Registered · Cross-platform

2376 Docker API (TLS)

TCP Yes
UDP Reserved
SCTP
DCCP

What it is

Docker Engine REST API over TLS with client certs.

When / why

Remote Docker management with mutual TLS only.

Protocol status detail

TransportStatusMeaning
TCP Yes Assigned by IANA and standardized, specified, or widely used on this port.
UDP Reserved Reserved by IANA, generally to prevent collisions after a withdrawn assignment.
SCTP Not applicable for this transport.
DCCP Not applicable for this transport.

Port range

Registered (1024–49151). Assigned by IANA on request; usable without elevated privileges on most systems.

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Firewall rules for port 2376

Copy-ready inbound rules for the active transports. Replace every <source> placeholder with the specific host, subnet, or CIDR that should reach this port.

ufw

sudo ufw allow proto tcp from <source> to any port 2376

Allow TCP 2376 (Docker API (TLS)). Replace <source> with the network/host that should reach it.

firewalld

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-rich-rule='rule family="ipv4" source address="<source>" port port="2376" protocol="tcp" accept'

Allow TCP 2376 (Docker API (TLS)) from <source>. Run 'firewall-cmd --reload' afterwards.

nftables

nft add rule inet filter input ip saddr <source> tcp dport 2376 accept

Allow TCP 2376 (Docker API (TLS)). Assumes table 'inet filter' with an 'input' chain.

iptables

sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp -s <source> --dport 2376 -j ACCEPT

Allow TCP 2376 (Docker API (TLS)). Persist with iptables-save/netfilter-persistent.

Azure NSG

az network nsg rule create -g <resource-group> --nsg-name <nsg> -n Allow-dockerapitls-2376 --priority 1000 --access Allow --direction Inbound --protocol TCP --source-address-prefixes <source> --destination-port-ranges 2376

Inbound rule for 2376 (Docker API (TLS)). Set <source> to a CIDR; lower priority number = higher precedence.

AWS Security Group

aws ec2 authorize-security-group-ingress --group-id <sg-id> --ip-permissions IpProtocol=tcp,FromPort=2376,ToPort=2376,IpRanges="[{CidrIp=<source-cidr>}]"

Inbound TCP 2376 (Docker API (TLS)). Replace <source-cidr> (e.g. 10.0.0.0/16).

GCP firewall

gcloud compute firewall-rules create allow-dockerapitls-2376 --direction=INGRESS --action=ALLOW --rules=tcp:2376 --source-ranges=<source-cidr> --network=<network>

Ingress rule for 2376 (Docker API (TLS)). Scope with --source-ranges and optionally --target-tags.

Windows netsh

netsh advfirewall firewall add rule name="Allow Docker API (TLS) 2376/TCP" dir=in action=allow protocol=TCP localport=2376 remoteip=<source>

Inbound TCP 2376 (Docker API (TLS)). Set remoteip to a host/subnet; 'any' is discouraged.

Windows PowerShell

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName "Allow Docker API (TLS) 2376/TCP" -Direction Inbound -Action Allow -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 2376 -RemoteAddress <source>

Inbound TCP 2376 (Docker API (TLS)). Replace <source> with a host or subnet.

Rules are generated only for transports marked active for this port. They default to an inbound allow with an explicit source placeholder — never any. Review direction, scope, and rule precedence before applying in production.