HTTP Graceful Shutdown

In this episode of The Backend Engineering Show, Hussein dives into why and how you’d want to close HTTP connections gracefully so your clients can finish up pending work, dodge bad actors, and free resources without sudden terminations.

You’ll get a quick refresher on HTTP/1.1’s Connection header flow, a peek at the trade-offs in HTTP/2, and a deep-dive into using the GOAWAY frame to wind down streams nicely. Timestamps guide you from the intro right through to the wrap-up, making it super easy to skip to the bits you need.

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