Architecture
Ports
Below is a table of all default ports used by OpenTAKServer.
| Port | Component | Protocol | Interface | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | Nginx | TCP | All | Web UI and proxy for HTTP API requests to OpenTAKServer port 8081 |
| 443 | Nginx | TCP | All | Web UI and proxy for HTTPS requests to OpenTAKServer port 8081 |
| 1935 | MediaMTX | TCP | All | Publish and view RTMP video streams |
| 1936 | MediaMTX | TCP | All | Publish and view RTMPS video streams |
| 5672 | RabbitMQ | TCP | All | For AMPQ clients, should be blocked from external access in most cases |
| 6502 | Mumble Server | TCP | Loopback (127.0.0.1) | Mumble's ICE server, used by OpenTAKServer to provide authentication |
| 8000 | MediaMTX | UDP | All | Publish and view RTP video streams |
| 8001 | MediaMTX | UDP | All | Publish and view RTCP video streams |
| 8080 | Nginx | TCP | All | Web UI and proxy for HTTP API requests to OpenTAKServer port 8081 |
| 8081 | OpenTAKServer | TCP | Loopback (127.0.0.1) | OTS listens on this port on the loopback interface for HTTP(S) requests |
| 8189 | MediaMTX | UDP | All | WebRTC |
| 8088 | OpenTAKServer | TCP | All | TCP CoT streaming port |
| 8089 | OpenTAKServer | TCP | All | SSL CoT streaming port |
| 8443 | Nginx | TCP | All | Web UI and proxy for HTTPS API requests to OpenTAKServer port 8081 |
| 8446 | Nginx | TCP | All | Web UI and proxy for certificate enrollment to OpenTAKServer port 8081 |
| 8322 | MediaMTX | TCP | All | Publish and view RTSP(S) video streams |
| 8554 | MediaMTX | TCP/UDP | All | Publish and view RTSP video streams |
| 8888 | MediaMTX | TCP | All | View HLS video streams |
| 8889 | MediaMTX | TCP | All | Publish and view WebRTC streams |
| 8890 | MediaMTX | UDP | All | Publish and view SRT streams |
| 9997 | MediaMTX | TCP | Loopback (127.0.0.1) | MediaMTX's API |
| 25672 | RabbitMQ | TCP | All | RabbitMQ Federation, external access should be blocked in most cases |
| 64738 | Mumble Server | TCP/UDP | All | Mumble server voice streams |
Diagram
Here is an attempt at a diagram to help visualize the components used in OpenTAKServer and how they interact.
