How do I change the port used by SearchBlox?

The SearchBlox Server uses port 8443 by default. This can be changed as provided below

You can change the port by following the steps below:

1. Stop SearchBlox service
2. Update the port number in the C:\SearchBlox Server\start.d\https.ini file and add the below line with the required port number:
   jetty.ssl.port=443
3. Save the https.ini file
4. Start SearchBlox service

Linux

You can change the port by following the steps below:

1. Stop SearchBlox service
2. Edit the file /opt/searchblox/start.d/https.ini and add the below line as follows:
   jetty.ssl.port=443
3. Start SearchBlox service

If it is not possible to run SearchBlox in a port less than 1024 since SearchBlox runs as a non-root user, you can enable port forwarding if required using :
iptables -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 443 -j REDIRECT --to-port 8443

To learn about port change after installation in SearchBlox read:

Port Change in Windows

Port Change in Linux