---
title: "Configure Replication Snapshot Folder (Non-Default Ports)"
titleSuffix: SQL Server on Linux
description: Learn to configure snapshot folder shares with non-default ports for SQL Server replication on Linux.
author: rwestMSFT
ms.author: randolphwest
ms.reviewer: vanto
ms.date: 01/21/2025
ms.service: sql
ms.subservice: linux
ms.topic: how-to
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  - linux-related-content
monikerRange: ">=sql-server-ver15 || >=sql-server-linux-ver15"
---
# Configure replication with non-default ports (SQL Server Linux)

[!INCLUDE [SQL Server - Linux](../includes/applies-to-version/sql-linux.md)]

You can configure replication with SQL Server on Linux instances listening on any port configured with the `network.tcpport` mssql-conf setting. The port needs to be appended to the server name during configuration if the following conditions are true:

- Replication set-up involves an instance of SQL Server on Linux
- Any instance (Windows or Linux) is listening on a non-default port.

The server name of an instance can be found by running `@@SERVERNAME` on the instance. Don't use the IP address instead of the server name. Using the IP address for the publisher, distributor, or subscriber might result in an error.

> [!NOTE]  
> Creating SQL Server replication on Linux with non-default port will only work with SQL Server 2019 and above.

## Examples

`Server1` listens on port 1500 on Linux. To configure `Server1` for distribution, run `sp_adddistributor` with `@distributor`. For example:

```sql
EXECUTE sp_adddistributor @distributor = 'Server1,1500';
```

`Server1` listens on port 1500 on Linux. To configure a publisher for the distributor, run `sp_adddistpublisher` with `@publisher`. For example:

```sql
EXEC sp_adddistpublisher @publisher = 'Server1,1500' ,  ,
```

`Server2` listens on port 6549 on Linux. To configure `Server2` as a subscriber, run `sp_addsubscription` with `@subscriber`. For example:

```sql
EXEC sp_addsubscription @subscriber = 'Server2,6549' ,  ,
```

`Server3` listens on port 6549 on Windows with server name of Server3 and instance name of MSSQL2017. To configure `Server3` as a subscriber, run the `sp_addsubscription` with `@subscriber`. For example:

```sql
EXEC sp_addsubscription @subscriber = 'Server3/MSSQL2017,6549',  ,
```

## Related content

- [SQL Server replication on Linux](sql-server-linux-replication.md)
- [Replication stored procedures (Transact-SQL)](../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/replication-stored-procedures-transact-sql.md)