# Changing the default port

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-the-default-port/80017>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81\
**Created:** [October 4, 2023, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-the-default-port/80017 "2023-10-04T14:03:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Kevin.Herron](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/kevin.herron/32/7259_2.png) [@Kevin.Herron](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Kevin.Herron)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2023, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/changing-the-default-port/80017/12 "2023-10-04T20:39:55Z")

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You can't bind to ports under 1024 without requesting the `CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE` capability.

@kcollins links to some documentation about how this can be done here: [Docker image now defaults to non-root user - #3 by kcollins1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/docker-image-now-defaults-to-non-root-user/69784/3)

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