Prometheus / Cockpit

Localhost 9090 Down?

Port 9090 is the default dashboard port for Prometheus monitoring and Cockpit server admin.

Go to http://localhost:9090 →
Kill Port 9090
npx kill-port 9090

What is running on 9090?

If you are in DevOps, it's likely Prometheus. If you are on Fedora/RHEL Linux, it's the Cockpit web interface.

1. Check Prometheus Status

Ensure your Docker container is running:

docker ps | grep 9090

2. Cockpit (Linux)

On Linux servers, Cockpit listens here. Ensure the socket is active:

sudo systemctl status cockpit.socket

Developer Port Reference Guide

Frontend & Web
3000 React / Node / Default 3001 React Secondary
Backend & Infrastructure
5000 Flask / AirPlay 4000 Jekyll / Hexo
Database & Cache
3306 MySQL 5432 PostgreSQL
DevOps & Data Science
8888 Jupyter Notebook 9200 Elasticsearch 9090 Prometheus 15672 RabbitMQ UI 8500 Consul 127.0.0.1 Loopback IP