# Networking Requirements

No outbound internet connectivity is required for running Bindplane Server (Self-Hosted).

However, several optional features and integrations may require access to external endpoints.

| Feature                     | Outbound Internet Connection Required | Description                       |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Bindplane Server            | No                                    | Operates fully offline            |
| Collector Version Detection | Optional                              | Checks for new BDOT releases      |
| Analytics                   | Optional                              | Sends anonymized usage metrics    |
| Generative AI Features      | Optional                              | Enables LLM-powered functionality |

### Collector Version Detection

Bindplane periodically checks for new versions of the Bindplane Collector (BDOT). Depending on your deployment type and version, it uses the following endpoints:

| Deployment Type       | Version / Date                                     | Default Endpoint             | Notes                             |
| --------------------- | -------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------- | --------------------------------- |
| Bindplane Cloud       | Since 2025-08-12                                   | `https://bdot.bindplane.com` | Current default                   |
| Bindplane Self-Hosted | Since v1.94.0                                      | `https://bdot.bindplane.com` | Can be reconfigured to use GitHub |
| Earlier versions      | Before 2025-08-12 (Cloud) or v1.94.0 (Self-Hosted) | GitHub only                  | Deprecated behavior               |

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### API Endpoints

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**NOTE**

For self-hosted Bindplane, the UI can be accessed with your browser on port `3001`. The URL will be `http://<IP_ADDRESS>:3001`, with IP Address being that of the Bindplane Server. To log in, use the credentials you specified when running the `init` command.
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Bindplane provides an [Open API spec](/cli-and-api/api.md) with programmatic access to all Bindplane functionality.

* REST API — `http://<IP_ADDRESS>:3001/v1/<endpoint>`
* OpAMP — `wss://<IP_ADDRESS>:3001/v1/opamp`

### GitHub Endpoints (for legacy or custom configurations)

* `https://api.github.com/`
* `https://github.com/observIQ/bindplane-otel-collector/`
* `https://raw.githubusercontent.com/observIQ/bindplane-otel-collector/`

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### Analytics

If analytics are enabled, Bindplane Server may send anonymized usage metrics to `https://api.segment.io/`

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**NOTE**

Analytics are optional and can be fully disabled in the Bindplane configuration file.
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