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.