diff --git a/app/Livewire/Concerns/InteractsWithCloudflareDomainConnect.php b/app/Livewire/Concerns/InteractsWithCloudflareDomainConnect.php
index 6ecea8e96f..f69fca6770 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Concerns/InteractsWithCloudflareDomainConnect.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Concerns/InteractsWithCloudflareDomainConnect.php
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@ trait InteractsWithCloudflareDomainConnect
             return;
         }
 
+        if ($this->publicServerIpForDomainConnect() === null) {
+            $this->dispatch('error', DnsRecordHints::NO_PUBLIC_ADDRESS_MESSAGE);
+
+            return;
+        }
+
         $this->showCloudflareAutoconfigureModal = true;
     }
 
@@ -66,6 +72,14 @@ trait InteractsWithCloudflareDomainConnect
             return;
         }
 
+        $ip = $this->publicServerIpForDomainConnect();
+        if ($ip === null) {
+            $this->showCloudflareAutoconfigureModal = false;
+            $this->dispatch('error', DnsRecordHints::NO_PUBLIC_ADDRESS_MESSAGE);
+
+            return;
+        }
+
         $hostnames = $this->allDomainHostnames();
         if ($hostnames === []) {
             $this->dispatch('error', 'Add at least one domain before configuring DNS on Cloudflare.');
@@ -245,6 +259,21 @@ trait InteractsWithCloudflareDomainConnect
         return rtrim($hostname, '.');
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Address that Domain Connect may publish at Cloudflare: the first public server address (IPv4 first).
+     * Private, reserved, CGNAT, and link-local addresses are never sent to Cloudflare.
+     */
+    protected function publicServerIpForDomainConnect(): ?string
+    {
+        foreach ($this->serverIpsForDnsHints() as $address) {
+            if (is_string($address) && DnsRecordHints::isPublicAddress($address)) {
+                return $address;
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
     protected function serverIpForDomainConnect(): ?string
     {
         if (filled($this->serverIp) && filter_var($this->serverIp, FILTER_VALIDATE_IP) !== false) {
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/project/shared/cloudflare-autoconfigure.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/project/shared/cloudflare-autoconfigure.blade.php
index 626a019862..8d102ff47f 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/project/shared/cloudflare-autoconfigure.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/project/shared/cloudflare-autoconfigure.blade.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@
                             </div>
 
                             <x-forms.input label="Server IP (A record target)"
-                                value="{{ $serverIp ?: 'Unavailable' }}" readonly
+                                value="{{ $this->publicServerIpForDomainConnect() ?: 'Unavailable' }}" readonly
                                 helper="This IP is taken from the destination server." />
 
                             <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center justify-end gap-2 pt-2">
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ApplicationDomainsTest.php b/tests/Feature/ApplicationDomainsTest.php
index 434233e13f..ca1e115f24 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/ApplicationDomainsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/ApplicationDomainsTest.php
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ use App\Models\Server;
 use App\Models\StandaloneDocker;
 use App\Models\Team;
 use App\Models\User;
+use App\Support\DnsRecordHints;
 use App\Support\ValidationPatterns;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Blade;
@@ -835,6 +836,83 @@ it('shows cloudflare domain connect only on cloud with a key', function () {
         ->assertSet('showCloudflareAutoconfigureModal', false);
 });
 
+function enableCloudflareDomainConnectForTest(): void
+{
+    $key = openssl_pkey_new([
+        'private_key_bits' => 2048,
+        'private_key_type' => OPENSSL_KEYTYPE_RSA,
+    ]);
+    openssl_pkey_export($key, $privateKey);
+
+    config([
+        'constants.coolify.self_hosted' => false,
+        'services.domain_connect.provider_id' => 'coolify.io',
+        'services.domain_connect.service_id' => 'hosting',
+        'services.domain_connect.key_id' => '_dcpubkeyv1',
+        'services.domain_connect.private_key' => $privateKey,
+    ]);
+}
+
+it('opens cloudflare domain connect with the public server ip', function () {
+    enableCloudflareDomainConnectForTest();
+    $this->application->update(['fqdn' => 'https://app.example.com']);
+
+    $component = Livewire::test(Domains::class, ['application' => $this->application->fresh()])
+        ->call('openCloudflareAutoconfigureModal')
+        ->assertSet('showCloudflareAutoconfigureModal', true)
+        ->call('applyCloudflareAutoconfigure')
+        ->assertNotDispatched('error');
+
+    expect(collect($component->effects['xjs'] ?? [])->pluck('expression')->implode("\n"))
+        ->toContain('dash.cloudflare.com')
+        ->toContain('203.0.113.10');
+});
+
+it('does not start cloudflare domain connect for a server without a public ip', function () {
+    enableCloudflareDomainConnectForTest();
+    $this->server->update(['ip' => '10.221.1.11']);
+    $this->application->update(['fqdn' => 'https://app.example.com']);
+
+    $component = Livewire::test(Domains::class, ['application' => $this->application->fresh()])
+        ->assertSet('serverIp', '10.221.1.11')
+        ->call('openCloudflareAutoconfigureModal')
+        ->assertDispatched('error', DnsRecordHints::NO_PUBLIC_ADDRESS_MESSAGE)
+        ->assertSet('showCloudflareAutoconfigureModal', false)
+        ->call('applyCloudflareAutoconfigure')
+        ->assertDispatched('error', DnsRecordHints::NO_PUBLIC_ADDRESS_MESSAGE)
+        ->assertSet('showCloudflareAutoconfigureModal', false);
+
+    expect($component->effects['xjs'] ?? [])->toBeEmpty();
+});
+
+it('uses only a public address for cloudflare domain connect on localhost', function () {
+    enableCloudflareDomainConnectForTest();
+    InstanceSettings::get()->update(['public_ipv4' => '198.51.100.20']);
+    $localhost = Server::factory()->create([
+        'id' => 0,
+        'team_id' => $this->team->id,
+        'private_key_id' => $this->server->private_key_id,
+        'ip' => 'localhost',
+    ]);
+    $destination = StandaloneDocker::withoutEvents(fn () => StandaloneDocker::forceCreate([
+        'uuid' => (string) Str::uuid(),
+        'name' => 'localhost-docker',
+        'network' => 'coolify-localhost',
+        'server_id' => $localhost->id,
+    ]));
+    $this->application->update([
+        'destination_id' => $destination->id,
+        'fqdn' => 'https://app.example.com',
+    ]);
+
+    $component = Livewire::test(Domains::class, ['application' => $this->application->fresh()])
+        ->call('applyCloudflareAutoconfigure')
+        ->assertNotDispatched('error');
+
+    expect(collect($component->effects['xjs'] ?? [])->pluck('expression')->implode("\n"))
+        ->toContain('198.51.100.20');
+});
+
 it('adds a domain to the application', function () {
     Livewire::test(Domains::class, ['application' => $this->application->fresh()])
         ->assertSee('Add domain')