diff --git a/ansible/inventory/host_vars/helsinki-a.yml b/ansible/inventory/host_vars/helsinki-a.yml
index 6c9de61..5fb181a 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory/host_vars/helsinki-a.yml
+++ b/ansible/inventory/host_vars/helsinki-a.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ docker_services:
   - forgejo
   - bitwarden
 
+node_exporter_bind_tailscale: true
+
 common_ufw_allowed_ports:
   - {port: 80, proto: tcp, comment: "HTTP"}
   - {port: 443, proto: tcp, comment: "HTTPS"}
diff --git a/ansible/inventory/host_vars/london-a.yml b/ansible/inventory/host_vars/london-a.yml
index 4ce9f61..e608cd2 100644
--- a/ansible/inventory/host_vars/london-a.yml
+++ b/ansible/inventory/host_vars/london-a.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---
+node_exporter_bind_tailscale: true
 host_role: monitoring
 host_description: "Monitoring stack (Prometheus, Grafana)"
 host_location: "London"
diff --git a/ansible/roles/node_exporter/defaults/main.yml b/ansible/roles/node_exporter/defaults/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a6d19c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/node_exporter/defaults/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+# When true, bind node_exporter to the Tailscale IP (ansible_host) only.
+# Use on public-facing hosts to avoid exposing metrics on 0.0.0.0.
+node_exporter_bind_tailscale: false
diff --git a/ansible/roles/node_exporter/handlers/main.yml b/ansible/roles/node_exporter/handlers/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c993e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ansible/roles/node_exporter/handlers/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+- name: Restart node-exporter (Debian)
+  ansible.builtin.service:
+    name: prometheus-node-exporter
+    state: restarted
+
+- name: Restart node_exporter (FreeBSD)
+  ansible.builtin.service:
+    name: node_exporter
+    state: restarted
diff --git a/ansible/roles/node_exporter/tasks/main.yml b/ansible/roles/node_exporter/tasks/main.yml
index 8209461..708138d 100644
--- a/ansible/roles/node_exporter/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/ansible/roles/node_exporter/tasks/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 ---
 # Install node_exporter for Prometheus monitoring.
 # Uses system packages on Linux, pkg on FreeBSD.
+# Optionally binds to Tailscale IP on public-facing hosts.
 
 - name: Install prometheus-node-exporter (Debian)
   ansible.builtin.apt:
@@ -14,6 +15,16 @@
     state: present
   when: ansible_facts["os_family"] == "Alpine"
 
+- name: Configure listen address (Debian)
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/default/prometheus-node-exporter
+    regexp: '^ARGS='
+    line: 'ARGS="--web.listen-address={{ ansible_host }}:9100"'
+  when:
+    - ansible_facts["os_family"] == "Debian"
+    - node_exporter_bind_tailscale | bool
+  notify: Restart node-exporter (Debian)
+
 - name: Enable and start node-exporter (Debian)
   ansible.builtin.service:
     name: prometheus-node-exporter
@@ -41,6 +52,16 @@
     line: 'node_exporter_enable="YES"'
   when: ansible_facts["os_family"] == "FreeBSD"
 
+- name: Configure listen address (FreeBSD)
+  ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
+    path: /etc/rc.conf
+    regexp: '^node_exporter_listen_address='
+    line: 'node_exporter_listen_address="{{ ansible_host }}:9100"'
+  when:
+    - ansible_facts["os_family"] == "FreeBSD"
+    - node_exporter_bind_tailscale | bool
+  notify: Restart node_exporter (FreeBSD)
+
 - name: Start node_exporter (FreeBSD)
   ansible.builtin.service:
     name: node_exporter