Port 6379 — Redis

Port 6379 — TCP

Client connections to the Redis key-value data store.

What is port 6379 used for?

Redis data access.

Transport protocol

TCP

Security precautions

Never expose Redis without network protection and authentication.

Should we open this port in the firewall?

Allow this port only when a required service uses it. Apply least privilege: restrict authorized sources, destinations and interfaces, and log connections where appropriate.

How do I check this port?

Test-NetConnection SERVER -Port 6379

On Linux, nc -vz SERVER 6379 checks TCP connectivity only. A successful TCP connection does not validate the application, authentication or TLS configuration.

Port-to-service mappings are common conventions. Applications can use a different configured port; confirm the actual service and transport.