# Proxy plugin > New as of 0.5.0, Enhanced in 0.6.0 ``` proxy Show proxy settings for app proxy:disable Disable proxy for app proxy:enable Enable proxy for app proxy:ports List proxy port mappings for app proxy:ports-add :: [::...] Set proxy port mappings for app proxy:ports-clear Clear all proxy port mappings for app proxy:ports-remove [|::...] Unset proxy port mappings for app proxy:set Set proxy type for app ``` In Dokku 0.5.0, port proxying was decoupled from the `nginx-vhosts` plugin into the proxy plugin. Dokku 0.6.0 introduced the ability to map host ports to specific container ports. In the future this will allow other proxy software - such as HAProxy or Caddy - to be used in place of nginx. ## Container network interface binding > New as of 0.5.0 By default, the deployed docker container running your app's web process will bind to the internal docker network interface (i.e. `docker inspect --format '{{ .NetworkSettings.IPAddress }}' $CONTAINER_ID`). This behavior can be modified per app by disabling the proxy (i.e. `dokku proxy:disable `). In this case, the container will bind to an external interface (i.e. `0.0.0.0`) and your app container will be directly accessible by other hosts on your network. > If a proxy is disabled, dokku will bind your container's port to a random port on the host for every deploy, e.g. `0.0.0.0:32771->5000/tcp`. ```shell # container bound to docker interface $ docker ps CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES 1b88d8aec3d1 dokku/node-js-app:latest "/bin/bash -c '/star About a minute ago Up About a minute node-js-app.web.1 # internal IP address for the container $ docker inspect --format '{{ .NetworkSettings.IPAddress }}' node-js-app.web.1 172.17.0.6 # disable the proxy so it listens on a host ip address $ dokku proxy:disable node-js-app # container bound to all interfaces $ docker ps CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES d6499edb0edb dokku/node-js-app:latest "/bin/bash -c '/star About a minute ago Up About a minute 0.0.0.0:49153->5000/tcp node-js-app.web.1 ``` ## Proxy port mapping > New as of 0.6.0 You can now configure `host -> container` port mappings with the `proxy:ports-*` commands. This mapping is currently supported by the built-in nginx-vhosts plugin. ```shell $ dokku proxy:ports node-js-app -----> Port mappings for node-js-app -----> scheme host port container port http 80 5000 $ curl http://node-js-app.dokku.me Hello World! $ curl http://node-js-app.dokku.me:8080 curl: (7) Failed to connect to node-js-app.dokku.me port 8080: Connection refused $ dokku proxy:ports-add node-js-app http:8080:5000 -----> Setting config vars DOKKU_PROXY_PORT_MAP: http:80:5000 http:8080:5000 -----> Configuring node-js-app.dokku.me...(using built-in template) -----> Creating http nginx.conf -----> Running nginx-pre-reload Reloading nginx $ curl http://node-js-app.dokku.me Hello World! $ curl http://node-js-app.dokku.me:8080 Hello World! ``` By default, buildpack apps and dockerfile apps **without** explicitly exposed ports (i.e. using the `EXPOSE` directive) will be configured with a listener on port `80` (and additionally a listener on 443 if ssl is enabled) that will proxy to the application container on port `5000`. Dockerfile apps **with** explicitly exposed ports will be configured with a listener on each exposed port and will proxy to that same port of the deployed application container. > NOTE: This default behavior **will not** be automatically changed on subsequent pushes and must be manipulated with the `proxy:ports-*` syntax detailed above.