# Does nginx plan to support spdy?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-nginx-plan-to-support-spdy/213164>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [October 25, 2011, 3:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-nginx-plan-to-support-spdy/213164 "2011-10-25T15:53:55Z")\
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**Author:** ![dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/cdc98d/32.png) [@dubstep](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/dubstep)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 3:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-nginx-plan-to-support-spdy/213164/1 "2011-10-25T15:53:55Z")

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> **[SPDY](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPDY)**
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> SPDY (pronounced "speedy") is an obsolete open-specification communication protocol developed for transporting web content. SPDY became the basis for HTTP/2 specification. However, HTTP/2 diverged from SPDY and eventually HTTP/2 subsumed all usecases of SPDY. After HTTP/2 was ratified as a standard, major implementers, including Google, Mozilla, and Apple, deprecated SPDY in favor of HTTP/2. Since 2021, no modern browser supports SPDY.
> Google announced SPDY in late 2009 and deployed in 2010. SPD...

It seems spdy much faster than http?

Posted at Nginx Forum:

> **[Does nginx plan to support spdy?](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,217299,217299#msg-217299)**
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPDY It seems spdy much faster than http?

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**Author:** ![baalchina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ec9cab/32.png) [@baalchina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/baalchina)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 3:57pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-nginx-plan-to-support-spdy/213164/2 "2011-10-25T15:57:40Z")

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So far we have a plan to do an R&D (shortly), no ETA yet.

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**Author:** ![baalchina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ec9cab/32.png) [@baalchina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/baalchina)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2011, 9:12pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-nginx-plan-to-support-spdy/213164/3 "2011-10-25T21:12:34Z")

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The main reason SPDY is “faster” than HTTP because it supports  
multiplexing  
so you can better utilize the TCP connections.

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**Author:** ![baalchina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ec9cab/32.png) [@baalchina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/baalchina)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2012, 2:13am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-nginx-plan-to-support-spdy/213164/4 "2012-04-28T02:13:10Z")

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Firefox 13 (in beta today, scheduled for public release near end of May)  
will enable SPDY by default.

Any update regarding nginx support?

Posted at Nginx Forum:

> **[Re: Does nginx plan to support spdy?](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,217299,225885#msg-225885)**
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SPDY It seems spdy much faster than http?

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**Author:** ![baalchina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ec9cab/32.png) [@baalchina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/baalchina)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2012, 8:51am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-nginx-plan-to-support-spdy/213164/5 "2012-04-28T08:51:07Z")

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On Apr 28, 2012, at 5:47 AM, Floren M. wrote:

> [#30 (SPDY support) – nginx](http://trac.nginx.org/nginx/ticket/30)

Also this  
[http://trac.nginx.org/nginx/roadmap](http://trac.nginx.org/nginx/roadmap)

The work’s ongoing.

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**Author:** ![baalchina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ec9cab/32.png) [@baalchina](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/baalchina)\
**Post date:** [April 28, 2012, 3:47am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/does-nginx-plan-to-support-spdy/213164/6 "2012-04-28T03:47:48Z")

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[http://trac.nginx.org/nginx/ticket/30](http://trac.nginx.org/nginx/ticket/30)