diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 59e6f58..30bb06c 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,3 +1,19 @@
+### 11/07/2023 (1.0.8)
+
+-   Support tunnel with host with port
+
+*   Prev
+
+```
+hlt start 8080 -h 192.168.1.1
+```
+
+-   New
+
+```
+hlt start 192.168.1.1:8080
+```
+
 ### 11/07/2023 (1.0.7)
 
 -   Support Client API
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 69876d4..dee4c82 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cubetiq/hlt",
-  "version": "0.1.7",
+  "version": "0.1.8",
   "description": "A lightweight http tunnel client using nodejs and socket.io client",
   "main": "dist/cli.js",
   "bin": {
diff --git a/src/api.ts b/src/api.ts
index f49b549..5ca4a4e 100644
--- a/src/api.ts
+++ b/src/api.ts
@@ -281,8 +281,49 @@ class HttpTunnelClient implements Client {
         this.keepAlive();
     };
 
-    public start = async (clientOptions: ClientOptions): Promise<Client | undefined> => {
-        const { port, options = {} } = clientOptions;
+    public start = async (clientOptions: Partial<ClientOptions>): Promise<Client | undefined> => {
+        const { port, address, options = {} } = clientOptions;
+
+        // Load host and port check
+        if (!port) {
+            if (!address) {
+                console.error("port or address is required!");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            const [host, portStr] = address.split(":");
+            if (!host || !portStr) {
+                console.error("invalid address!");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            options.host = host;
+            try {
+                options.port = parseInt(portStr);
+            } catch (e) {
+                console.error("invalid port!");
+                return;
+            }
+        } else {
+            if (address) {
+                const [host, portStr] = address.split(":");
+                if (host) {
+                    options.host = host;
+                }
+
+                if (portStr) {
+                    try {
+                        options.port = parseInt(portStr);
+                        console.log(`default port: ${port} will be ignored and override by port: ${options.port}`);
+                    } catch (e) {
+                        options.port = port;
+                    }
+                }
+            } else {
+                options.port = port;
+            }
+        }
+
         const configDir = path.resolve(os.homedir(), PROFILE_PATH);
 
         if (!fs.existsSync(configDir)) {
@@ -292,7 +333,6 @@ class HttpTunnelClient implements Client {
         let config: any = {};
         const configFilename = `${options.profile || PROFILE_DEFAULT}.json`;
         const configFilePath = path.resolve(configDir, configFilename);
-        // console.log(`config file: ${configFilePath}`);
 
         if (fs.existsSync(configFilePath)) {
             config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(configFilePath, "utf8"));
@@ -316,7 +356,7 @@ class HttpTunnelClient implements Client {
             return;
         }
 
-        options.port = port;
+        // options.port = port;
         options.token = config.token;
         options.access = config.access;
         options.server = config.server;
@@ -332,8 +372,6 @@ class HttpTunnelClient implements Client {
         }
 
         await this.initStartClient(options);
-        // console.log("client started!");
-
         return this;
     };
 
diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index bdd2f73..78c5717 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -44,10 +44,14 @@ program
 program
   .command("start")
   .description("start a connection with specific port")
-  .argument("<port>", "local server port number", (value) => {
+  .argument("<port> | <address>", "local server port number or address", (value) => {
+    if (isValidHost(value)) {
+      return value;
+    }
+
     const port = parseInt(value, 10);
     if (isNaN(port)) {
-      throw new InvalidArgumentError("Not a number.");
+      throw new InvalidArgumentError("Not a number or valid address.");
     }
     return port;
   })
@@ -65,9 +69,10 @@ program
   .option("-p, --profile <string>", "profile name", PROFILE_DEFAULT)
   .option("-h, --host <string>", "local host value", "localhost")
   .option("-o, --origin <string>", "change request origin")
-  .action((port, options) => {
+  .action((portOrAddress, options) => {
     startClient({
-      port,
+      port: portOrAddress,
+      address: portOrAddress,
       options,
     })
   });
diff --git a/src/interface.ts b/src/interface.ts
index b658f3f..210e34a 100644
--- a/src/interface.ts
+++ b/src/interface.ts
@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@ export interface Options {
 
 export interface ClientOptions {
     port: number;
+    address?: string; // e.g. localhost:8081 (take if port is not set)
     options?: Options;
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/test.ts b/test/test.ts
index f4f76ac..4e1165a 100644
--- a/test/test.ts
+++ b/test/test.ts
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@ import { startClient } from '../src/api';
 
 async function main() {
     const client = await startClient({
-        port: 3000,
+        // port: 8081,
+        address: '172.17.0.2:8222',
         options: {
             profile: 'mytest',
         },
     });
 
-
     console.log('Client started:', client?.getEndpoint());
 
     setTimeout(async () => {
         client?.stop();
-    }, 5000);
+    }, 10000);
 }
 
 main().catch((err) => {