diff --git a/assets/init/_config.yml b/assets/init/_config.yml
index 33db566399..22d0a2351a 100644
--- a/assets/init/_config.yml
+++ b/assets/init/_config.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ tag: 2
 ## You can customize the logger format as defined in
 ## http://www.senchalabs.org/connect/logger.html
 port: 4000
+server_ip: 0.0.0.0 # bind to all ip address by default
 logger: false
 logger_format:
 
@@ -96,4 +97,4 @@ markdown:
 # Deployment
 ## Docs: http://zespia.tw/hexo/docs/deployment.html
 deploy:
-  type:
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+  type:
diff --git a/lib/plugins/console/index.js b/lib/plugins/console/index.js
index 45c7d46086..8f7dafe929 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/console/index.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/console/index.js
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ var serverOptions = {
   alias: 's',
   desc: 'Start the server and watch for file changes.',
   options: [
+    {name: '-i, --ip', desc: 'Override the default server ip. Bind to all ip address by default'},
     {name: '-p, --port', desc: 'Override the default port'},
     {name: '-s, --static', desc: 'Only serve static files'},
     {name: '-l, --log [format]', desc: 'Enable logger. Override the logger format.'},
@@ -111,4 +112,4 @@ var publishOptions = {
   ]
 };
 
-console.register('publish', 'Publish a draft', publishOptions, require('./publish'));
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+console.register('publish', 'Publish a draft', publishOptions, require('./publish'));
diff --git a/lib/plugins/console/server.js b/lib/plugins/console/server.js
index efb852593e..3e3bd05c27 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/console/server.js
+++ b/lib/plugins/console/server.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ module.exports = function(args, callback){
     processor = hexo.extend.processor;
 
   var app = express(),
+    serverIp = args.i || args.ip || config.server_ip || '0.0.0.0',
     port = parseInt(args.p || args.port || config.port, 10) || 4000,
     useDrafts = args.d || args.drafts || config.render_drafts || false,
     loggerFormat = args.l || args.log,
@@ -83,11 +84,14 @@ module.exports = function(args, callback){
     if (err) return callback(err);
 
     // Start listening!
-    app.listen(port, function(){
+    app.listen(port, serverIp, function(){
       if (useDrafts)
         log.i('Using drafts.');
-
-      log.i('Hexo is running at ' + 'localhost:%d%s'.underline + '. Press Ctrl+C to stop.', port, root);
+        
+      // for display purpose only
+      var ip = '';
+      (serverIp == '0.0.0.0') ? ip = 'localhost' : ip = serverIp;
+      log.i('Hexo is running at ' + 'http:\/\/%s:%d%s'.underline + '. Press Ctrl+C to stop.', ip, port, root);
 
       /**
       * Fired after server started.
@@ -99,4 +103,4 @@ module.exports = function(args, callback){
       hexo.emit('server');
     });
   });
-};
\ No newline at end of file
+};