--- title: "Change Apache Port on Fedora · Appnovation" url: "https://www.appnovation.com/insights/change-apache-port-fedora" description: "Quick guide: change the port Apache listens on in Fedora by editing httpd.conf, including virtual host and firewall considerations." --- Article # Change Apache Port on Fedora [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/36eb314260fb474cacc1b3a473d7e8402d997898-68x68.png?w=68&auto=format) Appno Blogger Appnovation Coop](/people/appno-blogger.md) Dec 23, 2009 2 min read ![Appnovation Blog Default Header](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/9efe1c26d9584ecfb3dfef5a63e698bf4567d305-1440x600.jpg?w=1400&auto=format) Sometimes we want Apache to listen on a port other than the default 80. To achieve this on a Fedora box, one needs to modify its configuration file /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf. Change the port number on the line 'Listen 80' to the number you like. If virtual hosts are used, change the related port number as well, eg. NameVirtualHost \*:8000. However, when you restart Apache after configuration changes, you may encounter errors like the following, even if you are root: `Starting httpd: (13)Permission denied: make_sock: could not bind to address [::]:8000 (13)Permission denied: make_sock: could not bind to address 0.0.0.0:8000 no listening sockets available, shutting down Unable to open logs [FAILED]` This is due to the SELinux policy which prevents Apache from binding to the port you've selected. You can use this shell command to check whether SELinux is in enforcing mode or permissive mode: `cat /selinux/enforce` Output 1 indicates it's in enforcing mode and 0 permissive mode. To resolve this, you can do either of the following: 1) Switch SELinux to permissive mode You can do so with the following shell command: `echo 0 > /selinux/enforce` or `setenforce 0` However, this is not recommended due to security concerns. 2) Use a port that Apache can currently bind to Try the command: `semanage port -l | grep http` This would output something like the following: http\_cache\_port\_t tcp 3128, 8080, 8118, 11211, 10001-10010 http\_cache\_port\_t udp 3130, 11211 http\_port\_t tcp 80, 443, 488, 8008, 8009, 8443 pegasus\_http\_port\_t tcp 5988 pegasus\_https\_port\_t tcp 5989 The list of http\_port\_t shows that Apache can bind to ports 80, 443, 488, 8008, 8009, 8443. So use a port in this list such as 8008. 3) Add a new port to the http\_port\_t list You can use the following shell command to add a new port you want to use, say 90 `semanage port -a -t http_port_t -p tcp 90` After these changes, restart Apache: `service httpd restart` The previous error should be gone. [![](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/36eb314260fb474cacc1b3a473d7e8402d997898-68x68.png?w=68&auto=format) Appno Blogger Appnovation Coop · Appnovation](/people/appno-blogger.md) ## Keep reading [![What is Sovereign AI](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/a5889abdd5e80376912546622e046e3fbef234b4-2496x1664.png?w=640&auto=format)](/insights/what-is-open-source-sovereign-ai.md) Article · 7 min AI ### [What Is Open Source, Sovereign AI?](/insights/what-is-open-source-sovereign-ai.md) Every company is encouraging more AI, and almost every AI bill is climbing. Sovereign AI is about two kinds of control: over your data and over your costs. Here's why open source sits at its foundation. [Iain MacNeil](/people/iain-macneil.md) Article [![AI-first experience design](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/8bbc2418e87924ef10f36115478a2e10d5bed95e-1584x624.jpg?w=640&auto=format)](/insights/how-build-ai-first-experience-without-throwing-out-everything-youve-already-built.md) Article · 6 min AI Sep 10, 2026 ### [How to Build an AI-First Experience Without Throwing Out Everything You've Already Built](/insights/how-build-ai-first-experience-without-throwing-out-everything-youve-already-built.md) Users now expect a direct answer, not a list of links to click through. Here's how organizations can layer an AI-First experience onto their existing website or app, in weeks rather than years. [Andrew Douglas](/people/andrew-douglas.md) Article [![What Becomes Possible When AI Can Read All the Data](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/ey850001/production/c28ab0bd26753421ee42937e13adc7a7f19b47f0-1296x510.jpg?w=640&auto=format)](/insights/what-becomes-possible-when-ai-can-read-all-data.md) Article · 4 min AI Sep 09, 2026 ### [What Becomes Possible When AI Can Read All the Data](/insights/what-becomes-possible-when-ai-can-read-all-data.md) Most of the world's data has never been analyzed, only sampled. AI changes that. How AI-ready data platforms unlock questions no one could ask before. [Appnovation](/people/appnovation.md) Article ## Get the thinking, *before everyone else.* One considered email a month. New essays, field notes from live engagements, and the occasional strong opinion. No noise.