diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8a0ab698e..815f58cf9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ WORKDIR /home/coder/project
 VOLUME [ "/home/coder/project" ]
 
 COPY --from=0 /src/build/code-server /usr/local/bin/code-server
-EXPOSE 8443
+EXPOSE 8080
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["dumb-init", "code-server", "--host", "0.0.0.0"]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f1d91d25f..2824d2b0e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ remote server, accessible through the browser.
 
 Try it out:
 ```bash
-docker run -it -p 127.0.0.1:8443:8443 -v "$PWD:/home/coder/project" codercom/code-server
+docker run -it -p 127.0.0.1:8080:8080 -v "$PWD:/home/coder/project" codercom/code-server
 ```
 
 - **Consistent environment:** Code on your Chromebook, tablet, and laptop with a
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ arguments when launching code-server with Docker. See
 1. [Download a binary](https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases). (Linux and
     OS X supported. Windows coming soon)
 2. Unpack the downloaded file then run the binary.
-3. In your browser navigate to `localhost:8443`.
+3. In your browser navigate to `localhost:8080`.
 
 - For self-hosting and other information see [doc/quickstart.md](doc/quickstart.md).
 - For hosting on cloud platforms see [doc/deploy.md](doc/deploy.md).
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ yarn watch
 # Wait for the initial compilation to complete (it will say "Finished compilation").
 # Run the next command in another shell.
 yarn start
-# Visit http://localhost:8443
+# Visit http://localhost:8080
 ```
 
 If you run into issues about a different version of Node being used, try running
diff --git a/doc/cros-install.md b/doc/cros-install.md
index fe98aa9a7..0c12b6db5 100644
--- a/doc/cros-install.md
+++ b/doc/cros-install.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ If you run R72, however, this is already enabled for you.
 
 After checking your prerequisites, follow the steps in [the self-host install guide](index.md)
 on installing code-server. Once done, make sure code-server works by running
-it. After running it, simply go to `penguin.linux.test:8443` to access
+it. After running it, simply go to `penguin.linux.test:8080` to access
 code-server. Now you should be greeted with this screen. If you did,
 congratulations, you have installed code-server in your Chromebook!
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ enter `enter-chroot` to enter your container.
 
 Follow the instructions set in [the self-host install guide](index.md) to
 install code-server. After that is done, run `code-server` and verify it works
-by going to `localhost:8443`.
+by going to `localhost:8080`.
 
 > At this point in writing, `localhost` seems to work in this method. However,
 > the author is not sure if it applies still to newer Chromebooks.
diff --git a/doc/deploy.md b/doc/deploy.md
index f840bf466..f2505e507 100644
--- a/doc/deploy.md
+++ b/doc/deploy.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   on team size and number of repositories/languages enabled), then
   **Next: Configure Instance Details**.
 - Select **Next: ...** until you get to the **Configure Security Group** page,
-  then add a **Custom TCP Rule** rule with port range set to `8443` and source
+  then add a **Custom TCP Rule** rule with port range set to `8080` and source
   set to "Anywhere".
   > Rules with source of 0.0.0.0/0 allow all IP addresses to access your
   > instance. We recommend setting [security group rules](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/using-network-security.html?icmpid=docs_ec2_console)
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ to create a new droplet
   go to the "Networking" tab, then under network tags add "code-server".
 - Create your VM, and **take note** of its public IP address.
 - Visit "VPC network" in the console and go to "Firewall rules". Create a new
-  firewall rule called "http-8443". Under "Target tags" add "code-server", and
+  firewall rule called "http-8080". Under "Target tags" add "code-server", and
   under "Protocols and ports" tick "Specified protocols and ports" and "tcp".
-  Beside "tcp", add "8443", then create the rule.
+  Beside "tcp", add "8080", then create the rule.
 - Open a terminal on your computer and SSH into your Google Cloud VM:
   ```
   gcloud compute ssh --zone ${region} ${instance name}
@@ -68,6 +68,6 @@ to create a new droplet
   cd code-server{version}-linux-x64
   ./code-server
   ```
-- Open your browser and visit http://$public_ip:8443/ where `$public_ip` is
+- Open your browser and visit http://$public_ip:8080/ where `$public_ip` is
   your instance's public IP address.
 - For long-term use, set up a systemd service to run code-server.
diff --git a/doc/examples/kubernetes.aws.yaml b/doc/examples/kubernetes.aws.yaml
index 6f265634d..55b19e2f9 100644
--- a/doc/examples/kubernetes.aws.yaml
+++ b/doc/examples/kubernetes.aws.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ metadata:
  namespace: code-server
 spec:
  ports:
- - port: 8443
+ - port: 8080
    name: https
    protocol: TCP
  selector:
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ spec:
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: code-servery
         ports:
-        - containerPort: 8443
+        - containerPort: 8080
           name: https
         volumeMounts:
         - name: code-server-storage
@@ -71,4 +71,3 @@ spec:
       - name: code-server-storage
         persistentVolumeClaim:
           claimName: code-store
-
diff --git a/doc/examples/kubernetes.yaml b/doc/examples/kubernetes.yaml
index a032d5234..6e0c715b0 100644
--- a/doc/examples/kubernetes.yaml
+++ b/doc/examples/kubernetes.yaml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ metadata:
  namespace: code-server
 spec:
  ports:
- - port: 8443
+ - port: 8080
    name: https
    protocol: TCP
  selector:
@@ -39,5 +39,5 @@ spec:
         imagePullPolicy: Always
         name: code-server
         ports:
-        - containerPort: 8443
+        - containerPort: 8080
           name: https
diff --git a/doc/quickstart.md b/doc/quickstart.md
index f7f3afa4c..b930c5c28 100644
--- a/doc/quickstart.md
+++ b/doc/quickstart.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 1. Visit the [releases page](https://github.com/cdr/code-server/releases) and
    download the latest binary for your operating system.
 2. Unpack the downloaded file then run the binary.
-3. In your browser navigate to `localhost:8443`.
+3. In your browser navigate to `localhost:8080`.
 
 ## Usage
 Run `code-server --help` to view available options.
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ server {
   listen [::]:80;
   server_name code.example.com code.example.org;
   location /some/path/ { # Or / if hosting at the root.
-      proxy_pass http://localhost:8443/;
+      proxy_pass http://localhost:8080/;
       proxy_set_header Host $host;
       proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
       proxy_set_header Connection upgrade;
@@ -41,17 +41,17 @@ server {
 
   RewriteEngine On
   RewriteCond %{HTTP:Upgrade} =websocket [NC]
-  RewriteRule /(.*)           ws://localhost:8443/$1 [P,L]
+  RewriteRule /(.*)           ws://localhost:8080/$1 [P,L]
   RewriteCond %{HTTP:Upgrade} !=websocket [NC]
-  RewriteRule /(.*)           http://localhost:8443/$1 [P,L]
+  RewriteRule /(.*)           http://localhost:8080/$1 [P,L]
 
   ProxyRequests off
 
   RequestHeader set X-Forwarded-Proto https
   RequestHeader set X-Forwarded-Port 443
 
-  ProxyPass / http://localhost:8443/ nocanon
-  ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:8443/
+  ProxyPass / http://localhost:8080/ nocanon
+  ProxyPassReverse / http://localhost:8080/
 
 </VirtualHost>
 ```
diff --git a/src/cli.ts b/src/cli.ts
index 6dc72b53a..3ea83e8e9 100644
--- a/src/cli.ts
+++ b/src/cli.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ const startVscode = async (): Promise<void | void[]> => {
 
 	const server = new MainServer({
 		...options,
-		port: typeof args.port !== "undefined" && parseInt(args.port, 10) || 8443,
+		port: typeof args.port !== "undefined" && parseInt(args.port, 10) || 8080,
 		socket: args.socket,
 	}, args);