Errors

Host address not allowed for remote upload

Remote URL host resolved to a private or blocked address (SSRF protection).

Host address not allowed for remote upload

Remote URL import refused the host because DNS resolved to an address that is not safe for the server to fetch. Full text: “That host resolves to an address that is not allowed for remote upload.”

Why this happens

SSRF protection: resolved IPv4 addresses in private ranges (RFC1918), loopback, link-local, multicast, or similar are blocked. The app must not pull from internal networks or cloud metadata endpoints. IPv4 literals and blocked hostnames (localhost, *.local, …) use related “not allowed” messages.

Diagnose and fix

1. Member: use a public HTTPS file URL (normal CDN / public host), not an internal IP or intranet name.

2. From the app server: dig +short A example.com — confirm a public A record, not 10.x / 192.168.x / 127.0.0.1.

3. No admin toggle disables this guard — it is intentional security.

4. Distinct from IPv6 literal URLs not supported and no IPv4 address (AAAA-only) messages.

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