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
:8002	HTTP	Kong Manager (GUI). Listens for HTTP traffic.	All tiers and modes
:8445	HTTPS	Kong Manager (GUI). Listens for HTTPS traffic.	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.	All tiers and modes
:8007	HTTP	Status listener. Listens for calls from monitoring clients over HTTP.	All tiers and modes

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