Random Port Generator

Generate a random port number in the default 1024–65535 range or a custom range, plus well-known ports to avoid — 100% in your browser, no upload

Well-known ports to avoid

The default range starts at 1024 to skip the privileged ports (0–1023) that need admin rights. These common ports are often already taken:

20FTP (data)
21FTP (control)
22SSH
23Telnet
25SMTP
53DNS
80HTTP
110POP3
143IMAP
443HTTPS
445SMB
587SMTP (submission)
993IMAPS
995POP3S
1433Microsoft SQL Server
1521Oracle Database
3000Node / React dev server
3001Common dev server alt
3306MySQL / MariaDB
3389RDP (Remote Desktop)
4200Angular dev server
5173Vite dev server
5432PostgreSQL
5672RabbitMQ (AMQP)
6379Redis
8000HTTP alt / Django dev
8080HTTP alt / proxy
8443HTTPS alt
9000PHP-FPM / SonarQube
9200Elasticsearch
11211Memcached
27017MongoDB

🔒 Ports are generated in your browser — nothing is uploaded.

Generate a random port number

Click Generate to get a random port. By default it draws from the 1024–65535 range — the non-privileged ports you can bind without administrator rights — but you can set any custom Min and Max. Each result is one click to copy, and if the number lands on a service default port such as 3306 for MySQL, the tool flags it so you can generate another.

Which port range should you pick?

Ports 0–1023 are the well-known, privileged ports reserved for system services like HTTP (80), HTTPS (443) and SSH (22), and usually need elevated permissions. 1024–49151 are registered ports, and 49152–65535 are the dynamic or ephemeral ports the operating system hands out itself. For a local dev server or test service, a random port in the 1024–65535 range is the safe, conventional choice.

Frequently asked questions

What port range does it use by default?

By default it generates a port between 1024 and 65535. That skips the privileged well-known ports (0–1023) that need administrator rights, so you get a port you can bind to for a dev server or test app. You can override Min and Max to any range you like.

Does a generated port guarantee the port is free on my machine?

No. It picks a random number in your range and runs entirely in your browser, so it cannot see what is actually listening on your computer. If the port is already in use, just generate another — and the built-in list of well-known ports helps you avoid the ones most likely to clash.