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# Add on: host-access

The host-access addon enables access to services running on the host machine via a fixed IP.
This becomes useful when your machine changes IPs as you hop through different networks.

You can install this addon with:

```
microk8s enable host-access
```

A new local network interface named `lo:microk8s` is created with a default IP address of `10.0.1.1`.

Alternatively, you can provide a different IP address when enabling the addon:

```
microk8s enable host-access:ip=<desired-ip>
```

Last updated 6 years ago. [Help improve this document in the forum](https://discuss.kubernetes.io/t/add-on-host-access/11260).