diff --git a/go/util/constants.go b/go/util/constants.go
index 1aa59d634..ca801574c 100644
--- a/go/util/constants.go
+++ b/go/util/constants.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package util
 
 const (
-	VERSION = "0.68"
+	VERSION = "0.69 beta"
 )
diff --git a/go/weed/master.go b/go/weed/master.go
index 690662e1c..1e2a6f0af 100644
--- a/go/weed/master.go
+++ b/go/weed/master.go
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ var cmdMaster = &Command{
 
 var (
 	mport                   = cmdMaster.Flag.Int("port", 9333, "http listen port")
-	masterIp                = cmdMaster.Flag.String("ip", "", "master listening ip address, default to listen on all network interfaces")
+	masterIp                = cmdMaster.Flag.String("ip", "localhost", "master <ip>|<server> address")
 	masterBindIp            = cmdMaster.Flag.String("ip.bind", "0.0.0.0", "ip address to bind to")
+	mPublicUrl              = cmdMaster.Flag.String("publicUrl", "", "peer accessible <ip>|<server_name>:port")
 	metaFolder              = cmdMaster.Flag.String("mdir", os.TempDir(), "data directory to store meta data")
 	masterPeers             = cmdMaster.Flag.String("peers", "", "other master nodes in comma separated ip:port list")
 	volumeSizeLimitMB       = cmdMaster.Flag.Uint("volumeSizeLimitMB", 30*1000, "Master stops directing writes to oversized volumes.")
@@ -75,10 +76,10 @@ func runMaster(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 
 	go func() {
 		time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond)
-		if *masterIp == "" {
-			*masterIp = "localhost"
-		}
 		myMasterAddress := *masterIp + ":" + strconv.Itoa(*mport)
+		if *mPublicUrl != "" {
+			myMasterAddress = *mPublicUrl
+		}
 		var peers []string
 		if *masterPeers != "" {
 			peers = strings.Split(*masterPeers, ",")
diff --git a/go/weed/server.go b/go/weed/server.go
index e86d0ba75..a758f887f 100644
--- a/go/weed/server.go
+++ b/go/weed/server.go
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ var cmdServer = &Command{
 }
 
 var (
-	serverIp                      = cmdServer.Flag.String("ip", "", "ip or server name")
+	serverIp                      = cmdServer.Flag.String("ip", "localhost", "ip or server name")
 	serverPublicUrl               = cmdServer.Flag.String("publicUrl", "", "publicly accessible address")
 	serverBindIp                  = cmdServer.Flag.String("ip.bind", "0.0.0.0", "ip address to bind to")
 	serverMaxCpu                  = cmdServer.Flag.Int("maxCpu", 0, "maximum number of CPUs. 0 means all available CPUs")
@@ -99,10 +99,6 @@ func runServer(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 		defer pprof.StopCPUProfile()
 	}
 
-	if *serverIp == "" {
-		*serverIp = "localhost"
-	}
-
 	if *filerOptions.redirectOnRead {
 		*isStartingFiler = true
 	}