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Why Your App Shouldn't Run on Port 8080 in Production

Port 8080 is a non-privileged TCP port commonly used as a development alternative to port 80. Unlike port 443 (HTTPS) or port 80 (HTTP), port 8080 carries no transport-layer encryption, no firewall recognition by default, and no browser-enforced redirect behavior - which makes it a poor choice for s

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