diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 4c9a9ec..b04b632 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 # WEB_VAULT_FOLDER=web-vault/
 # WEB_VAULT_ENABLED=true
 
-## Controls the WebSocket server port
+## Controls the WebSocket server address and port
+# WEBSOCKET_ADDRESS=0.0.0.0
 # WEBSOCKET_PORT=3012
 
 ## Controls if new users can register
diff --git a/src/api/notifications.rs b/src/api/notifications.rs
index 377b59d..2e4386b 100644
--- a/src/api/notifications.rs
+++ b/src/api/notifications.rs
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ impl WebSocketUsers {
     }
 
     // NOTE: The last modified date needs to be updated before calling these methods
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub fn send_user_update(&self, ut: UpdateType, user: &User) {
         let data = create_update(
             vec![
@@ -358,7 +359,7 @@ pub fn start_notification_server() -> WebSocketUsers {
     thread::spawn(move || {
         WebSocket::new(factory)
             .unwrap()
-            .listen(format!("0.0.0.0:{}", CONFIG.websocket_port))
+            .listen(&CONFIG.websocket_url)
             .unwrap();
     });
 
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 0633524..f6e58c9 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ pub struct Config {
     web_vault_folder: String,
     web_vault_enabled: bool,
 
-    websocket_port: i32,
+    websocket_url: String,
 
     local_icon_extractor: bool,
     signups_allowed: bool,
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ impl Config {
             web_vault_folder: get_env_or("WEB_VAULT_FOLDER", "web-vault/".into()),
             web_vault_enabled: get_env_or("WEB_VAULT_ENABLED", true),
 
-            websocket_port: get_env_or("WEBSOCKET_PORT", 3012),
+            websocket_url: format!("{}:{}", get_env_or("WEBSOCKET_ADDRESS", "0.0.0.0".to_string()), get_env_or("WEBSOCKET_PORT", 3012)),
 
             local_icon_extractor: get_env_or("LOCAL_ICON_EXTRACTOR", false),
             signups_allowed: get_env_or("SIGNUPS_ALLOWED", true),