# Zen disco socket usage and port **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [December 16, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/zen-disco-socket-usage-and-port/21280 "2014-12-16T20:42:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Paul\_Baclace](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@Paul\_Baclace](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Paul_Baclace)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2014, 8:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/zen-disco-socket-usage-and-port/21280/1 "2014-12-16T20:42:10Z")
Is it normal for a single node elasticsearch process to open 13 sockets to itself? This seems like an excessive zen disco party and inexplicable. I am trying out v1.4. Is it possible to set the transport protocol port? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). To view this discussion on the web visit [https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/0ba05311-c067-44ce-96f1-44ad71ac422d%40googlegroups.com](https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/elasticsearch/0ba05311-c067-44ce-96f1-44ad71ac422d%40googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/d/optout](https://groups.google.com/d/optout). ---
**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, 12:43am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/zen-disco-socket-usage-and-port/21280/2 "2017-07-06T00:43:24Z")