# Random Port Generator Guide

Pick one or more unused-looking port numbers.

- Tool: https://ilham.dev/tools/random-port-generator/
- Guide URL: https://ilham.dev/guides/random-port-generator/
- Tool guides index: https://ilham.dev/guides/tools/
- Broader guide: Network Debugging Notes (https://ilham.dev/guides/network-debugging/)

## What it does

Pick one or more port numbers, with the option to stay above 1024 and to avoid the ports that are usually already taken.

## Use the tool

Open https://ilham.dev/tools/random-port-generator/, add the input the tool asks for, run it, and check the output before using it elsewhere.

## Input and output

- Input: text.
- Output: text.
- Category: Network.

## Privacy and processing
Processing happens locally in your browser. This tool does not upload the input to ilham.dev.

## Questions

### Does it check whether the port is free?

No. A browser cannot scan ports on another host. This picks numbers that are unlikely to clash — you still have to check your own machine.