Linux · Beginner

Find which process is listening on a Linux port

Use ss to inspect listening TCP sockets and their owning processes.

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To inspect local TCP listeners with process information, run:

sudo ss -ltnp

For a specific port, filter the output with grep ':3000'. Process details may require elevated privileges. Review the result before stopping a service.

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