TCP 9303

ProtocolTCP
Port9303
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Synopsis

  • Elasticsearch uses TCP 9300 for its internal transport; if that port is occupied it auto-increments to 9301, 9302, 9303, etc., so 9303 commonly appears for additional Elasticsearch nodes or multi-instance setups.
  • OpenSearch (the Elasticsearch fork) uses the same transport mechanism and port behavior, so 9303 is likewise seen in real deployments.
  • Managed offerings (e.g., Amazon OpenSearch Service) use the transport port internally; self-managed clusters frequently show listeners on 9303 when running multiple nodes on one host.
  • Security note: exposing the Elasticsearch/OpenSearch transport port publicly has been abused for unauthorized cluster joining or disruption, so it should be restricted or secured with TLS.

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