From a6da3eb77092b9744bde2394e83809cf6cfc33cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: chrislu <chris.lu@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2025 08:58:54 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] server can start when no network for local dev

---
 weed/util/network.go | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/weed/util/network.go b/weed/util/network.go
index 69559b5f0..b801ec682 100644
--- a/weed/util/network.go
+++ b/weed/util/network.go
@@ -44,7 +44,11 @@ func selectIpV4(netInterfaces []net.Interface, isIpV4 bool) string {
 					}
 				} else {
 					if ipNet.IP.To16() != nil {
-						return ipNet.IP.String()
+						// Filter out link-local IPv6 addresses (fe80::/10)
+						// They require zone identifiers and are not suitable for server binding
+						if !ipNet.IP.IsLinkLocalUnicast() {
+							return ipNet.IP.String()
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			}