Changing RavenDB’s Port From 8080 – Windows Service

A few folks have asked how to change the port of which RavenDB is listening (defaults to 8080). It’s easily changed by editing a config file. Below are the steps if you’re running Raven as a Windows service.

  1. Launch Services and stop the RavenDB service. ravenservice
  2. Locate the “Raven.Server.exe.config” file from your install directory of RavenDB. (mine was in f:\ravendb\)
  3. Open this config file and change this line: <add key=”Raven/Port” value=”8080″/> to whatever available port you’d like (I did 8082)
  4. Save the config file.
  5. Start the service back up.

RavenDB should now be listening on your new port. You can test by going to http://localhost:8082  (or whatever hostname you’re using).

Changing RavenDB’s Port From 8080 – Windows Service