Default Ports

By default, Kong Gateway listens on the following ports:

PortProtocolDescriptionGateway tier
:8000HTTPTakes incoming HTTP traffic from Consumers, and forwards it to upstream Services.All tiers and modes
:8443HTTPSTakes incoming HTTPS traffic from Consumers, and forwards it to upstream Services.All tiers and modes
:8001HTTPAdmin API. Listens for calls from the command line over HTTP.All tiers and modes
:8444HTTPSAdmin API. Listens for calls from the command line over HTTPS.All tiers and modes
:8005TCPHybrid mode only. Control Plane listens for traffic from Data Planes.All tiers and modes
:8006TCPHybrid mode only. Control Plane listens for Vitals telemetry data from Data Planes.Kong Gateway Enterprise tier
:8002HTTPKong Manager (GUI). Listens for HTTP traffic.All tiers and modes
:8445HTTPSKong Manager (GUI). Listens for HTTPS traffic.All tiers and modes
:8003HTTPDev Portal. Listens for HTTP traffic, assuming Dev Portal is enabled.Kong Gateway Enterprise tier
:8446HTTPSDev Portal. Listens for HTTPS traffic, assuming Dev Portal is enabled.Kong Gateway Enterprise tier
:8004HTTPDev Portal /files traffic over HTTP, assuming the Dev Portal is enabled.Kong Gateway Enterprise tier
:8447HTTPSDev 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.