IP address of server

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1

How can I get the ip address of the server that meteor is running on?

2

You could do something like:

  var os = Npm.require('os');
  
  var getIp = function() {
    // Get interfaces
    var netInterfaces = os.networkInterfaces();
    // Result
    var result = [];
    for (var id in netInterfaces) {
      var netFace = netInterfaces[id];

      for (var i = 0; i < netFace.length; i++) {
        var ip = netFace[i];
        if (ip.internal === false && ip.family === 'IPv4') {
          result.push(ip);
        }
      }
    }
    return result;
  };

  Meteor.methods({
    'server-ip': function() {
      return getIp();
    }
  });
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3

hostname is also useful:

os.hostname()
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4

Great, thanks raix!!

5

I’m using docker and os.networkInterfaces() is giving me the wrong ip. Still looking for a way to get the host’s ip.

6

Is it giving you the ip internal to the container?

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7

^ generally speaking it looks like default route should point to the host

8

It still works after 7 years :slight_smile: just a little modification.

import os from 'os';

export const getServerAddresses = () => {
  // Get interfaces
  const netInterfaces = os.networkInterfaces();
  // Result
  const result = [];
  Object.keys(netInterfaces).map((id) => {
    const netFace = netInterfaces[id];
    for (let i = 0; i < netFace.length; i += 1) {
      const ip = netFace[i];
      if (ip.internal === false && ip.family === 'IPv4') {
        result.push(ip);
      }
    }
    return null;
  });
  return result;
};

export const getServerHostName = () => os.hostname();
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