Eureka service always registers instances with host name even though i put "prefer-ip-address: true"

Question

I want to register my micro services in Eureka with the IP address instead of host name.

I have tried both prefer-ip-address and eureka.instance.preferIpAddress=true properties. None of those worked for me.

Here is my eureka service application .yml file.

This is my Authorization-server micro-service application.yml

But still eureka console showing my services registered with host name(localhost) instead of IP address

I am using Spring boot 2.2.2 version and Spring cloud Hoxton.RELEASE. I am guessing the properties aren't working properly.

Is anyone experiencing the same problem?

Answer 1

Finally i figured out where i can see preferIpAddress property changes. Hover your mouse to instance. Then in the bottom left corner you can see the IP.

Before applying property preferIpAddress = true

After applying property preferIpAddress = true