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Port Reference

Web(7)
PortProtocolServiceDescription
80TCPHTTPHypertext Transfer Protocol - web traffic.
443TCPHTTPSHTTP over TLS/SSL - encrypted web traffic.
8080TCPHTTP-AltAlternative HTTP port, often used for proxies and dev servers.
8443TCPHTTPS-AltAlternative HTTPS port.
8000TCPHTTP-AltCommonly used for development web servers.
3000TCPDev ServerCommon port for Node.js/React dev servers.
5000TCPDev ServerCommon port for Python Flask and other frameworks.
File Transfer(6)
PortProtocolServiceDescription
20TCPFTP-DataFile Transfer Protocol - data transfer channel.
21TCPFTPFile Transfer Protocol - control channel.
69UDPTFTPTrivial File Transfer Protocol, used for booting devices.
989TCPFTPS-DataFTP over TLS/SSL - data channel.
990TCPFTPSFTP over TLS/SSL - control channel.
115TCPSFTPSimple File Transfer Protocol (not SSH-based).
Email(7)
PortProtocolServiceDescription
25TCPSMTPSimple Mail Transfer Protocol - outgoing mail.
465TCPSMTPSSMTP over TLS/SSL.
587TCPSMTP-SubmitSMTP with STARTTLS, used for mail submission.
110TCPPOP3Post Office Protocol v3 - incoming mail retrieval.
995TCPPOP3SPOP3 over TLS/SSL.
143TCPIMAPInternet Message Access Protocol - incoming mail.
993TCPIMAPSIMAP over TLS/SSL.
Remote Access(5)
PortProtocolServiceDescription
22TCPSSHSecure Shell - encrypted remote terminal access.
23TCPTelnetUnencrypted remote terminal access (legacy).
3389TCPRDPRemote Desktop Protocol - Windows remote desktop.
5900TCPVNCVirtual Network Computing - remote desktop sharing.
5901TCPVNC-1VNC display :1 (commonly used).
Database(9)
PortProtocolServiceDescription
3306TCPMySQLMySQL database server.
5432TCPPostgreSQLPostgreSQL database server.
27017TCPMongoDBMongoDB database server.
6379TCPRedisRedis key-value data store.
1433TCPMSSQLMicrosoft SQL Server.
1521TCPOracle DBOracle database default listener port.
9042TCPCassandraApache Cassandra native transport.
9200TCPElasticsearchElasticsearch REST API.
8086TCPInfluxDBInfluxDB HTTP API.
Directory & Auth(4)
PortProtocolServiceDescription
389TCPLDAPLightweight Directory Access Protocol.
636TCPLDAPSLDAP over TLS/SSL.
1812UDPRADIUS-AuthRADIUS authentication protocol.
1813UDPRADIUS-AcctRADIUS accounting protocol.
Network Infrastructure(9)
PortProtocolServiceDescription
53TCP/UDPDNSDomain Name System - resolves domain names to IPs.
67UDPDHCP-ServerDynamic Host Configuration Protocol - server.
68UDPDHCP-ClientDynamic Host Configuration Protocol - client.
123UDPNTPNetwork Time Protocol - clock synchronization.
161UDPSNMPSimple Network Management Protocol - monitoring.
162UDPSNMP-TrapSNMP trap notifications.
179TCPBGPBorder Gateway Protocol - core internet routing.
514UDPSyslogSystem logging protocol.
1900UDPUPnP-SSDPSimple Service Discovery Protocol (UPnP).
Messaging & Streaming(5)
PortProtocolServiceDescription
1883TCPMQTTMQ Telemetry Transport - IoT messaging.
8883TCPMQTTSMQTT over TLS/SSL.
5672TCPAMQPAdvanced Message Queuing Protocol (RabbitMQ).
1935TCPRTMPReal-Time Messaging Protocol (streaming).
554TCPRTSPReal Time Streaming Protocol.
Container & Orchestration(4)
PortProtocolServiceDescription
2375TCPDocker-APIDocker REST API (unencrypted).
2376TCPDocker-API-TLSDocker REST API (TLS).
6443TCPK8s-APIKubernetes API server.
8444TCPK8s-DashboardKubernetes web UI dashboard.