Kong Gateway Enterprise [ARCHIVE]
2.3.x
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By default, Kong Gateway listens on the following ports:
By default, Kong Gateway listens on the following ports:
Port | Protocol | Description |
---|---|---|
8000 |
HTTP | Takes incoming HTTP traffic from consumers, and forwards it to upstream services. |
8443 |
HTTPS | Takes incoming HTTPS traffic from consumers, and forwards it to upstream services. |
8001 |
HTTP | Admin API. Listens for calls from the command line over HTTP. |
8444 |
HTTPS | Admin API. Listens for calls from the command line over HTTPS. |
8002 |
HTTP | Kong Manager (GUI). Listens for HTTP traffic. |
8445 |
HTTPS | Kong Manager (GUI). Listens for HTTPS traffic. |
8003 |
HTTP | Dev Portal. Listens for HTTP traffic, assuming Dev Portal is enabled. |
8446 |
HTTPS | Dev Portal. Listens for HTTPS traffic, assuming Dev Portal is enabled. |
8004 |
HTTP | Dev Portal /files traffic over HTTP, assuming the Dev Portal is enabled. |
8447 |
HTTPS | Dev Portal /files traffic over HTTPS, assuming the Dev Portal is enabled. |
8005 |
HTTP | Hybrid mode only. Control plane listens for traffic from data planes. |
8006 |
HTTP | Hybrid mode only. Control plane listens for Vitals telemetry data from data planes. |
Kong Gateway ports can be fully customized. Set them in kong.conf
.
For Kubernetes or Docker deployments, map ports as needed. For example, if you
want to expose the Admin API through port 3001
, map 3001:8001
.