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title: Azure Application Gateway listener configuration
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description: This article describes how to configure Azure Application Gateway listeners.
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description: Learn how Application Gateway listeners handle incoming web requests efficiently. Configure protocols, certificates, HTTP2 support, and WebSocket connectivity for optimal performance.
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#customer intent: As a network administrator, I want to understand how to configure Application Gateway listeners so that I can properly handle incoming web requests for my organization's applications.
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services: application-gateway
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ms.service: azure-application-gateway
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ms.topic: concept-article
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ms.date: 07/19/2023
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ms.date: 06/16/2025
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# Application Gateway listener configuration
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- If you want all of your requests (for any domain) to be accepted and forwarded to backend pools, choose basic. Learn [how to create an application gateway with a basic listener](./quick-create-portal.md).
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- If you want to forward requests to different backend pools based on the *host* header or host names, choose multi-site listener. Application Gateway relies on HTTP 1.1 host headers to host more than one website on the same public IP address and port. To differentiate requests on the same port, you must specify a host name that matches with the incoming request. To learn more, see [hosting multiple sites using Application Gateway](multiple-site-overview.md).
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- If you want to forward requests to different backend pools based on the *host* header or host names, choose multi-site listener. Application Gateway relies on HTTP 1.1 host headers to host more than one website on the same public IP address and port. To differentiate requests on the same port, you must specify a host name that matches with the incoming request. To learn more, see [hosting multiple sites using Application Gateway](multiple-site-overview.md).
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### Order of processing listeners
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> When creating an application gateway resource through the Azure portal, the default option for **HTTP2** is set as enabled. You can choose **Disabled** during creation, and re-enabled HTTP2 support using the Azure portal by selecting **Enabled** under **HTTP2** in **Application gateway > Configuration**.
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> In instances where HTTP2 isn't supported by a client, HTTP1.1 will be used. Enabling HTTP2 doesn't disable HTTP1.1; it allows support for both.
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### WebSocket support
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