run/nginx.pid;\\n\\nevents {\\n    worker_connections 1024;\\n}\\n\\nhttp {\\n    client_max_body_size 0;\\n\\n    map \\$cookie_stroute \\$route_key {\\n        \\x22\\x22      \\$request_id;\\n        default \\$cookie_stroute;\\n    }\\n\\n    upstream streamlit_backend {\\n        hash \\$route_key consistent;\\n${UPSTREAM_SERVERS}    }\\n\\n    map \\$http_upgrade \\$connection_upgrade {\\n        default upgrade;\\n        \\x27\\x27 close;\\n    }\\n\\n    server {\\n        listen 0.0.0.0:8501;\\n\\n        location / {\\n            proxy_pass http://streamlit_backend;\\n            proxy_http_version 1.1;\\n            proxy_set_header Upgrade \\$http_upgrade;\\n            proxy_set_header Connection \\$connection_upgrade;\\n            proxy_set_header Host \\$host;\\n            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP \\$remote_addr;\\n            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For \\$proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;\\n            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto \\$scheme;\\n            proxy_read_timeout 86400;\\n            proxy_send_timeout 86400;\\n            proxy_buffering off;\\n            add_header Set-Cookie \\x22stroute=\\$route_key; Path=/; HttpOnly; SameSite=Lax\\x22 always;\\n        }\\n    }\\n}" > /etc/nginx/nginx.conf\n\
 \n\
-    # Start Streamlit instances on internal ports (localhost only)\n\
+    # Start Streamlit instances on internal ports\n\
     for i in $(seq 0 $((SERVER_COUNT - 1))); do\n\
         PORT=$((BASE_PORT + i))\n\
         echo "Starting Streamlit instance on port $PORT..."\n\
-        streamlit run app.py --server.port $PORT --server.address 127.0.0.1 &\n\
+        streamlit run app.py --server.port $PORT --server.address 0.0.0.0 &\n\
     done\n\
 \n\
     sleep 2\n\
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ if [ "$SERVER_COUNT" -gt 1 ]; then\n\
 else\n\
     # Single instance mode (default) - run Streamlit directly on port 8501\n\
     echo "Starting Streamlit app..."\n\
-    exec streamlit run app.py\n\
+    exec streamlit run app.py --server.address 0.0.0.0\n\
 fi\n\
 ' > /app/entrypoint.sh
 # make the script executable
diff --git a/Dockerfile_simple b/Dockerfile_simple
index 8b066a7c..a2cfd907 100644
--- a/Dockerfile_simple
+++ b/Dockerfile_simple
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ if [ "$SERVER_COUNT" -gt 1 ]; then\n\
 \n\
     # Write nginx config\n\
     mkdir -p /etc/nginx\n\
-    echo -e "worker_processes auto;\\npid /run/nginx.pid;\\n\\nevents {\\n    worker_connections 1024;\\n}\\n\\nhttp {\\n    client_max_body_size 0;\\n\\n    map \\$cookie_stroute \\$route_key {\\n        \\x22\\x22      \\$request_id;\\n        default \\$cookie_stroute;\\n    }\\n\\n    upstream streamlit_backend {\\n        hash \\$route_key consistent;\\n${UPSTREAM_SERVERS}    }\\n\\n    map \\$http_upgrade \\$connection_upgrade {\\n        default upgrade;\\n        \\x27\\x27 close;\\n    }\\n\\n    server {\\n        listen 8501;\\n\\n        location / {\\n            proxy_pass http://streamlit_backend;\\n            proxy_http_version 1.1;\\n            proxy_set_header Upgrade \\$http_upgrade;\\n            proxy_set_header Connection \\$connection_upgrade;\\n            proxy_set_header Host \\$host;\\n            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP \\$remote_addr;\\n            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For \\$proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;\\n            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto \\$scheme;\\n            proxy_read_timeout 86400;\\n            proxy_send_timeout 86400;\\n            proxy_buffering off;\\n            add_header Set-Cookie \\x22stroute=\\$route_key; Path=/; HttpOnly; SameSite=Lax\\x22 always;\\n        }\\n    }\\n}" > /etc/nginx/nginx.conf\n\
+    echo -e "worker_processes auto;\\npid /run/nginx.pid;\\n\\nevents {\\n    worker_connections 1024;\\n}\\n\\nhttp {\\n    client_max_body_size 0;\\n\\n    map \\$cookie_stroute \\$route_key {\\n        \\x22\\x22      \\$request_id;\\n        default \\$cookie_stroute;\\n    }\\n\\n    upstream streamlit_backend {\\n        hash \\$route_key consistent;\\n${UPSTREAM_SERVERS}    }\\n\\n    map \\$http_upgrade \\$connection_upgrade {\\n        default upgrade;\\n        \\x27\\x27 close;\\n    }\\n\\n    server {\\n        listen 0.0.0.0:8501;\\n\\n        location / {\\n            proxy_pass http://streamlit_backend;\\n            proxy_http_version 1.1;\\n            proxy_set_header Upgrade \\$http_upgrade;\\n            proxy_set_header Connection \\$connection_upgrade;\\n            proxy_set_header Host \\$host;\\n            proxy_set_header X-Real-IP \\$remote_addr;\\n            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For \\$proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;\\n            proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-Proto \\$scheme;\\n            proxy_read_timeout 86400;\\n            proxy_send_timeout 86400;\\n            proxy_buffering off;\\n            add_header Set-Cookie \\x22stroute=\\$route_key; Path=/; HttpOnly; SameSite=Lax\\x22 always;\\n        }\\n    }\\n}" > /etc/nginx/nginx.conf\n\
 \n\
-    # Start Streamlit instances on internal ports (localhost only)\n\
+    # Start Streamlit instances on internal ports\n\
     for i in $(seq 0 $((SERVER_COUNT - 1))); do\n\
         PORT=$((BASE_PORT + i))\n\
         echo "Starting Streamlit instance on port $PORT..."\n\
-        streamlit run app.py --server.port $PORT --server.address 127.0.0.1 &\n\
+        streamlit run app.py --server.port $PORT --server.address 0.0.0.0 &\n\
     done\n\
 \n\
     sleep 2\n\
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ if [ "$SERVER_COUNT" -gt 1 ]; then\n\
 else\n\
     # Single instance mode (default) - run Streamlit directly on port 8501\n\
     echo "Starting Streamlit app..."\n\
-    exec streamlit run app.py\n\
+    exec streamlit run app.py --server.address 0.0.0.0\n\
 fi\n\
 ' > /app/entrypoint.sh
 # make the script executable