How to Enable HTTP/2 in Firefox

Firefox Nightly currently supports HTTP/2 protocol which is major revision of web’s protocol, this feature is disabled by default, you can by turning on two preferences in about:config.  “Firefox will only be implementing HTTP/2 over TLS – and right now that means for https:// schemed URLs. It does enforce the protocol’s >= TLS 1.1 requirement – if a server negotiates HTTP/2 with a lower TLS version it is treated as a protocol error.”

Enable HTTP/2 in Firefox

1. Visit about:config from location bar and press enter

2. Set network.http.spdy.enabled.http2draft and security.ssl.enable_alpn preferences values to true from false.

Separate experimental build supporting with HTTP/2 is available, you can download it from here.

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Venkat Eswarlu

Venkat is an independent technology journalist and the founder of Techdows. He has been covering web browsers, Windows, and software news since 2009. His exclusive scoops on Chrome, Firefox, and Edge features have been cited by Forbes, TechCrunch, Wired, CNET, and other major publications.

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