Why is the web interface port 8006 hard-coded?

[hjb]

I have a situation where I need to change the port of the PMG web interface. But there is no configuration option for this.
Finally I found out that port 8006 is hard-coded in the pmgproxy sources.

This is just horrible! Why?

I have to hack into the source every time I upgrade.

 

[MarkusF]

Hello,

you do not need to change the source to do this.

You can simply redirect a port with iptables or create an nginx proxy for this:
https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Web_Interface_Via_Nginx_Proxy

 

[hjb]

That's not the answer to my question.
I wanted to know why the hell the port is hard-coded. It looks like code from someone who was still learning Perl.

The installation of a reverse proxy and all the other fiddling would be unnecessary if the port wold be configurable.
Or is port 8006 a dogma that the user must not violate under any circumstances?

Best regards,
hjb

 

[MarkusF]

Hello,

I am not sure why. I think it is because other services/plugins expect the PVE/PMG API to be on port 8006 and PBS to be on port 8007.
What I can say is that hardcoding a port is a common design choice to ensure that everything related uses the same port.
In addition, nginx can be used to load balance and improve security, scalability, and flexibility.