# Problems with proxy\_read\_timeout

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-proxy-read-timeout/188961>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [May 21, 2010, 4:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-proxy-read-timeout/188961 "2010-05-21T04:54:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![allenli](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/ecccb3/32.png) [@allenli](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/allenli)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2010, 4:54am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/problems-with-proxy-read-timeout/188961/1 "2010-05-21T04:54:10Z")

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Hi all  
I am developing an Eclipse Rich Ajax application and try to do a  
load-balancing using NGINX, I am using a Server-Push mechenism that the  
server side will generate additional scripts back to the browser when a  
background event is fired on the server. In my observation this requires  
a connection to be established while most of the time doing nothing. I  
observed that a timeout of 60sec occurs when the Server-Push is  
activated and realized this may have something to do with  
proxy\_read\_timeout directive. I changed it to have a longer timeout(1h)  
and the application is ok now. My question is that are there any other  
work around as what I do might affect other common connections; And one  
thing that confuses me is that this happened only when I try load  
balance with additional servers, the application is working fine using  
the default value for proxy\_read\_timeout.

Thanks in advance.

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> **[Problems with proxy\_read\_timeout](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,88681,88681#msg-88681)**
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> Hi all I am developing an Eclipse Rich Ajax application and try to do a load-balancing using NGINX, I am using a Server-Push mechenism that the server side will generate additional scripts back to the browser when a background event is fired on the...