# Websockets - HTTP 1.1 support for backends **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [March 22, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/websockets-http-1-1-support-for-backends/204830 "2011-03-22T22:37:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [March 22, 2011, 10:37pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/websockets-http-1-1-support-for-backends/204830/1 "2011-03-22T22:37:38Z")
Hi Is there a chance nginx will support HTTP 1.1? Websockets is about to become mainstream and we currently can’t use nginx as a proxy in front of a websocket server. Is there some other solution? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![pablo\_platt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/d6d6ee/32.png) [@pablo\_platt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pablo_platt)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2011, 1:41am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/websockets-http-1-1-support-for-backends/204830/2 "2011-03-23T01:41:42Z")
We have all been asking for this for a loooooong time. ---
**Author:** ![pablo\_platt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/d6d6ee/32.png) [@pablo\_platt](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/pablo_platt)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2011, 3:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/websockets-http-1-1-support-for-backends/204830/3 "2011-04-03T15:00:05Z")
Yeah we have and afaik there has been no real answer to when or if nginx will support this. There are patches and modules that enable some of the stuff from 1.1 but so far I’ve been unable to use nginx for proxying to backends talking 1.1. I’ve heard some talk of how “http 1.1 doesn’t really bring anything” which is completely untrue. 1.1 isn’t exactly brand new either. Anyway, I don’t want to come off as bashing nginx here - I love it and I use it quite alot. I just think that http 1.1 support in the proxy module should be a high priority feature which it doesn’t seem to be. Perhaps not even on any roadmap. Would be nice to know if there were any plans for it at all. 23 mar 2011 kl. 01.41 skrev SplitIce: