HTTP/2 Theory and Practice in NGINX Stable, Part 2 This transcription blog post is adapted from a live presentation at nginx.conf 2016 by Nathan Moore. This is the second of three parts of the adaptation. In Part 1, Nathan described SPDY and HTTP/2, discussed proxying under HTTP/2, and summarized HTTP/2’s key features and requirements. In this Part, Nathan talks about NPN/ALPN, NGINX particulars, benchmarks, and more. Part 3 includes the conclusions and a Q&A. td { padding-right: 10px; } Table of Contents 11:58 HTTP/2 De Facto Requirements 13:56 NPN/ALPN – Why You Need to Know 14:55 NPN/ALPN – Support Matrix 15:05 NGINX Particulars – Practice 16:36 Mild Digression – HTTP/2 in Practice 17:14 More HTTP/2 in Practice 17:35 NGINX Stable: Build From Scratch 17:56 Benchmark Warnings! 18:35 Sample Configuration 18:47 HTTP/2 Benchmarking Tools 19:11 HTTP/2 Benchmark 19:58 HTTP/1.1 with TLS [ more… ]