Not able to change Phoscon web app port number

Phoscon App General Support
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Hi,
I am running Domoticz 2026.1 en Phoscon on the same Raspberry. As most, if not everybody, I want to run the Phoscon web app on a different port than 80 (i.e. 8080), since Domoticz is on 80 already.

So I did: sudo systemctl edit deconz (also sudo systemctl edit deconz-gui) and after extensive Googling added

ExecStart=
ExecStart=/usr/bin/deCONZ --http-port=8080

in just the right place and restarted deCONZ.

Two questions:

  • why is this not working for me? Phoscon web app is still only reachable on port 80
  • what role plays the first “ExecStart=”, if any?

Thanks for any help you can offer.

Regards,

Michel.

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Hello,
If you have a desktop OS > deconz-gui
If you have headless OS > deconz

If m right your command have edited the file called override.conf ?

Here some answer for you

Take care the port need to be free after the restart, else deconz will use another one in his list.

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Hi Smanar,

Thank you for taking time and trying to help!

I’m on Debian Trixie and I have tried this with both headless and GUI (using VNC) version.

So, the instructions as you share them are exactly what I did. And indeed the commands mentioned did alter the override.conf file(s) correctly.
However, the port in use does not change for either one of them. I try changing to port 8080 which, I checked, is not in use.

So, what’s the thing I am doing wrong here or do not understand?

Thanks again.

Regards,

Michel.

4

Nope for me you are fine.
What is your deconz version ?

Can try direclty with command line to test, stop the service and just use

/usr/bin/deCONZ --http-port=8080

If it’s again the bad port can add --dbg-info=2, you will have info debug in live.

5

Smanar,

I have to apologies for wasting your time. Despite checking if port 8080 was or was not in use, I overlooked it was actually in use. Stuff is now running as it should.

I am running a fresh install of DeCONZ pulled 2 days ago.

Thanks again for investing time to help my helpless self!

Kind regards,

Michel