PORT 15672 / TCPInfrastructure & CloudExposure Risk: Medium

Port 15672: RabbitMQ Management — RabbitMQ Web Management Dashboard

HTTP admin UI and monitoring API for RabbitMQ clusters.

Default Service

RabbitMQ Management

Process: beam.smp

Transport Protocol

TCP

IANA Registered Port 15672

Docker Port Flag

-p 15672:15672

Container to Host Mapping

How to Check & Kill Process on Port 15672 (EADDRINUSE Fix)

macOS & Linux (lsof / kill)

# Find process using port 15672
sudo lsof -i :15672

# Instantly kill process on port 15672
lsof -ti:15672 | xargs kill -9

Windows (PowerShell & CMD)

# Find PID listening on port 15672
netstat -ano | findstr :15672

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

Cross-Platform Node.js One-Liner

# Kill port 15672 via npx
npx kill-port 15672

# Or diagnose via Castov CLI
npx castov fix "EADDRINUSE :::15672"

Linux Firewall (UFW) & Connectivity Test

# Test if port 15672 is reachable
nc -zv localhost 15672

# Allow or deny port 15672 in UFW
sudo ufw allow 15672/tcp

Frequently Asked Questions about Port 15672

What is Port 15672 used for?

Port 15672 is the standard network port for RabbitMQ Management (RabbitMQ Web Management Dashboard) operating over TCP. The typical system daemon or process is beam.smp.

How do I kill a process running on Port 15672 (EADDRINUSE)?

On macOS and Linux, run: lsof -ti:15672 | xargs kill -9 (or npx kill-port 15672). On Windows PowerShell/CMD, run: netstat -ano | findstr :15672 and then taskkill /PID <PID> /F.