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page_title: Listeners - configuration reference
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  The listener stanza configures the addresses and ports on which Boundary will respond to requests.
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# `listener` stanza

The `listener` stanza configures the addresses and ports on which Boundary will
respond to requests. At this time, there are two listener types:
[TCP](/boundary/docs/configuration/listeners/tcp-listeners) and [Unix](/boundary/docs/configuration/listeners/unix-listeners).


## `listener` purpose

@include '/configuration-reference/listeners/listener-purpose.mdx'