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Kong Gateway
3.3.x (latest)
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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.

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