diff --git a/mcp_server/Dockerfile b/mcp_server/Dockerfile
index 683634d8..83c51949 100644
--- a/mcp_server/Dockerfile
+++ b/mcp_server/Dockerfile
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y curl && \
 # Add uv to PATH
 ENV PATH="/root/.local/bin:${PATH}"
 
+ENV MCP_SERVER_HOST="0.0.0.0"
+
 # Copy pyproject.toml and install dependencies
 COPY pyproject.toml .
 RUN uv sync
diff --git a/mcp_server/graphiti_mcp_server.py b/mcp_server/graphiti_mcp_server.py
index d7a07f40..9b8330b4 100644
--- a/mcp_server/graphiti_mcp_server.py
+++ b/mcp_server/graphiti_mcp_server.py
@@ -1166,6 +1166,11 @@ async def initialize_server() -> MCPConfig:
         action='store_true',
         help='Enable entity extraction using the predefined ENTITY_TYPES',
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        '--host',
+        default=os.environ.get('MCP_SERVER_HOST'),
+        help='Host to bind the MCP server to (default: MCP_SERVER_HOST environment variable)',
+    )
 
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
@@ -1187,6 +1192,11 @@ async def initialize_server() -> MCPConfig:
     # Initialize Graphiti
     await initialize_graphiti()
 
+    if args.host:
+        logger.info(f'Setting MCP server host to: {args.host}')
+        # Set MCP server host from CLI or env
+        mcp.settings.host = args.host
+
     # Return MCP configuration
     return MCPConfig.from_cli(args)