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How to enable http2 in Plesk?

The second major version of the HTTP network protocol, which the World Wide Web uses, is the HTTP/2 (also known as HTTP/2.0 and HTTP 2.0). In order to address certain serious performance issues with HTTP 1.1, HTTP/2 was developed in May 2015.

Multiplexing, header compression, and server push are just a few of the performance advantages that HTTP/2 has over the earlier HTTP/1.1 protocol. The user experience and page loading speeds are also enhanced.

Steps to enable http2 in Plesk

In order to enable http2 in Plesk, we must run the following steps:

1. Firstly, log in to the Plesk control panel as an admin.

2. Then go to the domain or website for which we want to enable HTTP/2.

3. Now, under the “Domains” section, click on the “Apache & Nginx Settings”.

4. Also include the below line in the “Additional nginx directives” field.

http2;

5. If the field already contains other directives, we must make sure to add the line on a new line and separate it with a semicolon (;).

6. Now, click on the “Apply” button to save the changes.

7. Lastly, repeat the above steps for any other domains or websites where we want to enable HTTP/2.

Configuring the Nginx web server, which serves as a reverse proxy for web content, is necessary to enable HTTP/2 in Plesk. We can tell Nginx to use the HTTP/2 protocol for the chosen domain or website by using the http2 directive in the extra Nginx directives.

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Conclusion

It’s a good idea to test the website’s performance after enabling http2 in Plesk to make sure the protocol is being used effectively.