Would you like to learn how to enable the HTTP2 protocol on Nginx? In this tutorial, we are going to show you how to configure the HTTP2 protocol on the Nginx server of a computer running Ubuntu Linux.
• Ubuntu 18
• Ubuntu 19
• Ubuntu 20
• Nginx 1.18.0
In our example, the Nginx server is hosting the website WWW.GAMEKING.TIPS.
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Tutorial Nginx – Enable HTTP2
Install the Nginx server.
Edit the Nginx configuration file for the website.
On the HTTPS area, add the HTTP2 word to the LISTEN configuration item.
Make sure that you have an HTTPS website configured on the Nginx server.
HTTPS is a requirement for HTTP2.
As an example, here is our configuration file.
Restart the Nginx service.
In our example, we enabled the HTTP2 protocol on the Nginx server.
From a remote Linux computer, try to access an HTTPS page.
Here is the command output.
The first line displayed confirms the use of the HTTP2 protocol.
Congratulations! You enabled the HTTP2 protocol on the Nginx server.
