diff --git a/changelog.d/fixes/7547-prefer-public-endpoint-url.md b/changelog.d/fixes/7547-prefer-public-endpoint-url.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..387f0d09a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/fixes/7547-prefer-public-endpoint-url.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+- **fix(dashboard):** Public and managed tunnel endpoints now take precedence over loopback URLs in dashboard setup and copyable API configuration ([#7547](https://github.com/diegosouzapw/OmniRoute/pull/7547)) — thanks @nguyenha935
diff --git a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/endpoint/EndpointPageClient.tsx b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/endpoint/EndpointPageClient.tsx
index 54e27f4991..f2972f1ccc 100644
--- a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/endpoint/EndpointPageClient.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/endpoint/EndpointPageClient.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import Link from "next/link";
 import { Card, Button, Input, Modal, CardSkeleton, SegmentedControl } from "@/shared/components";
 import Toggle from "@/shared/components/Toggle";
 import { useCopyToClipboard } from "@/shared/hooks/useCopyToClipboard";
-import { useDisplayBaseUrl } from "@/shared/hooks";
+import { isPublicDisplayBaseUrl, useDisplayBaseUrl } from "@/shared/hooks";
 import { AI_PROVIDERS, getProviderByAlias } from "@/shared/constants/providers";
 import { getProviderDisplayName } from "@/lib/display/names";
 import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
@@ -19,12 +19,7 @@ const CLOUD_ACTION_TIMEOUT_MS = 15000;
 
 type TranslationValues = Record<string, string | number | boolean | Date>;
 type CloudflaredTunnelPhase =
-  | "unsupported"
-  | "not_installed"
-  | "stopped"
-  | "starting"
-  | "running"
-  | "error";
+  "unsupported" | "not_installed" | "stopped" | "starting" | "running" | "error";
 
 type CloudflaredTunnelStatus = {
   supported: boolean;
@@ -43,12 +38,7 @@ type CloudflaredTunnelStatus = {
 };
 
 type TailscaleTunnelPhase =
-  | "unsupported"
-  | "not_installed"
-  | "needs_login"
-  | "stopped"
-  | "running"
-  | "error";
+  "unsupported" | "not_installed" | "needs_login" | "stopped" | "running" | "error";
 
 type TailscaleTunnelStatus = {
   supported: boolean;
@@ -70,13 +60,7 @@ type TailscaleTunnelStatus = {
 };
 
 type NgrokTunnelPhase =
-  | "unsupported"
-  | "not_installed"
-  | "stopped"
-  | "needs_auth"
-  | "starting"
-  | "running"
-  | "error";
+  "unsupported" | "not_installed" | "stopped" | "needs_auth" | "starting" | "running" | "error";
 
 type NgrokTunnelStatus = {
   supported: boolean;
@@ -187,6 +171,7 @@ export default function APIPageClient({ machineId }: Readonly<APIPageClientProps
   const [ngrokToken, setNgrokToken] = useState("");
   const [showNgrokTunnel, setShowNgrokTunnel] = useState(true);
   const [expandedTunnel, setExpandedTunnel] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [localApiUrl, setLocalApiUrl] = useState("http://localhost:20128/v1");
   const [lanUrls, setLanUrls] = useState<string[]>([]);
   const [tailscaleIpUrl, setTailscaleIpUrl] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [activeEndpointTab, setActiveEndpointTab] = useState<EndpointTab>("apis");
@@ -335,6 +320,7 @@ export default function APIPageClient({ machineId }: Readonly<APIPageClientProps
           if (res.ok) {
             const data = await res.json();
             if (mounted) {
+              if (data.localUrl) setLocalApiUrl(data.localUrl);
               setLanUrls(data.lanUrls ?? []);
               if (data.tailscaleIpUrl) setTailscaleIpUrl(data.tailscaleIpUrl);
             }
@@ -1080,7 +1066,8 @@ export default function APIPageClient({ machineId }: Readonly<APIPageClientProps
   }, [fetchTailscaleStatus, handleTailscaleEnable, tailscalePassword, translateOrFallback]);
 
   const displayBaseUrl = useDisplayBaseUrl();
-  const baseUrl = `${displayBaseUrl}/v1`;
+  const displayApiUrl = `${displayBaseUrl}/v1`;
+  const publicDisplayApiUrl = isPublicDisplayBaseUrl(displayBaseUrl) ? displayApiUrl : null;
   const normalizedCloudBaseUrl = cloudBaseUrl
     ? resolvedMachineId && !cloudBaseUrl.endsWith(`/${resolvedMachineId}`)
       ? `${cloudBaseUrl}/${resolvedMachineId}`
@@ -1097,13 +1084,9 @@ export default function APIPageClient({ machineId }: Readonly<APIPageClientProps
     );
   }
 
-  // Use new format endpoint (machineId embedded in key)
-  const currentEndpoint = cloudEnabled && cloudEndpointNew ? cloudEndpointNew : baseUrl;
-
-  const activeUrls = [
-    { label: "Local", url: baseUrl, key: "active_local" },
-    ...(cloudEnabled && cloudEndpointNew
-      ? [{ label: "Cloud", url: cloudEndpointNew, key: "active_cloud" }]
+  const activeTunnelUrls = [
+    ...(publicDisplayApiUrl
+      ? [{ label: t("tierPublic"), url: publicDisplayApiUrl, key: "active_public" }]
       : []),
     ...(cloudflaredStatus?.running && cloudflaredStatus.apiUrl
       ? [{ label: "Cloudflare", url: cloudflaredStatus.apiUrl, key: "active_cf" }]
@@ -1121,6 +1104,21 @@ export default function APIPageClient({ machineId }: Readonly<APIPageClientProps
       ? [{ label: "ngrok", url: ngrokStatus.apiUrl, key: "active_ngrok" }]
       : []),
   ];
+  const preferredTunnelUrl = activeTunnelUrls[0]?.url ?? null;
+  const currentEndpoint =
+    preferredTunnelUrl ??
+    (cloudEnabled && cloudEndpointNew ? cloudEndpointNew : null) ??
+    displayApiUrl;
+  const activeUrls = [
+    ...activeTunnelUrls,
+    ...(cloudEnabled && cloudEndpointNew
+      ? [{ label: "Cloud", url: cloudEndpointNew, key: "active_cloud" }]
+      : []),
+    { label: "Local", url: localApiUrl, key: "active_local" },
+  ].filter(
+    (candidate, index, candidates) =>
+      candidates.findIndex((other) => other.url === candidate.url) === index
+  );
   const visibleTunnelCount = [showCloudflaredTunnel, showTailscaleFunnel, showNgrokTunnel].filter(
     Boolean
   ).length;
@@ -1357,7 +1355,7 @@ export default function APIPageClient({ machineId }: Readonly<APIPageClientProps
               Running
             </span>
             <button
-              onClick={() => void copy(baseUrl, "endpoint_url")}
+              onClick={() => void copy(localApiUrl, "endpoint_url")}
               className="shrink-0 flex items-center gap-1 text-xs px-2.5 py-1.5 rounded-md border border-border/70 text-text-muted hover:text-text hover:border-border transition-colors"
             >
               <span className="material-symbols-outlined text-[14px]">
diff --git a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/endpoint/__tests__/ApiEndpointsTab.test.tsx b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/endpoint/__tests__/ApiEndpointsTab.test.tsx
index 58b46fdd08..9c316a1e3d 100644
--- a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/endpoint/__tests__/ApiEndpointsTab.test.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/endpoint/__tests__/ApiEndpointsTab.test.tsx
@@ -29,10 +29,14 @@ vi.mock("next-intl", () => ({
       "endpoint.showInternal": "Show internal",
       "endpoint.hideInternal": "Hide internal",
       "endpoint.vscodeAliasTitle": "VS Code Token Alias",
-      "endpoint.vscodeAliasDescriptionReady": "Ready-to-paste compatibility URLs using the /api/v1/vscode/{token}/... endpoint.",
-      "endpoint.vscodeAliasDescriptionError": "Showing placeholder URLs because CLI keys could not be loaded in this session.",
-      "endpoint.vscodeAliasDescriptionLoading": "Loading CLI keys. Placeholder URLs are shown until a key is available.",
-      "endpoint.vscodeAliasDescriptionPlaceholder": "Showing placeholder URLs. Create or activate an API key in CLI Tools to replace {token}.",
+      "endpoint.vscodeAliasDescriptionReady":
+        "Ready-to-paste compatibility URLs using the /api/v1/vscode/{token}/... endpoint.",
+      "endpoint.vscodeAliasDescriptionError":
+        "Showing placeholder URLs because CLI keys could not be loaded in this session.",
+      "endpoint.vscodeAliasDescriptionLoading":
+        "Loading CLI keys. Placeholder URLs are shown until a key is available.",
+      "endpoint.vscodeAliasDescriptionPlaceholder":
+        "Showing placeholder URLs. Create or activate an API key in CLI Tools to replace {token}.",
       "endpoint.vscodeAliasManage": "CLI Tools",
       "endpoint.vscodeAliasBaseLabel": "VS Code base",
       "endpoint.vscodeAliasModelsLabel": "VS Code models",
@@ -114,6 +118,7 @@ describe("ApiEndpointsTab", () => {
       cleanupCallbacks.pop()?.();
     }
     document.body.innerHTML = "";
+    vi.unstubAllEnvs();
     vi.unstubAllGlobals();
   });
 
@@ -174,6 +179,7 @@ describe("ApiEndpointsTab", () => {
   });
 
   it("renders curl example using window.location.origin when NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL is unset", async () => {
+    vi.stubEnv("NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL", "");
     fetchMock.mockImplementation(async (input) => {
       if (input === "/api/cli-tools/keys") {
         return jsonResponse({ keys: [] });
@@ -221,7 +227,7 @@ describe("ApiEndpointsTab", () => {
 
     expect(
       expectedOrigins.some((origin) =>
-        renderedText.includes(`curl -X POST ${origin}/v1/chat/completions`)
+        renderedText.includes(`curl -X POST ${origin}/api/v1/chat/completions`)
       )
     ).toBe(true);
   });
diff --git a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/endpoint/__tests__/EndpointPageClient.test.tsx b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/endpoint/__tests__/EndpointPageClient.test.tsx
index b0adec3a2f..49f0e37236 100644
--- a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/endpoint/__tests__/EndpointPageClient.test.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/endpoint/__tests__/EndpointPageClient.test.tsx
@@ -186,9 +186,61 @@ describe("EndpointPageClient", () => {
       cleanupCallbacks.pop()?.();
     }
     document.body.innerHTML = "";
+    vi.unstubAllEnvs();
     vi.unstubAllGlobals();
   });
 
+  it("shows the public browser endpoint before the runtime local endpoint", async () => {
+    vi.stubEnv("NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL", "http://localhost:20128");
+    vi.stubGlobal("location", { origin: "https://api.example.com" });
+
+    fetchMock.mockImplementation((input: RequestInfo | URL) => {
+      const path = getRequestPath(input);
+      if (path === "/api/settings") {
+        return Promise.resolve(
+          jsonResponse({
+            cloudEnabled: false,
+            cloudConfigured: false,
+            hideEndpointCloudflaredTunnel: true,
+            hideEndpointTailscaleFunnel: true,
+            hideEndpointNgrokTunnel: true,
+          })
+        );
+      }
+      if (path === "/api/network/info") {
+        return Promise.resolve(
+          jsonResponse({
+            localUrl: "http://localhost:20131/v1",
+            lanUrls: [],
+            tailscaleIpUrl: null,
+          })
+        );
+      }
+      if (path === "/v1/models") return Promise.resolve(jsonResponse({ data: [] }));
+      if (path === "/api/mcp/status") return Promise.resolve(jsonResponse({ online: false }));
+      if (path === "/api/a2a/status") {
+        return Promise.resolve(jsonResponse({ status: "ok", tasks: { activeStreams: 0 } }));
+      }
+      if (path === "/api/search/providers") {
+        return Promise.resolve(jsonResponse({ providers: [] }));
+      }
+      if (path === "/api/cli-tools/keys") return Promise.resolve(jsonResponse({ keys: [] }));
+      throw new Error(`Unexpected request: ${path}`);
+    });
+
+    renderEndpointPage();
+
+    await waitForText("https://api.example.com/v1");
+    await waitForText("http://localhost:20131/v1");
+
+    const displayedUrls = Array.from(document.body.querySelectorAll("code")).map(
+      (element) => element.textContent
+    );
+    expect(displayedUrls.indexOf("https://api.example.com/v1")).toBeLessThan(
+      displayedUrls.indexOf("http://localhost:20131/v1")
+    );
+  });
+
   it("renders the endpoint shell before models finish and skips hidden tunnel probes", async () => {
     const modelsDeferred = createDeferred<Response>();
 
diff --git a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/onboarding/page.tsx b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/onboarding/page.tsx
index de8b44e3cf..7385bc0a86 100644
--- a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/onboarding/page.tsx
+++ b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/onboarding/page.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default function OnboardingWizard() {
   const baseUrl = useDisplayBaseUrl();
   const [step, setStep] = useState(0);
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true);
-  const [apiEndpoint, setApiEndpoint] = useState(`${baseUrl}/api/v1`);
+  const apiEndpoint = `${baseUrl}/api/v1`;
 
   // Security step state
   const [password, setPassword] = useState("");
@@ -45,20 +45,11 @@ export default function OnboardingWizard() {
 
   // Check if setup is already complete
   useEffect(() => {
-    const resolveApiEndpoint = (apiPort) => {
-      if (typeof window === "undefined") return;
-      const protocol = window.location.protocol;
-      const hostname = window.location.hostname;
-      const effectiveApiPort = apiPort || 20128;
-      setApiEndpoint(`${protocol}//${hostname}:${effectiveApiPort}/api/v1`);
-    };
-
     const checkSetup = async () => {
       try {
         const res = await fetch("/api/settings");
         if (res.ok) {
           const settings = await res.json();
-          resolveApiEndpoint(settings?.apiPort);
           if (settings.setupComplete) {
             router.replace("/dashboard");
             return;
diff --git a/src/app/api/network/info/route.ts b/src/app/api/network/info/route.ts
index a8dc33cca7..0cbde43c0d 100644
--- a/src/app/api/network/info/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/network/info/route.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export async function GET(request: Request) {
 
   const { apiPort } = getRuntimePorts();
   const interfaces = os.networkInterfaces();
+  const localUrl = `http://localhost:${apiPort}/v1`;
   const lanUrls: string[] = [];
   let tailscaleIpUrl: string | null = null;
 
@@ -28,5 +29,5 @@ export async function GET(request: Request) {
     }
   }
 
-  return NextResponse.json({ lanUrls, tailscaleIpUrl });
+  return NextResponse.json({ localUrl, lanUrls, tailscaleIpUrl });
 }
diff --git a/src/shared/hooks/__tests__/useDisplayBaseUrl.test.tsx b/src/shared/hooks/__tests__/useDisplayBaseUrl.test.tsx
index c6dd92b137..1750942d7f 100644
--- a/src/shared/hooks/__tests__/useDisplayBaseUrl.test.tsx
+++ b/src/shared/hooks/__tests__/useDisplayBaseUrl.test.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@
 import React, { act } from "react";
 import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
-import { DEFAULT_DISPLAY_BASE_URL } from "../useDisplayBaseUrl";
+import {
+  DEFAULT_DISPLAY_BASE_URL,
+  isPublicDisplayBaseUrl,
+  resolveDisplayBaseUrl,
+} from "../useDisplayBaseUrl";
 
 const cleanupCallbacks: Array<() => void> = [];
 
@@ -64,6 +68,108 @@ describe("useDisplayBaseUrl", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("classifies public domains separately from local and private addresses", () => {
+    expect(isPublicDisplayBaseUrl("https://api.example.com")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isPublicDisplayBaseUrl("http://localhost:20128")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isPublicDisplayBaseUrl("http://192.168.1.25:20128")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isPublicDisplayBaseUrl("http://100.88.4.55:20128")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isPublicDisplayBaseUrl("http://[::1]:20128")).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it("classifies IPv4 private ranges at their exact boundaries", () => {
+    const cases: Array<[host: string, expectedPublic: boolean]> = [
+      // 0.0.0.0/8 ("this" network) vs just above it
+      ["0.0.0.1", false],
+      ["1.0.0.1", true],
+      // RFC1918 10.0.0.0/8 vs just outside
+      ["9.255.255.255", true],
+      ["10.0.0.1", false],
+      ["11.0.0.0", true],
+      // loopback 127.0.0.0/8 vs just outside
+      ["126.255.255.255", true],
+      ["127.0.0.1", false],
+      ["128.0.0.0", true],
+      // multicast/reserved 224.0.0.0+ vs just below
+      ["223.255.255.255", true],
+      ["224.0.0.1", false],
+      // CGNAT RFC6598 100.64.0.0/10 vs just outside
+      ["100.63.255.255", true],
+      ["100.64.0.0", false],
+      ["100.127.255.255", false],
+      ["100.128.0.0", true],
+      // link-local 169.254.0.0/16 vs just outside
+      ["169.253.255.255", true],
+      ["169.254.0.1", false],
+      ["169.255.0.0", true],
+      // RFC1918 172.16.0.0/12 vs just outside
+      ["172.15.255.255", true],
+      ["172.16.0.0", false],
+      ["172.31.255.255", false],
+      ["172.32.0.0", true],
+      // RFC1918 192.168.0.0/16 vs just outside
+      ["192.167.255.255", true],
+      ["192.168.0.1", false],
+      ["192.169.0.0", true],
+    ];
+
+    for (const [host, expectedPublic] of cases) {
+      expect(isPublicDisplayBaseUrl(`http://${host}:20128`)).toBe(expectedPublic);
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("classifies IPv6 special ranges while keeping the check scoped to actual IPv6 hosts", () => {
+    expect(isPublicDisplayBaseUrl("http://[::]:20128")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isPublicDisplayBaseUrl("http://[::1]:20128")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isPublicDisplayBaseUrl("http://[fc00::1]:20128")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isPublicDisplayBaseUrl("http://[fd12::1]:20128")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isPublicDisplayBaseUrl("http://[fe80::1]:20128")).toBe(false);
+    expect(isPublicDisplayBaseUrl("http://[2001:db8::1]:20128")).toBe(true);
+    // A hostname that merely STARTS WITH "fd"/"fc" must stay public — the ULA/
+    // link-local checks are IPv6-only and must not leak into hostname matching.
+    expect(isPublicDisplayBaseUrl("http://fdroid.example.com:20128")).toBe(true);
+    expect(isPublicDisplayBaseUrl("http://fcbar.example.com:20128")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps a configured public URL when the browser is on a local address", () => {
+    expect(resolveDisplayBaseUrl("https://api.example.com/", "http://localhost:20128")).toBe(
+      "https://api.example.com"
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("prefers the currently reachable public origin over another configured URL", () => {
+    expect(resolveDisplayBaseUrl("https://old.example.com", "https://api.example.com/")).toBe(
+      "https://api.example.com"
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("prefers a public browser origin over a loopback build-time value", async () => {
+    vi.stubEnv("NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL", "http://localhost:20128");
+    vi.stubGlobal("location", { origin: "https://api.example.com" });
+
+    const { useDisplayBaseUrl } = await import("../useDisplayBaseUrl");
+    const container = makeContainer();
+    const root = createRoot(container);
+
+    function C() {
+      const url = useDisplayBaseUrl();
+      return <span data-testid="value">{url}</span>;
+    }
+
+    act(() => {
+      root.render(<C />);
+    });
+
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="value"]')?.textContent).toBe(
+      DEFAULT_DISPLAY_BASE_URL
+    );
+
+    await act(async () => {});
+
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-testid="value"]')?.textContent).toBe(
+      "https://api.example.com"
+    );
+  });
+
   it("returns DEFAULT_DISPLAY_BASE_URL on first render and origin after mount when env unset", async () => {
     vi.stubEnv("NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL", "");
 
diff --git a/src/shared/hooks/index.ts b/src/shared/hooks/index.ts
index 896a06fc7e..4c7c059415 100644
--- a/src/shared/hooks/index.ts
+++ b/src/shared/hooks/index.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 // Shared Hooks - Export all
 export { useTheme } from "./useTheme";
-export { useDisplayBaseUrl, DEFAULT_DISPLAY_BASE_URL } from "./useDisplayBaseUrl";
+export {
+  useDisplayBaseUrl,
+  DEFAULT_DISPLAY_BASE_URL,
+  isPublicDisplayBaseUrl,
+  resolveDisplayBaseUrl,
+} from "./useDisplayBaseUrl";
diff --git a/src/shared/hooks/useDisplayBaseUrl.ts b/src/shared/hooks/useDisplayBaseUrl.ts
index 96081ba583..9bb997dc86 100644
--- a/src/shared/hooks/useDisplayBaseUrl.ts
+++ b/src/shared/hooks/useDisplayBaseUrl.ts
@@ -10,13 +10,122 @@ function normalizeUrl(value?: string): string | null {
   return trimmed.replace(/\/+$/, "");
 }
 
+/**
+ * One RFC1918 / special-use IPv4 range, expressed as closed intervals on the
+ * first two octets. Unbounded ends use +/-Infinity so a single numeric
+ * comparison covers them without an extra branch.
+ */
+interface Ipv4Range {
+  readonly firstMin: number;
+  readonly firstMax: number;
+  readonly secondMin: number;
+  readonly secondMax: number;
+}
+
+/** RFC1918 + special-use IPv4 ranges treated as non-public for display purposes. */
+const PRIVATE_IPV4_RANGES: readonly Ipv4Range[] = [
+  { firstMin: 0, firstMax: 0, secondMin: -Infinity, secondMax: Infinity }, // 0.0.0.0/8 ("this" network)
+  { firstMin: 10, firstMax: 10, secondMin: -Infinity, secondMax: Infinity }, // RFC1918 10.0.0.0/8
+  { firstMin: 127, firstMax: 127, secondMin: -Infinity, secondMax: Infinity }, // loopback 127.0.0.0/8
+  { firstMin: 224, firstMax: Infinity, secondMin: -Infinity, secondMax: Infinity }, // multicast/reserved/broadcast
+  { firstMin: 100, firstMax: 100, secondMin: 64, secondMax: 127 }, // CGNAT RFC6598 100.64.0.0/10
+  { firstMin: 169, firstMax: 169, secondMin: 254, secondMax: 254 }, // link-local 169.254.0.0/16
+  { firstMin: 172, firstMax: 172, secondMin: 16, secondMax: 31 }, // RFC1918 172.16.0.0/12
+  { firstMin: 192, firstMax: 192, secondMin: 168, secondMax: 168 }, // RFC1918 192.168.0.0/16
+];
+
+function isInIpv4Range(first: number, second: number, range: Ipv4Range): boolean {
+  return (
+    first >= range.firstMin &&
+    first <= range.firstMax &&
+    second >= range.secondMin &&
+    second <= range.secondMax
+  );
+}
+
+function isPrivateIpv4(hostname: string): boolean {
+  const octets = hostname.split(".").map(Number);
+  if (octets.length !== 4 || octets.some((octet) => !Number.isInteger(octet))) return false;
+  const [first, second] = octets;
+  return PRIVATE_IPV4_RANGES.some((range) => isInIpv4Range(first, second, range));
+}
+
+function isSupportedProtocol(protocol: string): boolean {
+  return protocol === "http:" || protocol === "https:";
+}
+
+function isLoopbackHostname(hostname: string): boolean {
+  return !hostname || hostname === "localhost" || hostname.endsWith(".localhost");
+}
+
+function isMulticastDnsHostname(hostname: string): boolean {
+  return hostname.endsWith(".local");
+}
+
+function isIpv6LoopbackOrUnspecified(hostname: string): boolean {
+  return hostname === "::" || hostname === "::1";
+}
+
+function isIpv6UniqueLocal(hostname: string): boolean {
+  // RFC 4193 Unique Local Addresses: fc00::/7 (prefixes "fc" and "fd").
+  return hostname.startsWith("fc") || hostname.startsWith("fd");
+}
+
+const IPV6_LINK_LOCAL_PATTERN = /^fe[89ab]/;
+
+function isIpv6LinkLocal(hostname: string): boolean {
+  // RFC 4291 link-local: fe80::/10.
+  return IPV6_LINK_LOCAL_PATTERN.test(hostname);
+}
+
+/** Combines the IPv6-specific non-public checks the caller gates on `isIpv6`. */
+function isNonPublicIpv6(hostname: string): boolean {
+  return (
+    isIpv6LoopbackOrUnspecified(hostname) ||
+    isIpv6UniqueLocal(hostname) ||
+    isIpv6LinkLocal(hostname)
+  );
+}
+
+export function isPublicDisplayBaseUrl(value?: string): boolean {
+  const normalized = normalizeUrl(value);
+  if (!normalized) return false;
+
+  try {
+    const parsed = new URL(normalized);
+    if (!isSupportedProtocol(parsed.protocol)) return false;
+
+    const hostname = parsed.hostname.toLowerCase().replace(/^\[|\]$/g, "");
+    if (isLoopbackHostname(hostname)) return false;
+    if (isMulticastDnsHostname(hostname) || isPrivateIpv4(hostname)) return false;
+
+    // IPv6-only checks stay gated on isIpv6 — hostnames like "fdroid.example.com"
+    // legitimately start with "fd" and must not be misclassified as ULA addresses.
+    const isIpv6 = hostname.includes(":");
+    if (isIpv6 && isNonPublicIpv6(hostname)) return false;
+
+    return true;
+  } catch {
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
+export function resolveDisplayBaseUrl(envValue?: string, browserOrigin?: string): string {
+  const configuredUrl = normalizeUrl(envValue);
+  const currentOrigin = normalizeUrl(browserOrigin);
+
+  if (currentOrigin && isPublicDisplayBaseUrl(currentOrigin)) return currentOrigin;
+  if (configuredUrl && isPublicDisplayBaseUrl(configuredUrl)) return configuredUrl;
+  return currentOrigin ?? configuredUrl ?? DEFAULT_DISPLAY_BASE_URL;
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns the public base URL to display in the dashboard.
  *
- * Resolution chain:
- *   1. NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL (env, trimmed + slash-normalized) — wins if set.
- *   2. window.location.origin after client mount — when env is unset.
- *   3. DEFAULT_DISPLAY_BASE_URL ("http://localhost:20128") — SSR / first render fallback.
+ * Resolution chain after client mount:
+ *   1. Public browser origin — proves the current tunnel/domain is reachable.
+ *   2. Public NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL — keeps a configured public URL when opened locally.
+ *   3. Current browser origin, configured URL, then localhost as local fallbacks.
  *
  * DISPLAY ONLY — do NOT use this hook for OAuth `redirect_uri`.
  * OAuth callers must read `process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_URL` directly to avoid
@@ -29,8 +138,7 @@ export function useDisplayBaseUrl(): string {
   const [url, setUrl] = useState<string>(envValue ?? DEFAULT_DISPLAY_BASE_URL);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (envValue) return;
-    const origin = normalizeUrl(window.location.origin) ?? DEFAULT_DISPLAY_BASE_URL;
+    const resolvedUrl = resolveDisplayBaseUrl(envValue ?? undefined, window.location.origin);
     // Schedule via queueMicrotask so setState is called inside a callback,
     // not synchronously in the effect body (react-hooks/set-state-in-effect).
     // The unmounted guard prevents a stale setState on a torn-down root
@@ -38,7 +146,7 @@ export function useDisplayBaseUrl(): string {
     // before the microtask fires on the first effect invocation).
     let unmounted = false;
     queueMicrotask(() => {
-      if (!unmounted) setUrl(origin);
+      if (!unmounted) setUrl(resolvedUrl);
     });
     return () => {
       unmounted = true;
diff --git a/tests/unit/ui/onboarding-public-endpoint.test.tsx b/tests/unit/ui/onboarding-public-endpoint.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b6513af79b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/ui/onboarding-public-endpoint.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+import React from "react";
+import { act } from "react";
+import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+const { pushMock, replaceMock } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  pushMock: vi.fn(),
+  replaceMock: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("next/navigation", () => ({
+  useRouter: () => ({
+    push: pushMock,
+    replace: replaceMock,
+  }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("next-intl", () => ({
+  useTranslations: () => (key: string) => key,
+}));
+
+vi.mock("@/shared/hooks", () => ({
+  useDisplayBaseUrl: () => "https://api.example.com",
+}));
+
+const { default: OnboardingWizard } =
+  await import("../../../src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/onboarding/page");
+
+function jsonResponse(body: unknown): Response {
+  return {
+    ok: true,
+    json: async () => body,
+  } as Response;
+}
+
+let container: HTMLDivElement;
+let root: ReturnType<typeof createRoot>;
+
+async function waitForText(text: string): Promise<void> {
+  for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 20; attempt += 1) {
+    if (container.textContent?.includes(text)) return;
+    await act(async () => {
+      await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+    });
+  }
+  throw new Error(`Timed out waiting for text: ${text}`);
+}
+
+function findButton(label: string): HTMLButtonElement {
+  const button = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll("button")).find(
+    (candidate) => candidate.textContent?.trim() === label
+  );
+  if (!button) throw new Error(`Button not found: ${label}`);
+  return button;
+}
+
+async function clickButton(label: string): Promise<void> {
+  await act(async () => {
+    findButton(label).click();
+  });
+}
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  (
+    globalThis as typeof globalThis & { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }
+  ).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+  pushMock.mockReset();
+  replaceMock.mockReset();
+  vi.stubGlobal(
+    "fetch",
+    vi.fn(async (input: RequestInfo | URL) => {
+      if (String(input) === "/api/settings") {
+        return jsonResponse({ setupComplete: false, apiPort: 20131 });
+      }
+      throw new Error(`Unexpected request: ${String(input)}`);
+    })
+  );
+  container = document.createElement("div");
+  document.body.appendChild(container);
+  root = createRoot(container);
+});
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  act(() => root.unmount());
+  container.remove();
+  vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+  vi.clearAllMocks();
+});
+
+it("renders the public API URL instead of rebuilding an internal apiPort URL", async () => {
+  await act(async () => {
+    root.render(<OnboardingWizard />);
+  });
+
+  await waitForText("getStarted");
+  await clickButton("getStarted");
+  await clickButton("skip");
+  await clickButton("skip");
+  await clickButton("skip");
+  await clickButton("skip");
+
+  await waitForText("https://api.example.com/api/v1");
+  expect(container.textContent).toContain("https://api.example.com/api/v1");
+  expect(container.textContent).not.toContain(":20131/api/v1");
+  expect(replaceMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+});