PORT 7700 / TCPDatabase & CacheExposure Risk: High

Port 7700: Meilisearch — Meilisearch Lightning-Fast Full-Text & Vector Search API

Default HTTP REST API port for Meilisearch instances.

Default Service

Meilisearch

Process: meilisearch

Transport Protocol

TCP

IANA Registered Port 7700

Docker Port Flag

-p 7700:7700

Container to Host Mapping

How to Check & Kill Process on Port 7700 (EADDRINUSE Fix)

macOS & Linux (lsof / kill)

# Find process using port 7700
sudo lsof -i :7700

# Instantly kill process on port 7700
lsof -ti:7700 | xargs kill -9

Windows (PowerShell & CMD)

# Find PID listening on port 7700
netstat -ano | findstr :7700

# Force kill by PID
taskkill /PID <PID_NUMBER> /F

Cross-Platform Node.js One-Liner

# Kill port 7700 via npx
npx kill-port 7700

# Or diagnose via Castov CLI
npx castov fix "EADDRINUSE :::7700"

Linux Firewall (UFW) & Connectivity Test

# Test if port 7700 is reachable
nc -zv localhost 7700

# Allow or deny port 7700 in UFW
sudo ufw allow 7700/tcp

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Frequently Asked Questions about Port 7700

What is Port 7700 used for?

Port 7700 is the standard network port for Meilisearch (Meilisearch Lightning-Fast Full-Text & Vector Search API) operating over TCP. The typical system daemon or process is meilisearch.

How do I kill a process running on Port 7700 (EADDRINUSE)?

On macOS and Linux, run: lsof -ti:7700 | xargs kill -9 (or npx kill-port 7700). On Windows PowerShell/CMD, run: netstat -ano | findstr :7700 and then taskkill /PID <PID> /F.