# Choose port to start ES server on **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [July 26, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/choose-port-to-start-es-server-on/4954 "2011-07-26T03:59:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ajsie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c5a1d2/32.png) [@ajsie](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ajsie)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 3:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/choose-port-to-start-es-server-on/4954/1 "2011-07-26T03:59:45Z")
Is it possible to choose what port to run ES server on? ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2011, 4:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/choose-port-to-start-es-server-on/4954/2 "2011-07-26T04:57:23Z")
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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 3:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/choose-port-to-start-es-server-on/4954/3 "2017-07-06T03:59:28Z")