diff --git a/src/Common/NamedCollections/NamedCollections.cpp b/src/Common/NamedCollections/NamedCollections.cpp
index 533481f792a..0a0f29a8a82 100644
--- a/src/Common/NamedCollections/NamedCollections.cpp
+++ b/src/Common/NamedCollections/NamedCollections.cpp
@@ -353,6 +353,15 @@ bool NamedCollection::has(const Key & key) const
     return pimpl->has(key);
 }
 
+bool NamedCollection::hasAny(const std::initializer_list<Key> & keys) const
+{
+    std::lock_guard lock(mutex);
+    for (const auto & key : keys)
+        if (pimpl->has(key))
+            return true;
+    return false;
+}
+
 template <typename T> T NamedCollection::get(const Key & key) const
 {
     std::lock_guard lock(mutex);
diff --git a/src/Common/NamedCollections/NamedCollections.h b/src/Common/NamedCollections/NamedCollections.h
index b82d5eb3152..4a0f020db21 100644
--- a/src/Common/NamedCollections/NamedCollections.h
+++ b/src/Common/NamedCollections/NamedCollections.h
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ public:
 
     bool has(const Key & key) const;
 
+    bool hasAny(const std::initializer_list<Key> & keys) const;
+
     template <typename T> T get(const Key & key) const;
 
     template <typename T> T getOrDefault(const Key & key, const T & default_value) const;
diff --git a/src/Storages/NamedCollectionsHelpers.h b/src/Storages/NamedCollectionsHelpers.h
index 085e21937ee..a2aed38ed08 100644
--- a/src/Storages/NamedCollectionsHelpers.h
+++ b/src/Storages/NamedCollectionsHelpers.h
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ HTTPHeaderEntries getHeadersFromNamedCollection(const NamedCollection & collecti
 
 struct ExternalDatabaseEqualKeysSet
 {
-    static constexpr std::array<std::pair<std::string_view, std::string_view>, 3> equal_keys{
-        std::pair{"username", "user"}, std::pair{"database", "db"}, std::pair{"hostname", "host"}};
+    static constexpr std::array<std::pair<std::string_view, std::string_view>, 5> equal_keys{
+        std::pair{"username", "user"}, std::pair{"database", "db"}, std::pair{"hostname", "host"}, std::pair{"addresses_expr", "host"}, std::pair{"addresses_expr", "hostname"}};
 };
 struct MongoDBEqualKeysSet
 {
diff --git a/src/Storages/StorageURL.h b/src/Storages/StorageURL.h
index 24b1c7ee572..c95cfa69e54 100644
--- a/src/Storages/StorageURL.h
+++ b/src/Storages/StorageURL.h
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ public:
     struct Configuration : public StatelessTableEngineConfiguration
     {
         std::string url;
-        std::string http_method = "auto";
+        std::string http_method;
         HTTPHeaderEntries headers;
         std::string addresses_expr;
     };
diff --git a/src/TableFunctions/TableFunctionRemote.cpp b/src/TableFunctions/TableFunctionRemote.cpp
index f6c773b0b97..1e093e957a7 100644
--- a/src/TableFunctions/TableFunctionRemote.cpp
+++ b/src/TableFunctions/TableFunctionRemote.cpp
@@ -57,10 +57,12 @@ void TableFunctionRemote::parseArguments(const ASTPtr & ast_function, ContextPtr
 
         validateNamedCollection<ValidateKeysMultiset<ExternalDatabaseEqualKeysSet>>(
             *named_collection,
-            {"addresses_expr", "database", "db", "table"},
-            {"username", "user", "password", "sharding_key"});
+            {"addresses_expr", "host", "database", "db", "table"},
+            {"username", "user", "password", "sharding_key", "port"});
 
         cluster_description = named_collection->getOrDefault<String>("addresses_expr", "");
+        if (cluster_description.empty() && named_collection->hasAny({"host", "hostname"}))
+            cluster_description = named_collection->has("port") ? named_collection->getAny<String>({"host", "hostname"}) + ':' + toString(named_collection->get<UInt64>("port")) : named_collection->getAny<String>({"host", "hostname"});
         database = named_collection->getAnyOrDefault<String>({"db", "database"}, "default");
         table = named_collection->get<String>("table");
         username = named_collection->getAnyOrDefault<String>({"username", "user"}, "default");