Ports used in SyncBack application
A Port allows a program on your computer to send and receive data over the internet. SyncBack application also uses certain ports to communicate with other servers/services. So, if you encounter connectivity problems with SyncBack, then you may need to ensure that those specific ports are opened on your firewall/router.
This article provides a list of default TCP ports used in SyncBack, SyncBack Touch and SBMS:
System/Service | Default TCP Port |
FTP/FTPS | 21 |
SFTP | 22 |
Cloud | 80 (HTTP) or 443 (HTTPS) |
FTP Implicit SSL connection | 990 |
SMTP (send emails to email server) unencrypted port | 25 |
SMTP with SSL/TLS encryption | 465 |
SMTP with STARTTLS | 587 |
POP3 unencrypted port | 110 |
POP3 with SSL/TLS encryption | 995 |
IMAP unencrypted port | 143 |
IMAP with SSL/TLS encryption | 993 |
SyncBackPro/SE with SyncBack Touch | 8080 (and the next available port for Rapid Transfers) |
Discover SyncBack Touch installation (uses UDP port) | 24671 |
SyncBackPro with SBMS | 8100 |
Internal/External or network drives | No port is needed |