# Get IP Client in a plugin **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions\ **Created:** [April 25, 2018, 8:29am UTC](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/get-ip-client-in-a-plugin/880 "2018-04-25T08:29:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![i3yaki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b77776/32.png) [@i3yaki](https://discuss.konghq.com/u/i3yaki)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 8:29am UTC](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/get-ip-client-in-a-plugin/880/1 "2018-04-25T08:29:05Z")
Hello, I am a student in IT and for a project I am looking for a way to get the IP Client when I am doing an HTTP Request on Kong. I read [How to Forward Client’s request IP](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/how-to-forward-clients-request-ip/384) Maybe I just didn’t understand but I tried to get the IP Client in a log but I always get the same address : 10.0.2.2 I read something about nginx http module but I don’t understand how to use it or if Kong already implemented it. Is someone have an easy solution ? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![kikito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discuss.konghq.com/kikito/32/15_2.png) [@kikito](https://discuss.konghq.com/u/kikito)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 9:55am UTC](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/get-ip-client-in-a-plugin/880/2 "2018-04-25T09:55:29Z")
Please try using `ngx.var.remote_addr` ([reference](http://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_core_module.html#var_remote_addr)) If this does not work, please add more data: how exactly are you getting that `10.0.2.2` IP address? Also please add what version of Kong are you using, and any specifics that you might have: plugins, custom nginx configurations, etc. ---
**Author:** ![i3yaki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b77776/32.png) [@i3yaki](https://discuss.konghq.com/u/i3yaki)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 11:15am UTC](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/get-ip-client-in-a-plugin/880/3 "2018-04-25T11:15:25Z")
The `10.0.2.2` comes from the `ngx.var.remote_addr`. Sorry for the lack of informations. My Kong is started by Docker in a Virtual Box launched with Windows 10. The version of Kong is 0.13.0. And for the plugin used, this is a custom plugin. Just a simple hello world in the error logs. I just add a `ngx_log(ngx.ERR, ngx.var.remote_addr)`. I tried `ngx_log(ngx.ERR, ngx.var.realip_remote_addr)`, but I still have the same response : 10.0.2.2 My tutor said that maybe it is because of my virtual machine. And after some searches it seems that this is the case. But how can I get the real IP Client ? Because I would like to execute some command depending on the IP address of the Client. Thanks for your help 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![kikito](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discuss.konghq.com/kikito/32/15_2.png) [@kikito](https://discuss.konghq.com/u/kikito)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 1:36pm UTC](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/get-ip-client-in-a-plugin/880/4 "2018-04-25T13:36:58Z")
> [@i3yaki](#): > > My tutor said that maybe it is because of my virtual machine I agree with your tutor’s assessment. > [@i3yaki](#): > > But how can I get the real IP Client That is more a Docker question than a Kong question. Try disabling the network containerization by using the `--network=host` option when you create your container. This option is described [on the Docker docs](https://docs.docker.com/network/host/) ---
**Author:** ![i3yaki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b77776/32.png) [@i3yaki](https://discuss.konghq.com/u/i3yaki)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 2:03pm UTC](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/get-ip-client-in-a-plugin/880/5 "2018-04-25T14:03:36Z")
Docker stop immediatly if I use the network option. But as my tutor and you agree, the problem was my virtual machine. That is why I made an Nginx Reverse Proxy from my Windows to make my HTTP Request, I use X\_FORWARDED\_FOR thing to set the ngx.var.http\_x\_forwarded\_for which was nil. And now I retrieve the good address IP. Thanks for your help 😃. ---
**Author:** ![bungle](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discuss.konghq.com/bungle/32/13_2.png) [@bungle](https://discuss.konghq.com/u/bungle)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2018, 7:36pm UTC](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/get-ip-client-in-a-plugin/880/6 "2018-04-25T19:36:22Z")
@i3yaki, please read this: > [@How to Forward Client's request IP](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/how-to-forward-clients-request-ip/384/2): > > Hi, This is a typical behavior/drawback of many reverse-proxies and load-balancers. Luckily for you, and as one would expect, there exist ways to circumvent them! Retrieving the client IP in your API First and foremost, Kong will set the [X-Forwarded-For](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Forwarded-For) header for you since 0.11.0. You can use its value in your upstream services to retrieve the client IP. This is, I believe, the answer you are looking for. But let’s take a deeper dive here, because there are other important areas around this …