[Bug]: Accessing the site with exterrnal IP is not showing the same as internal IP. Missing a heps of coverrs etc. #2235

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opened 2026-02-20 10:17:22 -05:00 by deekerman · 1 comment

deekerman commented

2026-02-20 10:17:22 -05:00

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Originally created by @JakeTheMuSS on GitHub (Sep 3, 2024).

What happened?

Accessing the site with exterrnal IP is not showing the same as interrnal IP. Missing a heps of coverrs etc.

What did you expect to happen?

The same on both IP as it is directed to the same dockerr container.

Steps to reproduce the issue

External ip placed into the web browser.
Not displaying correct info.
Internal Ip placed into web browser
Showing all correct covers etc.

Audiobookshelf version

v2.13.2

How are you running audiobookshelf?

Docker

What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from?

Windows

If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on?

None

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Originally created by @JakeTheMuSS on GitHub (Sep 3, 2024). ### What happened? Accessing the site with exterrnal IP is not showing the same as interrnal IP. Missing a heps of coverrs etc. ### What did you expect to happen? The same on both IP as it is directed to the same dockerr container. ### Steps to reproduce the issue 1. External ip placed into the web browser. 2. Not displaying correct info. 3. Internal Ip placed into web browser 4. Showing all correct covers etc. ### Audiobookshelf version v2.13.2 ### How are you running audiobookshelf? Docker ### What OS is your Audiobookshelf server hosted from? Windows ### If the issue is being seen in the UI, what browsers are you seeing the problem on? None ### Logs _No response_ ### Additional Notes _No response_

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2026-02-20 10:17:22 -05:00

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deekerman commented

2026-02-20 10:17:23 -05:00

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@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Sep 5, 2024):

After reviewing this issue, this appears to be a problem with your setup and not Audiobookshelf. This issue is being closed to keep the issue tracker focused on Audiobookshelf itself. Please reach out on the Audiobookshelf Discord for community support.
Some common search terms to help you find the solution to your problem:

Reverse proxy
Enabling websockets
SSL (https vs http)
Configuring a static IP
localhost versus IP address
hairpin NAT
VPN
firewall ports
public versus private network
bridge versus host mode
Docker networking
DNS (such as EAI_AGAIN errors)

After you have followed these steps, please post the solution or steps you followed to fix the problem to help others in the future, or show that it is a problem with Audiobookshelf so we can reopen the issue.

@github-actions[bot] commented on GitHub (Sep 5, 2024): After reviewing this issue, this appears to be a problem with your setup and not Audiobookshelf. This issue is being closed to keep the issue tracker focused on Audiobookshelf itself. Please reach out on the Audiobookshelf Discord for community support. Some common search terms to help you find the solution to your problem: - Reverse proxy - Enabling websockets - SSL (https vs http) - Configuring a static IP - `localhost` versus IP address - hairpin NAT - VPN - firewall ports - public versus private network - bridge versus host mode - Docker networking - DNS (such as EAI_AGAIN errors) After you have followed these steps, please post the solution or steps you followed to fix the problem to help others in the future, or show that it is a problem with Audiobookshelf so we can reopen the issue.