diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/instance.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/instance.ex
index 2ae16adc0..9080adb52 100644
--- a/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/instance.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/tasks/pleroma/instance.ex
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.Instance do
   - `--db-configurable Y/N` - Allow/disallow configuring instance from admin part
   - `--uploads-dir` - the directory uploads go in when using a local uploader
   - `--static-dir` - the directory custom public files should be read from (custom emojis, frontend bundle overrides, robots.txt, etc.)
+  - `--listen-ip` - the ip the app should listen to, defaults to 127.0.0.1
+  - `--listen-port` - the port the app should listen to, defaults to 4000
   """
 
   def run(["gen" | rest]) do
@@ -56,7 +58,9 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.Instance do
           indexable: :string,
           db_configurable: :string,
           uploads_dir: :string,
-          static_dir: :string
+          static_dir: :string,
+          listen_ip: :string,
+          listen_port: :string
         ],
         aliases: [
           o: :output,
@@ -146,6 +150,22 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.Instance do
           "n"
         ) === "y"
 
+      listen_port =
+        get_option(
+          options,
+          :listen_port,
+          "What port will the app listen to (leave it if you are using the default setup with nginx)?",
+          4000
+        )
+
+      listen_ip =
+        get_option(
+          options,
+          :listen_ip,
+          "What ip will the app listen to (leave it if you are using the default setup with nginx)?",
+          "127.0.0.1"
+        )
+
       uploads_dir =
         get_option(
           options,
@@ -186,7 +206,9 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Pleroma.Instance do
           db_configurable?: db_configurable?,
           static_dir: static_dir,
           uploads_dir: uploads_dir,
-          rum_enabled: rum_enabled
+          rum_enabled: rum_enabled,
+          listen_ip: listen_ip,
+          listen_port: listen_port
         )
 
       result_psql =
diff --git a/priv/templates/sample_config.eex b/priv/templates/sample_config.eex
index 2d4a49328..054aa6c22 100644
--- a/priv/templates/sample_config.eex
+++ b/priv/templates/sample_config.eex
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ end %>
 
 config :pleroma, Pleroma.Web.Endpoint,
    url: [host: "<%= domain %>", scheme: "https", port: <%= port %>],
+   http: [ip: {<%= String.replace(listen_ip, ".", ", ") %>}, port: <%= listen_port %>],
    secret_key_base: "<%= secret %>",
    signing_salt: "<%= signing_salt %>"
 
diff --git a/test/tasks/instance.exs b/test/tasks/instance_test.exs
similarity index 83%
rename from test/tasks/instance.exs
rename to test/tasks/instance_test.exs
index 1875f52a3..229ecc9c1 100644
--- a/test/tasks/instance.exs
+++ b/test/tasks/instance_test.exs
@@ -38,7 +38,17 @@ defmodule Pleroma.InstanceTest do
         "--indexable",
         "y",
         "--db-configurable",
-        "y"
+        "y",
+        "--rum",
+        "y",
+        "--listen-port",
+        "4000",
+        "--listen-ip",
+        "127.0.0.1",
+        "--uploads-dir",
+        "test/uploads",
+        "--static-dir",
+        "instance/static/"
       ])
     end
 
@@ -56,10 +66,11 @@ defmodule Pleroma.InstanceTest do
     assert generated_config =~ "username: \"dbuser\""
     assert generated_config =~ "password: \"dbpass\""
     assert generated_config =~ "dynamic_configuration: true"
+    assert generated_config =~ "http: [ip: {127, 0, 0, 1}, port: 4000]"
     assert File.read!(tmp_path() <> "setup.psql") == generated_setup_psql()
   end
 
   defp generated_setup_psql do
-    ~s(CREATE USER dbuser WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD 'dbpass';\nCREATE DATABASE dbname OWNER dbuser;\n\\c dbname;\n--Extensions made by ecto.migrate that need superuser access\nCREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS citext;\nCREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm;\nCREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS \"uuid-ossp\";\n)
+    ~s(CREATE USER dbuser WITH ENCRYPTED PASSWORD 'dbpass';\nCREATE DATABASE dbname OWNER dbuser;\n\\c dbname;\n--Extensions made by ecto.migrate that need superuser access\nCREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS citext;\nCREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS pg_trgm;\nCREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS \"uuid-ossp\";\nCREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS rum;\n)
   end
 end