diff --git a/massa-client/base_config/config.toml b/massa-client/base_config/config.toml
index f3459f28729..586465305c7 100644
--- a/massa-client/base_config/config.toml
+++ b/massa-client/base_config/config.toml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ history_file_path = "config/.massa_history"
 timeout = 1000
 
 [default_node]
+# The IP of your node. Works both with IPv4 (like 127.0.0.1) and IPv6 (like ::1) addresses, if the node is bound to the correct protocol.
 ip = "127.0.0.1"
 private_port = 33034
 public_port = 33035
diff --git a/massa-node/base_config/config.toml b/massa-node/base_config/config.toml
index 1780fad84e5..e7bf5185dfc 100644
--- a/massa-node/base_config/config.toml
+++ b/massa-node/base_config/config.toml
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 [api]
     # max number of future periods considered during requests
     draw_lookahead_period_count = 10
-    # port on which the node API listens for admin and node management requests. Dangerous if publicly exposed
+    # port on which the node API listens for admin and node management requests. Dangerous if publicly exposed. Bind to "[::1]:port" if you want to access the node from IPv6.
     bind_private = "127.0.0.1:33034"
-    # port on which the node API listens for public requests. Can be exposed to the Internet
+    # port on which the node API listens for public requests. Can be exposed to the Internet. Bind to "[::]:port" if you want to access the node from IPv6.
     bind_public = "0.0.0.0:33035"
-    # port on which the node API(V2) listens for HTTP requests and WebSockets subscriptions. Can be exposed to the Internet
+    # port on which the node API(V2) listens for HTTP requests and WebSockets subscriptions. Can be exposed to the Internet. Bind to "[::]:port" if you want to access the node from IPv6.
     bind_api = "0.0.0.0:33036"
     # max number of arguments per RPC call
     max_arguments = 128