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SO I'm trying to have my server listen for connections on 443.

I specified the IP:443 instead of just *:443 as others have mentioned, still not working,

I get Error binding stream socket to IP <hiddenIP> port 443.

What causes this and what can I do to make it work I need that port to be working, I have seen and used other irc servers that allow that port to work, what can be causing this and what can I do to fix it?

If you're running Unreal on a *nix computer you need root privileges to bind to any port UNDER 1024.

As a regular user (most/all shell hosts only provide regular user access) you can only bind to ports above 1024

Additionally using port 443 for IRC isn't a good idea anyway bearing in mind port 443 is reserved/assigned for use for HTTPS.