actix-website/content/docs/http2.md

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title: HTTP/2
menu: docs_protocols
weight: 250
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`actix-web` automatically upgrades connections to _HTTP/2_ if possible.

# Negotiation

_HTTP/2_ protocol over TLS without prior knowledge requires [TLS ALPN][tlsalpn].

<!-- TODO: use rustls example -->

> Currently, only `rust-openssl` has support.

`alpn` negotiation requires enabling the feature. When enabled, `HttpServer` provides the [bind_openssl][bindopenssl] method.

```toml
[dependencies]
actix-web = { version = "{{< actix-version "actix-web" >}}", features = ["openssl"] }
openssl = { version = "0.10", features = ["v110"] }
```

{{< include-example example="http2" file="main.rs" section="main" >}}

Upgrades to _HTTP/2.0_ schema described in [rfc section 3.2][rfcsection32] is not supported. Starting _HTTP/2_ with prior knowledge is supported for both clear text connection and tls connection. [rfc section 3.4][rfcsection34].

> Check out [examples/tls][examples] for a concrete example.

[rfcsection32]: https://http2.github.io/http2-spec/#rfc.section.3.2
[rfcsection34]: https://http2.github.io/http2-spec/#rfc.section.3.4
[bindopenssl]: https://docs.rs/actix-web/3/actix_web/struct.HttpServer.html#method.bind_openssl
[tlsalpn]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7301
[examples]: https://github.com/actix/examples/tree/master/security/rustls