# Binding Duplicati to IP address? **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [September 2, 2017, 6:39am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/binding-duplicati-to-ip-address/398 "2017-09-02T06:39:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![squidman](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/squidman/32/205_2.png) [@squidman](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/squidman)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2017, 6:39am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/binding-duplicati-to-ip-address/398/1 "2017-09-02T06:39:30Z")
Okay, so my server that I have duplicati installed on runs a VPN 24/7. I’ve used [bind.so](http://bind.so) to configure several applications to use the non-VPN IP in order to increase speeds. Is there a way to do that for duplicati? I’m on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, using the standard init script to run duplicati as a service. ---
**Author:** ![kenkendk](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/kenkendk/32/5305_2.png) [@kenkendk](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/kenkendk)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2017, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/binding-duplicati-to-ip-address/398/2 "2017-09-05T12:07:48Z")
> [@squidman](#): > > Okay, so my server that I have duplicati installed on runs a VPN 24/7. I’ve used bind.so to configure several applications to use the non-VPN IP in order to increase speeds. Is there a way to do that for duplicati? You can use `--server-listen-interface=127.0.0.1` to choose a specific IP to bind to (replace `127.0.0.1` with the IP of the public interface). Beware though, that the webserver is not security vetted, so I recommend not exposing it to the internet. ---
**Author:** ![squidman](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/squidman/32/205_2.png) [@squidman](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/squidman)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/binding-duplicati-to-ip-address/398/3 "2017-09-05T21:48:15Z")
Thanks. I think that worked (not sure how to test), but sadly it didn’t solve my speed problem backing up to Amazon drive. ---
**Author:** ![kenkendk](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/kenkendk/32/5305_2.png) [@kenkendk](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/kenkendk)\ **Post date:** [September 6, 2017, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/binding-duplicati-to-ip-address/398/4 "2017-09-06T10:04:03Z")
I have seen others complain about the AmzCD upload speed, so I am not sure there is a fix. ---
**Author:** ![squidman](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/squidman/32/205_2.png) [@squidman](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/squidman)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/binding-duplicati-to-ip-address/398/5 "2017-09-07T00:59:23Z")
Yeah, it appears that it is unusably slow. For $60 CAD per year, I have no reason to complain, but it looks like I will cancel after the trial period. ---
**Author:** ![tophee](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/tophee/32/21_2.png) [@tophee](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/tophee)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2017, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/binding-duplicati-to-ip-address/398/6 "2017-09-07T06:00:30Z")
> [@squidman](#): > > Thanks. I think that worked BTW: A good way of showing your appreciation for a post is to like it: just press the ❤ button under the post. If you asked the original question, you can also mark an answer as the accepted answer which solved your problem using the tick-box button you see under each reply. All of this also helps the forum software distinguish interesting from less interesting posts when compiling summary emails. ---
**Author:** ![r2d2leboss](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/r2d2leboss/32/542_2.png) [@r2d2leboss](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/r2d2leboss)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/binding-duplicati-to-ip-address/398/7 "2017-10-11T08:11:41Z")
Unfortunately, it doesn’t work for me using `--server-listen-interface`. If I specify `--server-listen-interface` to my local LAN IP (192.168.x.x), the traffic is still routed through the VPN (tun0). You can check that using ìftop`. Do you have another idea ? ---
**Author:** ![kees-z](https://forum.duplicati.com/user_avatar/forum.duplicati.com/kees-z/32/29_2.png) [@kees-z](https://forum.duplicati.com/u/kees-z)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2017, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.duplicati.com/t/binding-duplicati-to-ip-address/398/8 "2017-10-11T10:40:58Z")
Advanced option `--server-listen-interface` does exactly what the name indicates: you specify which interface the Duplicati webserver listens on by specifying its IP address. How IP traffic is routed, is not configured in Duplicati, but in your router (static routes) or VPN settings (route all traffic through VPN). The route tables could shine a light on how IP traffic is routed.