Port 8007 (Proxmox Backup Server)

Proxmox Backup Server web UI and API.

Registered (user) port, 1024-49151 TCP Remote access Expose only to trusted sources

What port 8007 is used for

Proxmox Backup Server web UI and API.

Expose only to trusted sources. Backups contain everything; restrict to admins and the PVE hosts.

Service nameProtoDescriptionAssigneeReference

warppipe TCP I/O oriented cluster computing software MirrorWeb LTD -

warppipe UDP I/O oriented cluster computing software MirrorWeb LTD -

Registry dates for this port: registered 2017-07-19.

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 8007?

sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :8007'

Linux / macOS: which process owns the port

sudo lsof -nP -i :8007

Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)

sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':8007 '

Windows (Command Prompt)

netstat -ano | findstr :8007

Windows (PowerShell)

Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 8007 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

From another machine

nc -vz -w 5 HOST 8007

From Windows

Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 8007

Replace 203.0.113.10 with the address or network you trust. With ufw, make sure the default incoming policy is deny.

ufw (one trusted source)

sudo ufw allow from 203.0.113.10 to any port 8007 proto tcp

iptables

sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 8007 -s 203.0.113.10 -j ACCEPT
sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 8007 -j DROP

nftables

sudo nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr 203.0.113.10 tcp dport 8007 accept
sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 8007 drop

Windows Firewall

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'TCP 8007 trusted' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 8007 -RemoteAddress 203.0.113.10 -Action Allow

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