# Elastic search will not bind to port 80 (no web server is running) **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [September 20, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-will-not-bind-to-port-80-no-web-server-is-running/284658 "2021-09-20T19:59:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lsnwebmaster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lsnwebmaster/32/94814_2.png) [@lsnwebmaster](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lsnwebmaster)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 7:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-will-not-bind-to-port-80-no-web-server-is-running/284658/1 "2021-09-20T19:59:31Z")
I am trying elasticsearch as a standalone search for WordPress. I created a new server on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with nothing but elasticsearch. I did nothing to the config file, accepting all defaults. It started fine on port 9200. The WordPress plugin needs port 80 (silly thing), so I modifed the yml file to use http.port = 80. There is _no_ web server running on port 80. Netstat proves it. Yet elasticsearch fails to start with bind permission denied. It starts fine on port 9200. Why? What can be done? ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-will-not-bind-to-port-80-no-web-server-is-running/284658/2 "2021-09-20T20:17:17Z")
Welcome! I think that on some linux machine you need some super user powers to run a service on a port like 80. Are you sure that you can't configure the plugin to use the 9200 port? ---
**Author:** ![lsnwebmaster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lsnwebmaster/32/94814_2.png) [@lsnwebmaster](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lsnwebmaster)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 3:22pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-will-not-bind-to-port-80-no-web-server-is-running/284658/3 "2021-09-22T15:22:30Z")
I have full root access but it just will not run on port 80. No idea why. ---
**Author:** ![zx8086](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zx8086/32/94917_2.png) [@zx8086](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zx8086)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 3:59pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-will-not-bind-to-port-80-no-web-server-is-running/284658/4 "2021-09-22T15:59:39Z")
What address are you using to bind that port ? 0.0.0.0:80 or 127.0.0.1:80 or something else like 192.168.0.1:80 as an example ? Also when you do an nmap or netstat on the machine, so you see anything binded to that port ? ---
**Author:** ![lsnwebmaster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/lsnwebmaster/32/94814_2.png) [@lsnwebmaster](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/lsnwebmaster)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-will-not-bind-to-port-80-no-web-server-is-running/284658/5 "2021-09-22T18:13:28Z")
I already did the obvious, using netstat to ensure nothing is running on port 80. Besides, this is a brand new VPS and web server software is not even installed at all. At this point I am just dealing with using port 9200 and do not have the time to spend on this debugging. ---
**Author:** ![zx8086](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zx8086/32/94917_2.png) [@zx8086](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zx8086)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 6:36pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-will-not-bind-to-port-80-no-web-server-is-running/284658/6 "2021-09-22T18:36:51Z")
Maybe sharing your Elasticsearch.yml file in the meanwhile might indicate where the problem is? it's either a network binding issue or a configuration issue. If it works on the default configuration, that rules out the software at least. ---
**Author:** ![stephenb](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/stephenb/32/40856_2.png) [@stephenb](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/stephenb)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2021, 7:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-will-not-bind-to-port-80-no-web-server-is-running/284658/7 "2021-09-22T19:30:55Z")
@lsnwebmaster Welcome to the community. Exactly How are you starting Elasticsearch? What Command? systemctl? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-search-will-not-bind-to-port-80-no-web-server-is-running/284658/8 "2021-10-20T19:31:06Z")
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