- Keep game servers and their plugins updated.
- Rate-limit queries to limit DDoS amplification.
- Run game servers under an unprivileged account.
Gaming ports
Game servers and game platforms. 27 ports, most common first.
| Port | Service | Transport | Risk | Encryption |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25565 | Minecraft | TCP | 3/10 moderate | no |
| 27015 | Steam / Source engine | UDP TCP | 3/10 moderate | no |
| 666 | doom Id Software doom, mdqs | TCP UDP | - | - |
| 1926 | Evolution Game Server egs | TCP UDP | - | - |
| 2346 | Game Connection Port redstorm_join, redstorm-join | TCP UDP | - | - |
| 2347 | Game Announcement and Location redstorm_find, redstorm-find | TCP UDP | - | - |
| 2348 | Information to query for game status redstorm_info, redstorm-info | TCP UDP | - | - |
| 2914 | Game Lobby gamelobby | TCP UDP | - | - |
| 3074 | Xbox game port xbox | TCP UDP | - | - |
| 3148 | NetMike Game Administrator nm-game-admin | TCP UDP | - | - |
| 3149 | NetMike Game Server nm-game-server | TCP UDP | - | - |
| 3504 | IronStorm game server ironstorm | TCP UDP | - | - |
| 3658 | PlayStation AMS (Secure) ps-ams | TCP UDP | - | - |
| 3826 | WarMUX game server warmux | TCP UDP | - | - |
| 4534 | Armagetron Advanced Game Server armagetronad | UDP | - | - |
| 5154 | BZFlag game server bzflag | TCP UDP | - | - |
| 5156 | Russian Online Game rugameonline | TCP | - | - |
| 5687 | GOG multiplayer game protocol gog-multiplayer | UDP | - | - |
| 5688 | GGZ Gaming Zone ggz | TCP UDP | - | - |
| 6582 | Parsec Gameserver parsec-game | TCP UDP | - | - |
| 8149 | Edge of Reality game data eor-game | UDP | - | - |
| 8767 | Online mobile multiplayer game core-of-source | TCP | - | - |
| 8881 | Galaxy4D Online Game Engine galaxy4d | TCP | - | - |
| 9666 | Zoom Control Panel Game Server Management zoomcp | TCP | - | - |
| 25954 | Bitfighter game server bf-game | UDP | - | - |
| 26000 | quake quake | TCP UDP | - | - |
| 28200 | VoxelStorm game server voxelstorm | TCP UDP | - | - |
Securing gaming services
Other port categories
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