# Services Studio Connects To

> While using Studio, it connects to different services to download required automation packages, check licenses, verify certificates, and more. Blacklisting any of these services can result in operation discrepancies, or even failure.

While using Studio, it connects to different services to download required automation packages, check licenses, verify certificates, and more. Blacklisting any of these services can result in operation discrepancies, or even failure.

By default, Studio connects to the following endpoints:

| Hostname | Protocol | Port | Application | Comments |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `activate.uipath.com` | TCP | 443 | HTTPS | Used for contacting UiPath Licensing Server and activating Studio. |
| `www.myget.org` | TCP | 443 | HTTPS | Official feed to download activity packages. (https://www.myget.org/F/workflow/api/v2) |
| `cloud.uipath.com` | TCP | 443 | HTTPS | Studio uses this endpoint to connect to the cloud version of Orchestrator. This URL is custom if the on-prem version of Orchestrator is used. |
| `gallery.uipath.com` | TCP | 443 | HTTPS | Default marketplace feed. |
| `nuget.org` | TCP | 443 | HTTPS | Default feed to download activity dependencies. |
| `dc.applicationinsights.azure.com``dc.applicationinsights.microsoft.com``dc.services.visualstudio.com` | TCP | 443 | HTTPS | Studio uses these endpoints to send Telemetry data.* (Telemetry can be disabled following the steps from [Opting Out of Telemetry](opting-out-of-telemetry.md)*) |
| `du.uipath.com` | TCP | 443 | HTTPS | Studio uses this endpoint for activity suggestions in the Command Palette. |
| `account.uipath.com` | TCP | 443 | HTTPS | Used for logging in with your UiPath account. |

Depending on your business policy, some URLs might need to be whitelisted for the following actions:

* Activating your License - activate.uipath.com (port 443). This URL only needs to be whitelisted for local licensing.
* Updating Studio - *.uipath.com/beta/ (port 80), Beta update channel for the Community Edition
* Downloading Packages - www.myget.org, *.vo.msecnd.net, www.nuget.org (port 443)
* Connecting to Orchestrator Community Edition - https://cloud.uipath.com (port 443)
* Logging in with your UiPath account - https://account.uipath.com (port 443)