# Can traefik forward http request to host IP?

**URL:** <https://community.traefik.io/t/can-traefik-forward-http-request-to-host-ip/3612>\
**Category:** Traefik v2\
**Tags:** docker\
**Created:** [December 29, 2019, 10:44am UTC](https://community.traefik.io/t/can-traefik-forward-http-request-to-host-ip/3612 "2019-12-29T10:44:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![mik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/958977/32.png) [@mik](https://community.traefik.io/u/mik)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 10:44am UTC](https://community.traefik.io/t/can-traefik-forward-http-request-to-host-ip/3612/1 "2019-12-29T10:44:02Z")

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Can traefik match a rule and route a request to an IP address on a host interface ?  
I would like to use traefik to forward requests to my containers and virtual machines that live on the same host as traefik.

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**Author:** ![ldez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.traefik.io/ldez/32/5_2.png) [@ldez](https://community.traefik.io/u/ldez)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.traefik.io/t/can-traefik-forward-http-request-to-host-ip/3612/2 "2019-12-29T12:56:30Z")

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A post was merged into an existing topic: [Can traefik forward http request to host interface eth1?](https://community.traefik.io/t/can-traefik-forward-http-request-to-host-interface-eth1/3572)

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**Author:** ![ldez](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.traefik.io/ldez/32/5_2.png) [@ldez](https://community.traefik.io/u/ldez)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2019, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.traefik.io/t/can-traefik-forward-http-request-to-host-ip/3612/3 "2019-12-29T12:56:31Z")

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