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Default Ports

By default, Kong Gateway listens on the following ports:

Port	Protocol	Description	Gateway tier
:8000	HTTP	Takes incoming HTTP traffic from Consumers, and forwards it to upstream Services.	All tiers and modes
:8443	HTTPS	Takes incoming HTTPS traffic from Consumers, and forwards it to upstream Services.	All tiers and modes
:8001	HTTP	Admin API. Listens for calls from the command line over HTTP.	All tiers and modes
:8444	HTTPS	Admin API. Listens for calls from the command line over HTTPS.	All tiers and modes
:8005	TCP	Hybrid mode only. Control Plane listens for traffic from Data Planes.	All tiers and modes
:8006	TCP	Hybrid mode only. Control Plane listens for Vitals telemetry data from Data Planes.	Kong Gateway Enterprise tier
:8002	HTTP	Kong Manager (GUI). Listens for HTTP traffic.	Kong Gateway free mode
:8445	HTTPS	Kong Manager (GUI). Listens for HTTPS traffic.	Kong Gateway free mode
:8003	HTTP	Dev Portal. Listens for HTTP traffic, assuming Dev Portal is enabled.	Kong Gateway Enterprise tier
:8446	HTTPS	Dev Portal. Listens for HTTPS traffic, assuming Dev Portal is enabled.	Kong Gateway Enterprise tier
:8004	HTTP	Dev Portal /files traffic over HTTP, assuming the Dev Portal is enabled.	Kong Gateway Enterprise tier
:8447	HTTPS	Dev Portal /files traffic over HTTPS, assuming the Dev Portal is enabled.	Kong Gateway Enterprise tier

Note: Kong Gateway free mode and Enterprise tier are not available for open-source Gateway packages.