diff --git a/ix-dev/stable/ix-app/app.yaml b/ix-dev/stable/ix-app/app.yaml
index 36c5ea90df..4dd3c57611 100644
--- a/ix-dev/stable/ix-app/app.yaml
+++ b/ix-dev/stable/ix-app/app.yaml
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+annotations:
+  min_scale_version: '25.04'
 app_version: 1.0.0
 capabilities: []
 categories:
@@ -19,4 +21,4 @@ screenshots: []
 sources: []
 title: iX App
 train: stable
-version: 1.1.9
+version: 1.2.0
diff --git a/ix-dev/stable/ix-app/migrations.yaml b/ix-dev/stable/ix-app/migrations.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab3c445b0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ix-dev/stable/ix-app/migrations.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+migrations:
+  - file: ip_port_migration
+    target:
+      min_version: 1.2.0
diff --git a/ix-dev/stable/ix-app/migrations/ip_port_migration b/ix-dev/stable/ix-app/migrations/ip_port_migration
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..585633d2a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ix-dev/stable/ix-app/migrations/ip_port_migration
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+import os
+import sys
+import yaml
+
+
+def migrate(values):
+    new_ports = []
+    for port in values.get("ports", []):
+        new_ports.append(
+            {
+                "bind_mode": "published",
+                "port_number": port["published"],
+                "container_port": port["target"],
+                "protocol": port["protocol"],
+                "host_ips": [],
+            }
+        )
+
+    values["ports"] = new_ports
+
+    return values
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    if len(sys.argv) != 2:
+        exit(1)
+
+    if os.path.exists(sys.argv[1]):
+        with open(sys.argv[1], "r") as f:
+            print(yaml.dump(migrate(yaml.safe_load(f.read()))))
diff --git a/ix-dev/stable/ix-app/questions.yaml b/ix-dev/stable/ix-app/questions.yaml
index 4fed9e2752..a5eca698f7 100644
--- a/ix-dev/stable/ix-app/questions.yaml
+++ b/ix-dev/stable/ix-app/questions.yaml
@@ -262,32 +262,61 @@ questions:
           schema:
             type: dict
             attrs:
-              - variable: target
-                label: Container Port
+              - variable: bind_mode
+                label: Port Bind Mode
+                description: |
+                  The port bind mode.</br>
+                  - Publish: The port will be published on the host for external access.</br>
+                  - Expose: The port will be exposed for inter-container communication.</br>
+                schema:
+                  type: string
+                  default: "published"
+                  enum:
+                    - value: "published"
+                      description: Publish port on the host for external access
+                    - value: "exposed"
+                      description: Expose port for inter-container communication
+              - variable: port_number
+                label: Host Port
                 schema:
                   type: int
                   required: true
-                  min: 1
-                  max: 65535
-              - variable: published
-                label: Host Port
+                  $ref:
+                    - definitions/port
+              - variable: container_port
+                label: Container Port
                 schema:
                   type: int
-                  default: 15000
+                  min: 1
+                  max: 65535
                   required: true
                   $ref:
-                    - "definitions/port"
+                    - definitions/port
               - variable: protocol
                 label: Protocol
                 schema:
                   type: string
-                  default: tcp
                   required: true
+                  default: "tcp"
                   enum:
-                    - value: tcp
+                    - value: "tcp"
                       description: TCP
-                    - value: udp
+                    - value: "udp"
                       description: UDP
+              - variable: host_ips
+                label: Host IPs
+                description: IPs on the host to bind this port
+                schema:
+                  type: list
+                  default: []
+                  items:
+                    - variable: host_ip
+                      label: Host IP
+                      schema:
+                        type: string
+                        required: true
+                        $ref:
+                          - definitions/node_bind_ip
 
   - variable: dns_config
     label: Custom DNS Setup
diff --git a/ix-dev/stable/ix-app/templates/docker-compose.yaml b/ix-dev/stable/ix-app/templates/docker-compose.yaml
index 64483ff5e6..eca73118c2 100644
--- a/ix-dev/stable/ix-app/templates/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/ix-dev/stable/ix-app/templates/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
   {% do c1.set_network_mode("host") %}
 {% else %}
   {% for port in values.ports %}
-    {% do c1.ports.add_port(port.published, port.target, {"protocol": port.protocol}) %}
+    {% do c1.add_port(port) %}
   {% endfor %}
 {% endif %}