Web & Dev
Risk: Low

Port 4200 β€” Angular CLI Dev Server

Port 4200 is the default port used by Angular CLI (`ng serve`) during frontend application development.

PORT NUMBER

4200

PROTOCOL

TCP

DEFAULT PROCESS

node, ng

FIREWALL TARGET

4200/tcp

Instant Terminal Fixes for Port 4200

macOS & Linux Terminal
1. Check who is listening on port 4200:
lsof -i :4200
2. Kill process occupying port 4200 (EADDRINUSE fix):
kill -9 $(lsof -t -i:4200)
3. UFW Firewall Allow rule:
sudo ufw allow 4200/tcp
Windows PowerShell (Admin)
1. Check listening port:
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 4200
2. Force kill process on port 4200:
Stop-Process -Id (Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 4200).OwningProcess -Force
3. Docker Port Forwarding Mapping:
docker run -p 4200:4200 -d my-angular-app

Common Error Encountered

Port 4200 is already in use. Use '--port' to specify a different port.

Security Advisory & Hardening

Development server only. If 4200 is busy, launch with `ng serve --port 4300`.

Frequently Asked Questions

Port 4200 Questions & Answers

Common questions regarding default services, kill commands, and firewall configurations.

Port 4200 is commonly used for Angular CLI Dev Server. Port 4200 is the default port used by Angular CLI (`ng serve`) during frontend application development.