# port 8083

**URL:** <https://community.wowza.com/t/port-8083/34748>\
**Category:** Wowza Streaming Engine\
**Tags:** server-administration\
**Created:** [October 21, 2011, 5:01am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/port-8083/34748 "2011-10-21T05:01:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Aleksey\_K](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@Aleksey\_K](https://community.wowza.com/u/Aleksey_K)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 5:01am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/port-8083/34748/1 "2011-10-21T05:01:39Z")

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INFO server comment - CMDInterface now listening: [any]:8083

What for 8083 port and can I close it? I can’t find anything about cmd interface.

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2011, 3:08pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/port-8083/34748/2 "2011-10-21T15:08:37Z")

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You can remove /conf/Server.xml /CommandInterface.

Just comment out or remove the whole block:

```auto
<CommandInterface>
	<HostPort>
		<IpAddress>*</IpAddress>
		<Port>8083</Port>
	</HostPort>
</CommandInterface>

```

Richard

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**Author:** ![Richard\_Lanham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c68b51/32.png) [@Richard\_Lanham](https://community.wowza.com/u/Richard_Lanham)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/port-8083/34748/3 "2012-05-30T12:46:25Z")

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This is from the config reference in the documentation folder where Wowza is installed:

> CommandInterface/HostPort
> 
> HostPort definition for the Wowza Server command interface. This interface is currently only used to allow remote shutdown of the server. The entire CommandInterface section should be commented out when a server is deployed into production

Richard

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**Author:** ![Philipp\_Pavelka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f6c823/32.png) [@Philipp\_Pavelka](https://community.wowza.com/u/Philipp_Pavelka)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 9:24am UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/port-8083/34748/4 "2012-05-30T09:24:50Z")

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What is this CommandInterface for?

On my server this port is already being used and Wowza is complaining about it.

If commenting this block out can this have some bad consequences in the future or is it better to change the port?

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![Philipp\_Pavelka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f6c823/32.png) [@Philipp\_Pavelka](https://community.wowza.com/u/Philipp_Pavelka)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2012, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.wowza.com/t/port-8083/34748/5 "2012-05-30T14:35:31Z")

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Great! Thank you!

I didn’t check that document 😉