Default port should be 9341

Question

Default port should be 9341

lahwaacz opened this issue 4 years ago · 3 comments

Why is the default port 8080 when there is an allocated port 9341?

Answer 1 · 2021-03-10T20:20:19.000Z

We are aware of the official list but port 8080 was used initially in our tests in the internal network,
so we never changed it.

I do not believe it is an issue, considering that there is the option to change the port: listen-address

Answer 2 · 2021-03-10T22:59:37.000Z

I'm aware of listen-address but I don't understand why you insist on keeping the status quo. According to IANA, 8080 is an "alternative port for HTTP" which is frequently used by web servers (or components behind reverse proxies) so there is a high risk of conflicts. Using it as the default port might have been fine initially but I don't see why it should be kept forever, especially considering there is a port number allocated (at least by Prometheus).

Answer 3 · 2022-04-05T10:20:22.000Z

Thanks for the exporter. Just trying to deploy for the 1st time and I've run into the same issue. Thought using 8080 as described here was a bit odd, went to see what alternative I could use instead and noticed that 9341 is already allocated.