# Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP)

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The Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is an application protocol for distributed, collaborative, hypermedia information systems. HTTP is the foundation of data communication for the World Wide Web.

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+ **[Best Practice for HTTP2 Front-End Deployments](http://blog.cloud66.com/best-practice-for-http2-front-end-deployments/)**: This post describes how to set up and use the new HTTP/2 protocol.
+ **[Ideal HTTP Performance](https://www.mnot.net/blog/2016/04/22/ideal-http)**: This post talks about the design of the HTTP protocol, it's performance drawbacks and how to work around them.


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