diff --git a/docs/maintain/hornet/2.0.0-rc.6/docs/how_tos/using_docker.md b/docs/maintain/hornet/2.0.0-rc.6/docs/how_tos/using_docker.md
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--- a/docs/maintain/hornet/2.0.0-rc.6/docs/how_tos/using_docker.md
+++ b/docs/maintain/hornet/2.0.0-rc.6/docs/how_tos/using_docker.md
@@ -104,6 +104,16 @@ If you want to change the port to a different value you can create a file named
 ```
 HTTP_PORT=9000
 ```
+If you don't have a DNS name for your node, you can use the (external) IP address for `NODE_HOST`, for example, `192.168.1.123`, or your public IP address.
+With this setting, you can reach the node dashboard from within your network or the internet.
+You don’t need `COMPOSE_FILE` and `ACME_EMAIL` for HTTP. You can remove them from your `.env` file or place a `#` before it to make it a remark:
+
+```
+#COMPOSE_FILE=docker-compose.yml:docker-compose-https.yml
+#ACME_EMAIL=your-email@example.com
+
+NODE_HOST=your-external-ip-address
+```
 
 ### 2. Setup neighbors