HowTo Run NetKernel on a Privileged Port (<1024)

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pjr nk4um Moderator Posts: 756	<div>> So my question: We would like to run our website on NK as well. How can we let NK run on a privileged port (below 1024)?<br/><br/>Only root can open ports below 1024 but it''s a very bad idea to run any server as root. So there''s a nice Linux sysadmin trick you can do. Set up an IPTABLES firewall rule to map 80 to 8080 or wherever NK is running. This way you only have to do this once for the life of your system and NetKernel can run as a safe user.</div> 2007-10-16T09:29:24.000ZOctober 16, 2007 09:29HowTo Run NetKernel on a Privileged Port (<1024) > So my question: We would like to run our website on NK as well. How can we let NK run on a privileged port (below 1024)? Only root can open ports below 1024 but it''s a very bad idea to run any server as root. So there''s a nice Linux sysadmin trick you can do. Set up an IPTABLES firewall rule to map 80 to 8080 or wherever NK is running. This way you only have to do this once for the life of your system and NetKernel can run as a safe user.

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October 16, 2007 09:29HowTo Run NetKernel on a Privileged Port (<1024)

> So my question: We would like to run our website on NK as well. How can we let NK run on a privileged port (below 1024)?

Only root can open ports below 1024 but it''s a very bad idea to run any server as root. So there''s a nice Linux sysadmin trick you can do. Set up an IPTABLES firewall rule to map 80 to 8080 or wherever NK is running. This way you only have to do this once for the life of your system and NetKernel can run as a safe user.