port

The TCP port the server listens on; 5432 by default. Note that the same port number is used for all IP addresses the server listens on. This parameter can only be set at server start.

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boot val: 5432
category: Connections and Authentication / Connection Settings
context: postmaster
documented: true
enumvals: Unknown
extra desc: Unknown
lang: en
max val: 65535
metadata version: 18
min val: 1
name: port
short desc: Sets the TCP port the server listens on.
source: pg-settings-source-snapshot
unit: Unknown
vartype: integer

Definition PG 18

The TCP port the server listens on; 5432 by default. Note that the same port number is used for all IP addresses the server listens on. This parameter can only be set at server start.

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