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Port 27019 (MongoDB config server)

Default port of mongod running with --configsvr in sharded clusters.

Registered (user) port, 1024-49151 TCP Databases Do not expose to the internet

What port 27019 is used for

Default port of mongod running with --configsvr in sharded clusters.

Security: should port 27019 be open?

Do not expose to the internet. Same as 27017.

IANA assignment

Port 27019 is in the registered range and has no IANA assignment. The usage above is unofficial but widespread.

Check what is listening on port 27019

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 27019?
sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :27019'
Linux / macOS: which process owns the port
sudo lsof -nP -i :27019
Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)
sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':27019 '
Windows (Command Prompt)
netstat -ano | findstr :27019
Windows (PowerShell)
Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 27019 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

Test it from outside

From another machine
nc -vz -w 5 HOST 27019
From Windows
Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 27019

Block port 27019 in the firewall

ufw
sudo ufw deny 27019/tcp
iptables
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 27019 -j DROP
nftables
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 27019 drop
Windows Firewall
New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block TCP 27019' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 27019 -Action Block

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Assignment data: IANA port number registry (public domain), retrieved 2026-11-10.