diff --git a/src/Managing.Bootstrap/ApiBootstrap.cs b/src/Managing.Bootstrap/ApiBootstrap.cs
index 5cdfcc8f..10ce2f87 100644
--- a/src/Managing.Bootstrap/ApiBootstrap.cs
+++ b/src/Managing.Bootstrap/ApiBootstrap.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 using System.Net;
+using System.Net.Sockets;
 using System.Reflection;
 using Discord.Commands;
 using Discord.WebSocket;
@@ -113,10 +114,33 @@ public static class ApiBootstrap
                       Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("COMPUTERNAME") ??          // Windows hostname
                       "localhost";
 
+        // Parse the hostname to IP address for Orleans
+        IPAddress advertisedIP;
+        if (IPAddress.TryParse(hostname, out advertisedIP))
+        {
+            // hostname is already an IP address
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Try to resolve hostname to IP address
+            try
+            {
+                var hostEntry = Dns.GetHostEntry(hostname);
+                advertisedIP = hostEntry.AddressList.FirstOrDefault(ip => ip.AddressFamily == AddressFamily.InterNetwork) 
+                              ?? hostEntry.AddressList.FirstOrDefault();
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // Fallback to localhost if resolution fails
+                advertisedIP = IPAddress.Loopback;
+            }
+        }
+
         var postgreSqlConnectionString = configuration.GetSection("PostgreSql")["Orleans"];
 
         Console.WriteLine($"Task Slot: {taskSlot}");
         Console.WriteLine($"Hostname: {hostname}");
+        Console.WriteLine($"Advertised IP: {advertisedIP}");
         Console.WriteLine($"Silo port: {siloPort}");
         Console.WriteLine($"Gateway port: {gatewayPort}");
         Console.WriteLine($"Dashboard port: {dashboardPort}");
@@ -132,7 +156,7 @@ public static class ApiBootstrap
                             options.ConnectionString = postgreSqlConnectionString;
                             options.Invariant = "Npgsql";
                         })
-                        .ConfigureEndpoints(IPAddress.Any, siloPort, gatewayPort)
+                        .ConfigureEndpoints(advertisedIP, siloPort, gatewayPort)
                         .Configure<ClusterOptions>(options =>
                         {
                             options.ServiceId = "ManagingApp";
@@ -161,7 +185,7 @@ public static class ApiBootstrap
                     });
                 }
 
-                // Configure networking - use Any for Docker containerized environments
+                // Configure networking - use specific IP for Docker containerized environments
                 if (disableOrleansClustering)
                 {
                     // Use localhost clustering when clustering is disabled
@@ -169,8 +193,8 @@ public static class ApiBootstrap
                 }
                 else if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(postgreSqlConnectionString))
                 {
-                    // In Docker/containerized environments, use Any to allow inter-container communication
-                    siloBuilder.ConfigureEndpoints(IPAddress.Any, siloPort, gatewayPort);
+                    // In Docker/containerized environments, use the resolved IP address
+                    siloBuilder.ConfigureEndpoints(advertisedIP, siloPort, gatewayPort);
                 }
                 
                 siloBuilder