diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/sentrysmp/CommandApiPlugin.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/sentrysmp/CommandApiPlugin.kt
index b7df234..affc59c 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/sentrysmp/CommandApiPlugin.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/sentrysmp/CommandApiPlugin.kt
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ class CommandApiPlugin : JavaPlugin() {
     override fun onEnable() {
         saveDefaultConfig()
         val port = config.getInt("port", 8080)
+        val host = config.getString("host") ?: "0.0.0.0"
         val apiKey = config.getString("api-key") ?: "change-me"
 
         // build scoreboard client from config
@@ -35,12 +36,12 @@ class CommandApiPlugin : JavaPlugin() {
         holoCommand = holo
         this.getCommand("sentrysmp")?.setExecutor(holo)
 
-        val server = embeddedServer(Netty, host = "127.0.0.1", port = port) {
+        val server = embeddedServer(Netty, host = host, port = port) {
             configureRoutes(this@CommandApiPlugin, apiKey)
         }
         server.start(false)
         httpServer = server
-        logger.info("SentryAPI HTTP server started on 127.0.0.1:$port")
+        logger.info("SentryAPI HTTP server started on $host:$port")
 
         // Restore persisted holograms on the next tick (worlds are guaranteed loaded)
         Bukkit.getScheduler().runTask(this, Runnable { holo.restoreHolograms() })
diff --git a/src/main/resources/config.yml b/src/main/resources/config.yml
index 054a80d..5787a5c 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/config.yml
+++ b/src/main/resources/config.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,8 @@
 port: 8080
+# Host to bind the HTTP server to.
+# Use "0.0.0.0" to listen on all interfaces (required for dedicated servers / VPS).
+# Use "127.0.0.1" to restrict access to localhost only.
+host: "0.0.0.0"
 api-key: "sentry_51Hk9ZQmX7pL3v9aB8cD2eF0gHiJkLmNoPqRsTuVwXyZ1234567890AbCdEfGhIj"
 # Hologram settings
 hologram-ttl-seconds: 0