# Config webrick start port

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/config-webrick-start-port/174868>\
**Category:** Rails\
**Created:** [September 3, 2009, 9:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/config-webrick-start-port/174868 "2009-09-03T09:36:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![xianfeng\_Wang](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/48db29/32.png) [@xianfeng\_Wang](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/xianfeng_Wang)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 9:36am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/config-webrick-start-port/174868/1 "2009-09-03T09:36:10Z")

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hi all:

when i start webrick in netbeans and under ubuntu, it’s default port is  
3000

but now i want to change it to 4000 when i start webrick in  
netbeans…hmmm…, i know i can do it at terminal : ruby  
script/server -p 4000, but i usually do puts some param to debug , so  
that  
can see results at netbeans console…

can anyone help me? thanks

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**Author:** ![xianfeng\_Wang](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/48db29/32.png) [@xianfeng\_Wang](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/xianfeng_Wang)\
**Post date:** [September 3, 2009, 3:01pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/config-webrick-start-port/174868/2 "2009-09-03T15:01:05Z")

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Right click (control-click on Mac) on the main project node in  
Projects window.  
Select “Properties” from popup list (last item).  
Select “Rails” from catagories list on Project Properties form.  
Set Server Port Number to value of your choosing.  
OK to save.  
Restart Server to use new port.

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**Author:** ![xianfeng\_Wang](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/x/48db29/32.png) [@xianfeng\_Wang](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/xianfeng_Wang)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2009, 3:52am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/config-webrick-start-port/174868/3 "2009-09-04T03:52:50Z")

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haha…that’s great …thank u …