From 56496ed4979aee6799776385c4d5f74e8f29ed1d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Esther Kim <esther.kim@datadoghq.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:02:27 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] [DOCS-13642] Add US1-FED port restriction note to log
 forwarding docs

Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 .../logs/log_configuration/forwarding_custom_destinations.md  | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/content/en/logs/log_configuration/forwarding_custom_destinations.md b/content/en/logs/log_configuration/forwarding_custom_destinations.md
index cc04cd00f45..4b23450a25b 100644
--- a/content/en/logs/log_configuration/forwarding_custom_destinations.md
+++ b/content/en/logs/log_configuration/forwarding_custom_destinations.md
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ The following metrics report on logs that have been forwarded successfully, incl
 ## Set up log forwarding to custom destinations
 
 {{< site-region region="gov" >}}
-<div class="alert alert-danger">Sending logs to a custom destination is outside of the Datadog GovCloud environment, which is outside the control of Datadog. Datadog shall not be responsible for any logs that have left the Datadog GovCloud environment, including without limitation, any obligations or requirements that the user may have related to FedRAMP, DoD Impact Levels, ITAR, export compliance, data residency or similar regulations applicable to such logs.</div>
+<div class="alert alert-danger">Sending logs to a custom destination is outside of the Datadog GovCloud environment, which is outside the control of Datadog. Datadog shall not be responsible for any logs that have left the Datadog GovCloud environment, including without limitation, any obligations or requirements that the user may have related to FedRAMP, DoD Impact Levels, ITAR, export compliance, data residency or similar regulations applicable to such logs.
+<br><br>
+Due to security protocols for the US1-FED site, only port 443 and 8088 are open for log forwarding. To use a different port, contact <a href="https://www.datadoghq.com/support/">Datadog Support</a>.</div>
 {{< /site-region >}}
 
 1. Add webhook IPs from the {{< region-param key="ip_ranges_url" link="true" text="IP ranges list">}} to the allowlist.