v0.8.1: dashboard default port 3210 → 8860

8860 is less commonly occupied by other local-dev tooling than 3xxx
ports, and ties into the "pay" brand root. Override with --port as
before. Users running the dashboard with no explicit --port will need
to update bookmarks to http://127.0.0.1:8860.

Touched:
- dashboard/server.py (argparse default + create_server default)
- CONTRIBUTING.md (port rationale updated)
- CHANGELOG.md (v0.8.1 entry)

Author: TPEmist

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.8.1] - 2026-04-10
+
+### Changed
+- **Dashboard default port 3210 → 8860.** 8860 is less commonly occupied by other local-dev tooling than 3xxx ports, and ties into the "pay" brand root. Override with `--port` as before. Users running the dashboard with no explicit `--port` will need to update bookmarks to `http://127.0.0.1:8860`.
+
 ## [0.8.0] - 2026-04-10
 
 ### Added

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ pytest
 
 ### Dashboard Port
 
-The local dashboard listens on **port 3210** by default. This number was chosen arbitrarily during initial bring-up; it has no special meaning and is kept stable so existing user bookmarks continue to work. Override with the `--port` flag if you need to run multiple dashboards side-by-side.
+The local dashboard listens on **port 8860** by default (changed from 3210 in v0.8.1). 8860 was chosen because it is less commonly occupied by other local-dev tooling than 3xxx ports, and it ties into the "pay" brand root. Override with the `--port` flag if you need to run multiple dashboards side-by-side.
 
 ---
 

dashboard/server.py

@@ -226,14 +226,14 @@ def __init__(self, server_address, RequestHandlerClass, db_path):
         super().__init__(server_address, RequestHandlerClass)
         self.db_path = db_path
 
-def create_server(port=3210, db_path=DEFAULT_DB_PATH):
+def create_server(port=8860, db_path=DEFAULT_DB_PATH):
     init_db(db_path)
     server = PopDashboardServer(("127.0.0.1", port), DashboardRequestHandler, db_path)
     return server
 
 def main():
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Pop-Pay Dashboard Server")
-    parser.add_argument("--port", type=int, default=3210, help="Port to run the server on (default: 3210)")
+    parser.add_argument("--port", type=int, default=8860, help="Port to run the server on (default: 8860)")
     parser.add_argument("--db", type=str, default=DEFAULT_DB_PATH, help=f"Path to SQLite database (default: {DEFAULT_DB_PATH})")
     parser.add_argument("--no-open", action="store_true", help="Do not open the browser automatically")
 

pyproject.toml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ build-backend = "hatchling.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "pop-pay"
-version = "0.8.0"
+version = "0.8.1"
 description = "Point One Percent - Semantic Payment Guardrail for AI Agents. it only takes 0.1% of Hallucination to drain 100% of your wallet."
 authors = [{name="Point One Percent Team"}]
 dynamic = ["readme"]