diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/couchdb.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/couchdb.ts
index 079f646b60..c271fb12b2 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/couchdb.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/couchdb.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   QueryType,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import { db as dbCore } from "@budibase/backend-core"
+import { HOST_ADDRESS } from "./utils"
 
 interface CouchDBConfig {
   url: string
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ const SCHEMA: Integration = {
     url: {
       type: DatasourceFieldType.STRING,
       required: true,
-      default: "http://localhost:5984",
+      default: `http://${HOST_ADDRESS}:5984`,
     },
     database: {
       type: DatasourceFieldType.STRING,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/elasticsearch.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/elasticsearch.ts
index 7ae0295298..af03baaef1 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/elasticsearch.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/elasticsearch.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from "@budibase/types"
 
 import { Client, ClientOptions } from "@elastic/elasticsearch"
+import { HOST_ADDRESS } from "./utils"
 
 interface ElasticsearchConfig {
   url: string
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ const SCHEMA: Integration = {
     url: {
       type: DatasourceFieldType.STRING,
       required: true,
-      default: "http://localhost:9200",
+      default: `http://${HOST_ADDRESS}:9200`,
     },
     ssl: {
       type: DatasourceFieldType.BOOLEAN,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/microsoftSqlServer.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/microsoftSqlServer.ts
index 831fcd3d20..8e8e84f533 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/microsoftSqlServer.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/microsoftSqlServer.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   finaliseExternalTables,
   SqlClient,
   checkExternalTables,
+  HOST_ADDRESS,
 } from "./utils"
 import Sql from "./base/sql"
 import { MSSQLTablesResponse, MSSQLColumn } from "./base/types"
@@ -88,7 +89,6 @@ const SCHEMA: Integration = {
     user: {
       type: DatasourceFieldType.STRING,
       required: true,
-      default: "localhost",
     },
     password: {
       type: DatasourceFieldType.PASSWORD,
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ const SCHEMA: Integration = {
     },
     server: {
       type: DatasourceFieldType.STRING,
-      default: "localhost",
+      default: HOST_ADDRESS,
     },
     port: {
       type: DatasourceFieldType.NUMBER,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/mongodb.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/mongodb.ts
index c9852e4c7a..dea752502d 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/mongodb.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/mongodb.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   InsertManyResult,
 } from "mongodb"
 import environment from "../environment"
+import { HOST_ADDRESS } from "./utils"
 
 export interface MongoDBConfig {
   connectionString: string
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ const getSchema = () => {
       connectionString: {
         type: DatasourceFieldType.STRING,
         required: true,
-        default: "mongodb://localhost:27017",
+        default: `mongodb://${HOST_ADDRESS}:27017`,
         display: "Connection string",
       },
       db: {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts
index db3819f468..fd9d57d255 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/mysql.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   generateColumnDefinition,
   finaliseExternalTables,
   checkExternalTables,
+  HOST_ADDRESS,
 } from "./utils"
 import dayjs from "dayjs"
 import { NUMBER_REGEX } from "../utilities"
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ const SCHEMA: Integration = {
   datasource: {
     host: {
       type: DatasourceFieldType.STRING,
-      default: "localhost",
+      default: HOST_ADDRESS,
       required: true,
     },
     port: {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/oracle.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/oracle.ts
index 83803906be..9104aadbcc 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/oracle.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/oracle.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   finaliseExternalTables,
   getSqlQuery,
   SqlClient,
+  HOST_ADDRESS,
 } from "./utils"
 import Sql from "./base/sql"
 import {
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ const SCHEMA: Integration = {
   datasource: {
     host: {
       type: DatasourceFieldType.STRING,
-      default: "localhost",
+      default: HOST_ADDRESS,
       required: true,
     },
     port: {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/postgres.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/postgres.ts
index 635d834761..05a519da64 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/postgres.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/postgres.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   finaliseExternalTables,
   SqlClient,
   checkExternalTables,
+  HOST_ADDRESS,
 } from "./utils"
 import Sql from "./base/sql"
 import { PostgresColumn } from "./base/types"
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ const SCHEMA: Integration = {
   datasource: {
     host: {
       type: DatasourceFieldType.STRING,
-      default: "localhost",
+      default: HOST_ADDRESS,
       required: true,
     },
     port: {
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/redis.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/redis.ts
index 6a6331ccd4..e127cddd56 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/redis.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/redis.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   QueryType,
 } from "@budibase/types"
 import Redis from "ioredis"
+import { HOST_ADDRESS } from "./utils"
 
 interface RedisConfig {
   host: string
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ const SCHEMA: Integration = {
     host: {
       type: DatasourceFieldType.STRING,
       required: true,
-      default: "localhost",
+      default: HOST_ADDRESS,
     },
     port: {
       type: DatasourceFieldType.NUMBER,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/integrations/utils.ts b/packages/server/src/integrations/utils.ts
index f73f522357..1ba379da9e 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/integrations/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/integrations/utils.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   DEFAULT_BB_DATASOURCE_ID,
 } from "../constants"
 import { helpers } from "@budibase/shared-core"
+import env from "../environment"
 
 const DOUBLE_SEPARATOR = `${SEPARATOR}${SEPARATOR}`
 const ROW_ID_REGEX = /^\[.*]$/g
@@ -92,6 +93,14 @@ export enum SqlClient {
   ORACLE = "oracledb",
 }
 
+const isCloud = env.isProd() && !env.SELF_HOSTED
+const isSelfHost = env.isProd() && env.SELF_HOSTED
+export const HOST_ADDRESS = isSelfHost
+  ? "host.docker.internal"
+  : isCloud
+  ? ""
+  : "localhost"
+
 export function isExternalTableID(tableId: string) {
   return tableId.includes(DocumentType.DATASOURCE)
 }