v25.11.17

changelog.md

@@ -1,5 +1,125 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2026-03-16 - 25.11.17 - fix(rustproxy-http)
+prevent stale HTTP/2 connection drivers from evicting newer pooled connections
+
+- add generation IDs to pooled HTTP/2 senders so pool removal only affects the matching connection
+- update HTTP/2 proxy and retry paths to register generation-tagged connections and skip eviction before registration completes
+
+## 2026-03-16 - 25.11.16 - fix(repo)
+no changes to commit
+
+
+## 2026-03-16 - 25.11.15 - fix(rustproxy-http)
+implement vectored write support for backend streams
+
+- Add poll_write_vectored forwarding for both plain and TLS backend stream variants
+- Expose is_write_vectored so the proxy can correctly report vectored write capability
+
+## 2026-03-16 - 25.11.14 - fix(rustproxy-http)
+forward vectored write support in ShutdownOnDrop AsyncWrite wrapper
+
+- Implements poll_write_vectored by delegating to the wrapped writer
+- Exposes is_write_vectored so the wrapper preserves underlying AsyncWrite capabilities
+
+## 2026-03-16 - 25.11.13 - fix(rustproxy-http)
+remove hot-path debug logging from HTTP/1 connection pool hits
+
+- Stops emitting debug logs when reusing HTTP/1 idle connections in the connection pool.
+- Keeps pool hit behavior unchanged while reducing overhead on a frequently executed path.
+
+## 2026-03-16 - 25.11.12 - fix(rustproxy-http)
+remove connection pool hit logging and keep logging limited to actual failures
+
+- Removes debug and warning logs for HTTP/2 connection pool hits and age checks.
+- Keeps pool behavior unchanged while reducing noisy per-request logging in the Rust HTTP proxy layer.
+
+## 2026-03-16 - 25.11.11 - fix(rustproxy-http)
+improve HTTP/2 proxy error logging with warning-level connection failures and debug error details
+
+- Adds debug-formatted error fields to HTTP/2 handshake, retry, fallback, and request failure logs
+- Promotes upstream HTTP/2 connection error logs from debug to warn to improve operational visibility
+
+## 2026-03-16 - 25.11.10 - fix(rustproxy-http)
+validate pooled HTTP/2 connections asynchronously before reuse and evict stale senders
+
+- Add an async ready() check with a 500ms timeout before reusing pooled HTTP/2 senders to catch GOAWAY/RST states before forwarding requests
+- Return connection age from the HTTP/2 pool checkout path and log warnings for older pooled connections
+- Evict pooled HTTP/2 senders when they are closed, exceed max age, fail readiness validation, or time out during readiness checks
+
+## 2026-03-16 - 25.11.9 - fix(rustproxy-routing)
+reduce hot-path allocations in routing, metrics, and proxy protocol handling
+
+- skip HTTP header map construction unless a route on the current port uses header matching
+- reuse computed client IP strings during HTTP route matching to avoid redundant allocations
+- optimize per-route and per-IP metric updates with get-first lookups to avoid unnecessary String creation on existing entries
+- replace heap-allocated PROXY protocol peek and discard buffers with stack-allocated buffers in the TCP listener
+- improve domain matcher case-insensitive wildcard checks while preserving glob fallback behavior
+
+## 2026-03-16 - 25.11.8 - fix(rustproxy-http)
+prevent premature idle timeouts during streamed HTTP responses and ensure TLS close_notify is sent on dropped connections
+
+- track active streaming response bodies so the HTTP idle watchdog does not close connections mid-transfer
+- add a ShutdownOnDrop wrapper for TLS-terminated HTTP connections to send shutdown on drop and avoid improperly terminated TLS sessions
+- apply the shutdown wrapper in passthrough TLS terminate and terminate+reencrypt HTTP handling
+
+## 2026-03-16 - 25.11.7 - fix(rustproxy)
+prevent TLS route reload certificate mismatches and tighten passthrough connection handling
+
+- Load updated TLS configs before swapping the route manager so newly visible routes always have their certificates available.
+- Add timeouts when peeking initial decrypted data after TLS handshake to avoid leaked idle connections.
+- Raise dropped, blocked, unmatched, and errored passthrough connection events from debug to warn for better operational visibility.
+
+## 2026-03-16 - 25.11.6 - fix(rustproxy-http,rustproxy-passthrough)
+improve upstream connection cleanup and graceful tunnel shutdown
+
+- Evict pooled HTTP/2 connections when their driver exits and shorten the maximum pooled H2 age to reduce reuse of stale upstream connections.
+- Strip hop-by-hop headers from backend responses before forwarding to HTTP/2 clients to avoid invalid H2 response handling.
+- Replace immediate task aborts in WebSocket and TCP tunnel watchdogs with cancellation-driven graceful shutdown plus timed fallback aborts.
+- Use non-blocking semaphore acquisition in the TCP listener so connection limits do not stall the accept loop for the entire port.
+
+## 2026-03-16 - 25.11.5 - fix(repo)
+no changes to commit
+
+
+## 2026-03-15 - 25.11.4 - fix(rustproxy-http)
+report streamed HTTP and WebSocket bytes per chunk for real-time throughput metrics
+
+- Update CountingBody to record bytes immediately on each data frame instead of aggregating until completion or drop
+- Record WebSocket tunnel traffic inside both copy loops and remove the final aggregate byte report to keep throughput metrics current
+
+## 2026-03-15 - 25.11.3 - fix(repo)
+no changes to commit
+
+
+## 2026-03-15 - 25.11.2 - fix(rustproxy-http)
+avoid reusing HTTP/1 senders during streaming responses and relax HTTP/2 keep-alive timeouts
+
+- Stop returning HTTP/1 senders to the connection pool before upstream response bodies finish streaming to prevent unsafe reuse on active connections.
+- Increase HTTP/2 keep-alive timeout from 5 seconds to 30 seconds in proxy connection builders to better support longer-lived backend streams.
+- Improves reliability for large streaming payloads and backend fallback request handling.
+
+## 2026-03-15 - 25.11.1 - fix(rustproxy-http)
+keep connection idle tracking alive during streaming and tune HTTP/2 connection lifetimes
+
+- Propagate connection activity tracking through HTTP/1, HTTP/2, and WebSocket forwarding so active request and response body streams do not trigger the idle watchdog.
+- Update CountingBody to refresh connection activity timestamps while data frames are polled during uploads and downloads.
+- Increase pooled HTTP/2 max age and set explicit HTTP/2 connection window sizes to improve long-lived streaming behavior.
+
+## 2026-03-15 - 25.11.0 - feat(rustproxy-http)
+add HTTP/2 Extended CONNECT WebSocket proxy support
+
+- Enable HTTP/2 CONNECT protocol support on the Hyper auto connection builder
+- Detect WebSocket requests for both HTTP/1 Upgrade and HTTP/2 Extended CONNECT flows
+- Translate HTTP/2 WebSocket requests to an HTTP/1.1 backend handshake and return RFC-compliant client responses
+
+## 2026-03-12 - 25.10.7 - fix(rustproxy-http)
+remove Host header from HTTP/2 upstream requests while preserving it for HTTP/1 retries
+
+- strips the Host header before sending HTTP/2 upstream requests so :authority from the URI is used instead
+- avoids 400 responses from nginx caused by sending both Host and :authority headers
+- keeps a cloned header set for bodyless request retries so HTTP/1 fallback still retains the Host header
+
 ## 2026-03-12 - 25.10.6 - fix(rustproxy-http)
 use the requested domain as HTTP/2 authority instead of the backend host and port
 

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@push.rocks/smartproxy",
-  "version": "25.10.6",
+  "version": "25.11.17",
   "private": false,
   "description": "A powerful proxy package with unified route-based configuration for high traffic management. Features include SSL/TLS support, flexible routing patterns, WebSocket handling, advanced security options, and automatic ACME certificate management.",
   "main": "dist_ts/index.js",

rust/crates/rustproxy-http/src/connection_pool.rs

@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 //! HTTP/2 connections are multiplexed (clone the sender for each request).
 
 use std::sync::Arc;
+use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 use bytes::Bytes;
 use dashmap::DashMap;
 use http_body_util::combinators::BoxBody;
 use hyper::client::conn::{http1, http2};
-use tracing::debug;
 
 /// Maximum idle connections per backend key.
 const MAX_IDLE_PER_KEY: usize = 16;
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ const IDLE_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(90);
 const EVICTION_INTERVAL: Duration = Duration::from_secs(30);
 /// Maximum age for pooled HTTP/2 connections before proactive eviction.
 /// Prevents staleness from backends that close idle connections (e.g. nginx GOAWAY).
+/// 120s is well within typical server GOAWAY windows (nginx: ~60s idle, envoy: ~60s).
 const MAX_H2_AGE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(120);
 
 /// Identifies a unique backend endpoint.
@@ -37,10 +38,13 @@ struct IdleH1 {
     idle_since: Instant,
 }
 
-/// A pooled HTTP/2 sender (multiplexed, Clone-able).
+/// A pooled HTTP/2 sender (multiplexed, Clone-able) with a generation tag.
 struct PooledH2 {
     sender: http2::SendRequest<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>,
     created_at: Instant,
+    /// Unique generation ID. Connection drivers use this to only remove their OWN
+    /// entry, preventing phantom eviction when multiple connections share the same key.
+    generation: u64,
 }
 
 /// Backend connection pool.
@@ -49,6 +53,8 @@ pub struct ConnectionPool {
     h1_pool: Arc<DashMap<PoolKey, Vec<IdleH1>>>,
     /// HTTP/2 multiplexed connections indexed by backend key.
     h2_pool: Arc<DashMap<PoolKey, PooledH2>>,
+    /// Monotonic generation counter for H2 pool entries.
+    h2_generation: AtomicU64,
     /// Handle for the background eviction task.
     eviction_handle: Option<tokio::task::JoinHandle<()>>,
 }
@@ -68,6 +74,7 @@ impl ConnectionPool {
         Self {
             h1_pool,
             h2_pool,
+            h2_generation: AtomicU64::new(0),
             eviction_handle: Some(eviction_handle),
         }
     }
@@ -81,7 +88,7 @@ impl ConnectionPool {
         while let Some(idle) = idles.pop() {
             // Check if the connection is still alive and ready
             if idle.idle_since.elapsed() < IDLE_TIMEOUT && idle.sender.is_ready() && !idle.sender.is_closed() {
-                debug!("Pool hit (h1): {}:{}", key.host, key.port);
+                // H1 pool hit — no logging on hot path
                 return Some(idle.sender);
             }
             // Stale or closed — drop it
@@ -114,40 +121,56 @@ impl ConnectionPool {
 
     /// Try to get a cloned HTTP/2 sender for the given key.
     /// HTTP/2 senders are Clone-able (multiplexed), so we clone rather than remove.
-    pub fn checkout_h2(&self, key: &PoolKey) -> Option<http2::SendRequest<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>> {
+    pub fn checkout_h2(&self, key: &PoolKey) -> Option<(http2::SendRequest<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>, Duration)> {
         let entry = self.h2_pool.get(key)?;
         let pooled = entry.value();
+        let age = pooled.created_at.elapsed();
 
-        // Check if the h2 connection is still alive and not too old
-        if pooled.sender.is_closed() || pooled.created_at.elapsed() >= MAX_H2_AGE {
+        if pooled.sender.is_closed() || age >= MAX_H2_AGE {
             drop(entry);
             self.h2_pool.remove(key);
             return None;
         }
 
         if pooled.sender.is_ready() {
-            debug!("Pool hit (h2): {}:{}", key.host, key.port);
-            return Some(pooled.sender.clone());
+            return Some((pooled.sender.clone(), age));
         }
         None
     }
 
-    /// Remove a dead HTTP/2 sender from the pool.
+    /// Remove a dead HTTP/2 sender from the pool (unconditional).
     /// Called when `send_request` fails to prevent subsequent requests from reusing the stale sender.
     pub fn remove_h2(&self, key: &PoolKey) {
         self.h2_pool.remove(key);
     }
 
-    /// Register an HTTP/2 sender in the pool. Since h2 is multiplexed,
-    /// only one sender per key is stored (it's Clone-able).
-    pub fn register_h2(&self, key: PoolKey, sender: http2::SendRequest<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>) {
+    /// Remove an HTTP/2 sender ONLY if the current entry has the expected generation.
+    /// This prevents phantom eviction: when multiple connections share the same key,
+    /// an old connection's driver won't accidentally remove a newer connection's entry.
+    pub fn remove_h2_if_generation(&self, key: &PoolKey, expected_gen: u64) {
+        if let Some(entry) = self.h2_pool.get(key) {
+            if entry.value().generation == expected_gen {
+                drop(entry); // release DashMap ref before remove
+                self.h2_pool.remove(key);
+            }
+            // else: a newer connection replaced ours — don't touch it
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Register an HTTP/2 sender in the pool. Returns the generation ID for this entry.
+    /// The caller should pass this generation to the connection driver so it can use
+    /// `remove_h2_if_generation` instead of `remove_h2` to avoid phantom eviction.
+    pub fn register_h2(&self, key: PoolKey, sender: http2::SendRequest<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>) -> u64 {
+        let gen = self.h2_generation.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
         if sender.is_closed() {
-            return;
+            return gen;
         }
         self.h2_pool.insert(key, PooledH2 {
             sender,
             created_at: Instant::now(),
+            generation: gen,
         });
+        gen
     }
 
     /// Background eviction loop — runs every EVICTION_INTERVAL to remove stale connections.

rust/crates/rustproxy-http/src/counting_body.rs

@@ -11,20 +11,26 @@ use rustproxy_metrics::MetricsCollector;
 
 /// Wraps any `http_body::Body` and counts data bytes passing through.
 ///
-/// When the body is fully consumed or dropped, accumulated byte counts
-/// are reported to the `MetricsCollector`.
+/// Each chunk is reported to the `MetricsCollector` immediately so that
+/// the throughput tracker (sampled at 1 Hz) reflects real-time data flow.
 ///
 /// The inner body is pinned on the heap to support `!Unpin` types like `hyper::body::Incoming`.
 pub struct CountingBody<B> {
     inner: Pin<Box<B>>,
-    counted_bytes: AtomicU64,
     metrics: Arc<MetricsCollector>,
     route_id: Option<String>,
     source_ip: Option<String>,
     /// Whether we count bytes as "in" (request body) or "out" (response body).
     direction: Direction,
-    /// Whether we've already reported the bytes (to avoid double-reporting on drop).
-    reported: bool,
+    /// Optional connection-level activity tracker. When set, poll_frame updates this
+    /// to keep the idle watchdog alive during active body streaming (uploads/downloads).
+    connection_activity: Option<Arc<AtomicU64>>,
+    /// Start instant for computing elapsed ms for connection_activity.
+    activity_start: Option<std::time::Instant>,
+    /// Optional active-request counter. When set, CountingBody increments on creation
+    /// and decrements on Drop, keeping the HTTP idle watchdog aware that a response
+    /// body is still streaming (even after the request handler has returned).
+    active_requests: Option<Arc<AtomicU64>>,
 }
 
 /// Which direction the bytes flow.
@@ -47,42 +53,46 @@ impl<B> CountingBody<B> {
     ) -> Self {
         Self {
             inner: Box::pin(inner),
-            counted_bytes: AtomicU64::new(0),
             metrics,
             route_id,
             source_ip,
             direction,
-            reported: false,
+            connection_activity: None,
+            activity_start: None,
+            active_requests: None,
         }
     }
 
-    /// Report accumulated bytes to the metrics collector.
-    fn report(&mut self) {
-        if self.reported {
-            return;
-        }
-        self.reported = true;
+    /// Set the connection-level activity tracker. When set, each data frame
+    /// updates this timestamp to prevent the idle watchdog from killing the
+    /// connection during active body streaming.
+    pub fn with_connection_activity(mut self, activity: Arc<AtomicU64>, start: std::time::Instant) -> Self {
+        self.connection_activity = Some(activity);
+        self.activity_start = Some(start);
+        self
+    }
 
-        let bytes = self.counted_bytes.load(Ordering::Relaxed);
-        if bytes == 0 {
-            return;
-        }
+    /// Set the active-request counter for the HTTP idle watchdog.
+    /// CountingBody increments on creation and decrements on Drop, ensuring the
+    /// idle watchdog sees an "active request" while the response body streams.
+    pub fn with_active_requests(mut self, counter: Arc<AtomicU64>) -> Self {
+        counter.fetch_add(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        self.active_requests = Some(counter);
+        self
+    }
 
+    /// Report a chunk of bytes immediately to the metrics collector.
+    #[inline]
+    fn report_chunk(&self, len: u64) {
         let route_id = self.route_id.as_deref();
         let source_ip = self.source_ip.as_deref();
         match self.direction {
-            Direction::In => self.metrics.record_bytes(bytes, 0, route_id, source_ip),
-            Direction::Out => self.metrics.record_bytes(0, bytes, route_id, source_ip),
+            Direction::In => self.metrics.record_bytes(len, 0, route_id, source_ip),
+            Direction::Out => self.metrics.record_bytes(0, len, route_id, source_ip),
         }
     }
 }
 
-impl<B> Drop for CountingBody<B> {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        self.report();
-    }
-}
-
 // CountingBody is Unpin because inner is Pin<Box<B>> (always Unpin).
 impl<B> Unpin for CountingBody<B> {}
 
@@ -102,16 +112,18 @@ where
         match this.inner.as_mut().poll_frame(cx) {
             Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(frame))) => {
                 if let Some(data) = frame.data_ref() {
-                    this.counted_bytes.fetch_add(data.len() as u64, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    let len = data.len() as u64;
+                    // Report bytes immediately so the 1 Hz throughput sampler sees them
+                    this.report_chunk(len);
+                    // Keep the connection-level idle watchdog alive during body streaming
+                    if let (Some(activity), Some(start)) = (&this.connection_activity, &this.activity_start) {
+                        activity.store(start.elapsed().as_millis() as u64, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    }
                 }
                 Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(frame)))
             }
             Poll::Ready(Some(Err(e))) => Poll::Ready(Some(Err(e))),
-            Poll::Ready(None) => {
-                // Body is fully consumed — report now
-                this.report();
-                Poll::Ready(None)
-            }
+            Poll::Ready(None) => Poll::Ready(None),
             Poll::Pending => Poll::Pending,
         }
     }
@@ -124,3 +136,13 @@ where
         self.inner.size_hint()
     }
 }
+
+impl<B> Drop for CountingBody<B> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        // Decrement the active-request counter so the HTTP idle watchdog
+        // knows this response body is no longer streaming.
+        if let Some(ref counter) = self.active_requests {
+            counter.fetch_sub(1, Ordering::Relaxed);
+        }
+    }
+}

rust/crates/rustproxy-http/src/lib.rs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ pub mod protocol_cache;
 pub mod proxy_service;
 pub mod request_filter;
 pub mod response_filter;
+pub mod shutdown_on_drop;
 pub mod template;
 pub mod upstream_selector;
 

rust/crates/rustproxy-http/src/proxy_service.rs

@@ -33,6 +33,18 @@ use crate::request_filter::RequestFilter;
 use crate::response_filter::ResponseFilter;
 use crate::upstream_selector::UpstreamSelector;
 
+/// Per-connection context for keeping the idle watchdog alive during body streaming.
+/// Passed through the forwarding chain so CountingBody can update the timestamp.
+#[derive(Clone)]
+struct ConnActivity {
+    last_activity: Arc<AtomicU64>,
+    start: std::time::Instant,
+    /// Active-request counter from handle_io's idle watchdog. When set, CountingBody
+    /// increments on creation and decrements on Drop, keeping the watchdog aware that
+    /// a response body is still streaming after the request handler has returned.
+    active_requests: Option<Arc<AtomicU64>>,
+}
+
 /// Default upstream connect timeout (30 seconds).
 const DEFAULT_CONNECT_TIMEOUT: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_secs(30);
 
@@ -97,6 +109,24 @@ impl tokio::io::AsyncWrite for BackendStream {
         }
     }
 
+    fn poll_write_vectored(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        bufs: &[std::io::IoSlice<'_>],
+    ) -> Poll<std::io::Result<usize>> {
+        match self.get_mut() {
+            BackendStream::Plain(s) => Pin::new(s).poll_write_vectored(cx, bufs),
+            BackendStream::Tls(s) => Pin::new(s).poll_write_vectored(cx, bufs),
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn is_write_vectored(&self) -> bool {
+        match self {
+            BackendStream::Plain(s) => s.is_write_vectored(),
+            BackendStream::Tls(s) => s.is_write_vectored(),
+        }
+    }
+
     fn poll_flush(self: Pin<&mut Self>, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<std::io::Result<()>> {
         match self.get_mut() {
             BackendStream::Plain(s) => Pin::new(s).poll_flush(cx),
@@ -294,8 +324,9 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
             let cn = cancel_inner.clone();
             let la = Arc::clone(&la_inner);
             let st = start;
+            let ca = ConnActivity { last_activity: Arc::clone(&la_inner), start, active_requests: Some(Arc::clone(&ar_inner)) };
             async move {
-                let result = svc.handle_request(req, peer, port, cn).await;
+                let result = svc.handle_request(req, peer, port, cn, ca).await;
                 // Mark request end — update activity timestamp before guard drops
                 la.store(st.elapsed().as_millis() as u64, Ordering::Relaxed);
                 drop(req_guard); // Explicitly drop to decrement active_requests
@@ -304,8 +335,13 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
         });
 
         // Auto-detect h1 vs h2 based on ALPN / connection preface.
-        // serve_connection_with_upgrades supports h1 Upgrade (WebSocket) and h2 CONNECT.
-        let builder = hyper_util::server::conn::auto::Builder::new(hyper_util::rt::TokioExecutor::new());
+        // serve_connection_with_upgrades supports h1 Upgrade (WebSocket) and h2 Extended CONNECT (RFC 8441).
+        let mut builder = hyper_util::server::conn::auto::Builder::new(hyper_util::rt::TokioExecutor::new());
+        // Configure H2 server settings: Extended CONNECT for WebSocket + flow control tuning
+        builder.http2()
+            .enable_connect_protocol()
+            .initial_stream_window_size(2 * 1024 * 1024)        // 2MB per stream (vs default 64KB)
+            .initial_connection_window_size(8 * 1024 * 1024);   // 8MB per client connection
         let conn = builder.serve_connection_with_upgrades(io, service);
         // Pin on the heap — auto::UpgradeableConnection is !Unpin
         let mut conn = Box::pin(conn);
@@ -365,6 +401,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
         peer_addr: std::net::SocketAddr,
         port: u16,
         cancel: CancellationToken,
+        conn_activity: ConnActivity,
     ) -> Result<Response<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>, hyper::Error> {
         let host = req.headers()
             .get("host")
@@ -380,11 +417,19 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
         let path = req.uri().path().to_string();
         let method = req.method().clone();
 
-        // Extract headers for matching
-        let headers: HashMap<String, String> = req.headers()
-            .iter()
-            .map(|(k, v)| (k.to_string(), v.to_str().unwrap_or("").to_string()))
-            .collect();
+        // Extract headers for matching — only allocate the HashMap if any route
+        // on this port actually uses header matching. Most deployments don't,
+        // so this saves ~20-30 String allocations per request.
+        let current_rm = self.route_manager.load();
+        let needs_headers = current_rm.any_route_has_headers(port);
+        let headers: Option<HashMap<String, String>> = if needs_headers {
+            Some(req.headers()
+                .iter()
+                .map(|(k, v)| (k.to_string(), v.to_str().unwrap_or("").to_string()))
+                .collect())
+        } else {
+            None
+        };
 
         debug!("HTTP {} {} (host: {:?}) from {}", method, path, host, peer_addr);
 
@@ -395,19 +440,19 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
             }
         }
 
-        // Match route
+        // Match route (current_rm already loaded above for headers check)
+        let ip_string = peer_addr.ip().to_string();
         let ctx = rustproxy_routing::MatchContext {
             port,
             domain: host.as_deref(),
             path: Some(&path),
-            client_ip: Some(&peer_addr.ip().to_string()),
+            client_ip: Some(&ip_string),
             tls_version: None,
-            headers: Some(&headers),
+            headers: headers.as_ref(),
             is_tls: false,
             protocol: Some("http"),
         };
 
-        let current_rm = self.route_manager.load();
         let route_match = match current_rm.find_route(&ctx) {
             Some(rm) => rm,
             None => {
@@ -417,7 +462,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
         };
 
         let route_id = route_match.route.id.as_deref();
-        let ip_str = peer_addr.ip().to_string();
+        let ip_str = ip_string; // reuse from above (avoid redundant to_string())
         self.metrics.record_http_request();
 
         // Apply request filters (IP check, rate limiting, auth)
@@ -482,16 +527,23 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
         let domain_str = host.as_deref().unwrap_or("-");
         self.upstream_selector.connection_started(&upstream_key);
 
-        // Check for WebSocket upgrade
-        let is_websocket = req.headers()
+        // Check for WebSocket upgrade: H1 (Upgrade header) or H2 Extended CONNECT (RFC 8441)
+        let is_h1_websocket = req.headers()
             .get("upgrade")
             .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
             .map(|v| v.eq_ignore_ascii_case("websocket"))
             .unwrap_or(false);
 
-        if is_websocket {
+        let is_h2_websocket = req.method() == hyper::Method::CONNECT
+            && req.extensions()
+                .get::<hyper::ext::Protocol>()
+                .map(|p| p.as_str().eq_ignore_ascii_case("websocket"))
+                .unwrap_or(false);
+
+        if is_h1_websocket || is_h2_websocket {
             let result = self.handle_websocket_upgrade(
-                req, peer_addr, &upstream, route_match.route, route_id, &upstream_key, cancel, &ip_str,
+                req, peer_addr, &upstream, route_match.route, route_id, &upstream_key, cancel, &ip_str, is_h2_websocket,
+                if is_h2_websocket { Some(conn_activity.clone()) } else { None },
             ).await;
             // Note: for WebSocket, connection_ended is called inside
             // the spawned tunnel task when the connection closes.
@@ -625,17 +677,40 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
                 h2: use_h2,
             };
 
-            // H2 pool checkout (H2 senders are Clone and multiplexed)
+            // H2 pool checkout with async readiness validation.
+            // checkout_h2 does synchronous is_closed()/is_ready() checks, but these
+            // reflect cached state — the H2 connection driver (a separate tokio task)
+            // may not have processed a pending GOAWAY/RST yet. The ready().await
+            // forces the runtime to yield, giving the driver a chance to detect failures.
             if use_h2 {
-                if let Some(sender) = self.connection_pool.checkout_h2(&pool_key) {
-                    self.metrics.backend_pool_hit(&upstream_key);
-                    self.metrics.set_backend_protocol(&upstream_key, "h2");
-                    let result = self.forward_h2_pooled(
-                        sender, parts, body, upstream_headers, &upstream_path,
-                        route_match.route, route_id, &ip_str, &pool_key, domain_str,
-                    ).await;
-                    self.upstream_selector.connection_ended(&upstream_key);
-                    return result;
+                if let Some((mut sender, age)) = self.connection_pool.checkout_h2(&pool_key) {
+                    match tokio::time::timeout(
+                        std::time::Duration::from_millis(500),
+                        sender.ready(),
+                    ).await {
+                        Ok(Ok(())) => {
+                            self.metrics.backend_pool_hit(&upstream_key);
+                            self.metrics.set_backend_protocol(&upstream_key, "h2");
+                            let result = self.forward_h2_pooled(
+                                sender, parts, body, upstream_headers, &upstream_path,
+                                route_match.route, route_id, &ip_str, &pool_key, domain_str, &conn_activity,
+                            ).await;
+                            self.upstream_selector.connection_ended(&upstream_key);
+                            return result;
+                        }
+                        Ok(Err(e)) => {
+                            warn!(backend = %upstream_key, age_secs = age.as_secs(),
+                                "Pooled H2 sender failed ready check (GOAWAY/RST): {}, evicting", e);
+                            self.connection_pool.remove_h2(&pool_key);
+                            // Fall through to fresh connection
+                        }
+                        Err(_) => {
+                            warn!(backend = %upstream_key, age_secs = age.as_secs(),
+                                "Pooled H2 sender ready check timed out (500ms), evicting");
+                            self.connection_pool.remove_h2(&pool_key);
+                            // Fall through to fresh connection
+                        }
+                    }
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -771,19 +846,19 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
                 self.forward_h2_with_fallback(
                     io, parts, body, upstream_headers, &upstream_path,
                     &upstream, route_match.route, route_id, &ip_str, &final_pool_key,
-                    host.clone(), domain_str,
+                    host.clone(), domain_str, &conn_activity,
                 ).await
             } else {
                 // Explicit H2 mode: hard-fail on handshake error (preserved behavior)
                 self.forward_h2(
                     io, parts, body, upstream_headers, &upstream_path,
-                    &upstream, route_match.route, route_id, &ip_str, &final_pool_key, domain_str,
+                    &upstream, route_match.route, route_id, &ip_str, &final_pool_key, domain_str, &conn_activity,
                 ).await
             }
         } else {
             self.forward_h1(
                 io, parts, body, upstream_headers, &upstream_path,
-                &upstream, route_match.route, route_id, &ip_str, &final_pool_key, domain_str,
+                &upstream, route_match.route, route_id, &ip_str, &final_pool_key, domain_str, &conn_activity,
             ).await
         };
         self.upstream_selector.connection_ended(&upstream_key);
@@ -806,6 +881,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
         source_ip: &str,
         pool_key: &crate::connection_pool::PoolKey,
         domain: &str,
+        conn_activity: &ConnActivity,
     ) -> Result<Response<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>, hyper::Error> {
         let backend_key = format!("{}:{}", pool_key.host, pool_key.port);
 
@@ -814,7 +890,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
             self.metrics.backend_pool_hit(&backend_key);
             return self.forward_h1_with_sender(
                 pooled_sender, parts, body, upstream_headers, upstream_path,
-                route, route_id, source_ip, pool_key, domain,
+                route, route_id, source_ip, pool_key, domain, conn_activity,
             ).await;
         }
 
@@ -837,7 +913,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
             }
         });
 
-        self.forward_h1_with_sender(sender, parts, body, upstream_headers, upstream_path, route, route_id, source_ip, pool_key, domain).await
+        self.forward_h1_with_sender(sender, parts, body, upstream_headers, upstream_path, route, route_id, source_ip, pool_key, domain, conn_activity).await
     }
 
     /// Common H1 forwarding logic used by both fresh and pooled paths.
@@ -853,6 +929,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
         source_ip: &str,
         pool_key: &crate::connection_pool::PoolKey,
         domain: &str,
+        conn_activity: &ConnActivity,
     ) -> Result<Response<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>, hyper::Error> {
         // Always use HTTP/1.1 for h1 backend connections (h2 incoming requests have version HTTP/2.0)
         let mut upstream_req = Request::builder()
@@ -871,7 +948,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
             route_id.map(|s| s.to_string()),
             Some(source_ip.to_string()),
             Direction::In,
-        );
+        ).with_connection_activity(Arc::clone(&conn_activity.last_activity), conn_activity.start);
         let boxed_body: BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error> = BoxBody::new(counting_req_body);
 
         let upstream_req = upstream_req.body(boxed_body).unwrap();
@@ -886,10 +963,17 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
             }
         };
 
-        // Return sender to pool (body streams lazily, sender is reusable once response head is received)
-        self.connection_pool.checkin_h1(pool_key.clone(), sender);
+        // Note: we do NOT return the sender to the pool here because the response body
+        // hasn't been fully streamed yet. Pooling a sender while its response body is still
+        // in-flight risks another request being dispatched on the same connection if is_ready()
+        // momentarily returns true between chunks. The sender is dropped after this scope,
+        // and the backend connection remains alive via the spawned conn driver task until
+        // the response body finishes streaming.
+        // For small/empty responses, the sender could theoretically be reused, but the safety
+        // of large streaming responses (e.g. 352MB Docker layers) takes priority.
+        drop(sender);
 
-        self.build_streaming_response(upstream_response, route, route_id, source_ip).await
+        self.build_streaming_response(upstream_response, route, route_id, source_ip, conn_activity).await
     }
 
     /// Forward request to backend via HTTP/2 with body streaming (fresh connection).
@@ -907,6 +991,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
         source_ip: &str,
         pool_key: &crate::connection_pool::PoolKey,
         domain: &str,
+        conn_activity: &ConnActivity,
     ) -> Result<Response<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>, hyper::Error> {
         let backend_key = format!("{}:{}", pool_key.host, pool_key.port);
         let exec = hyper_util::rt::TokioExecutor::new();
@@ -914,16 +999,16 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
         h2_builder
             .timer(hyper_util::rt::TokioTimer::new())
             .keep_alive_interval(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10))
-            .keep_alive_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5))
-            .adaptive_window(true)
-            .initial_stream_window_size(2 * 1024 * 1024);
+            .keep_alive_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(30))
+            .initial_stream_window_size(2 * 1024 * 1024)
+            .initial_connection_window_size(16 * 1024 * 1024);
         let (sender, conn): (
             hyper::client::conn::http2::SendRequest<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>,
             hyper::client::conn::http2::Connection<TokioIo<BackendStream>, BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>, hyper_util::rt::TokioExecutor>,
         ) = match tokio::time::timeout(self.connect_timeout, h2_builder.handshake(io)).await {
             Ok(Ok(h)) => h,
             Ok(Err(e)) => {
-                error!(backend = %backend_key, domain = %domain, error = %e, "Backend H2 handshake failed");
+                error!(backend = %backend_key, domain = %domain, error = %e, error_debug = ?e, "Backend H2 handshake failed");
                 self.metrics.backend_handshake_error(&backend_key);
                 return Ok(error_response(StatusCode::BAD_GATEWAY, "Backend H2 handshake failed"));
             }
@@ -934,17 +1019,33 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
             }
         };
 
-        tokio::spawn(async move {
-            if let Err(e) = conn.await {
-                debug!("HTTP/2 upstream connection error: {}", e);
-            }
-        });
+        // Shared generation ID: driver reads it after registration sets it.
+        // Uses u64::MAX as sentinel for "not yet registered" (driver waits/skips eviction).
+        let gen_holder = Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64::new(u64::MAX));
+
+        // Spawn the H2 connection driver; evict from pool on exit using generation-tagged
+        // removal to prevent phantom eviction when multiple connections share the same key.
+        {
+            let pool = Arc::clone(&self.connection_pool);
+            let key = pool_key.clone();
+            let gen = Arc::clone(&gen_holder);
+            tokio::spawn(async move {
+                if let Err(e) = conn.await {
+                    warn!("HTTP/2 upstream connection error: {} ({:?})", e, e);
+                }
+                let g = gen.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+                if g != u64::MAX {
+                    pool.remove_h2_if_generation(&key, g);
+                }
+            });
+        }
 
         // Clone sender for potential pool registration; register only after first request succeeds
         let sender_for_pool = sender.clone();
-        let result = self.forward_h2_with_sender(sender, parts, body, upstream_headers, upstream_path, route, route_id, source_ip, Some(pool_key), domain).await;
+        let result = self.forward_h2_with_sender(sender, parts, body, upstream_headers, upstream_path, route, route_id, source_ip, Some(pool_key), domain, conn_activity).await;
         if matches!(&result, Ok(ref resp) if resp.status() != StatusCode::BAD_GATEWAY) {
-            self.connection_pool.register_h2(pool_key.clone(), sender_for_pool);
+            let g = self.connection_pool.register_h2(pool_key.clone(), sender_for_pool);
+            gen_holder.store(g, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
         }
         result
     }
@@ -964,6 +1065,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
         source_ip: &str,
         pool_key: &crate::connection_pool::PoolKey,
         domain: &str,
+        conn_activity: &ConnActivity,
     ) -> Result<Response<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>, hyper::Error> {
         // Save retry state for bodyless requests (cheap: Method is an enum, HeaderMap clones Arc-backed Bytes)
         let retry_state = if body.is_end_stream() {
@@ -974,7 +1076,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
 
         let result = self.forward_h2_with_sender(
             sender, parts, body, upstream_headers, upstream_path,
-            route, route_id, source_ip, Some(pool_key), domain,
+            route, route_id, source_ip, Some(pool_key), domain, conn_activity,
         ).await;
 
         // If the request failed (502) and we can retry with an empty body, do so
@@ -985,7 +1087,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
                     "Stale pooled H2 sender, retrying with fresh connection");
                 return self.retry_h2_with_fresh_connection(
                     method, headers, upstream_path,
-                    pool_key, route, route_id, source_ip, domain,
+                    pool_key, route, route_id, source_ip, domain, conn_activity,
                 ).await;
             }
         }
@@ -1004,6 +1106,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
         route_id: Option<&str>,
         source_ip: &str,
         domain: &str,
+        conn_activity: &ConnActivity,
     ) -> Result<Response<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>, hyper::Error> {
         let backend_key = format!("{}:{}", pool_key.host, pool_key.port);
 
@@ -1055,16 +1158,16 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
         h2_builder
             .timer(hyper_util::rt::TokioTimer::new())
             .keep_alive_interval(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10))
-            .keep_alive_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5))
-            .adaptive_window(true)
-            .initial_stream_window_size(2 * 1024 * 1024);
+            .keep_alive_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(30))
+            .initial_stream_window_size(2 * 1024 * 1024)
+            .initial_connection_window_size(16 * 1024 * 1024);
         let (mut sender, conn): (
             hyper::client::conn::http2::SendRequest<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>,
             hyper::client::conn::http2::Connection<TokioIo<BackendStream>, BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>, hyper_util::rt::TokioExecutor>,
         ) = match tokio::time::timeout(self.connect_timeout, h2_builder.handshake(io)).await {
             Ok(Ok(h)) => h,
             Ok(Err(e)) => {
-                error!(backend = %backend_key, domain = %domain, error = %e, "H2 retry: handshake failed");
+                error!(backend = %backend_key, domain = %domain, error = %e, error_debug = ?e, "H2 retry: handshake failed");
                 self.metrics.backend_handshake_error(&backend_key);
                 self.metrics.backend_connection_closed(&backend_key);
                 return Ok(error_response(StatusCode::BAD_GATEWAY, "Backend H2 retry handshake failed"));
@@ -1077,11 +1180,22 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
             }
         };
 
-        tokio::spawn(async move {
-            if let Err(e) = conn.await {
-                debug!("H2 retry: upstream connection error: {}", e);
-            }
-        });
+        // Spawn the H2 connection driver with generation-tagged eviction.
+        let gen_holder = Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64::new(u64::MAX));
+        {
+            let pool = Arc::clone(&self.connection_pool);
+            let key = pool_key.clone();
+            let gen = Arc::clone(&gen_holder);
+            tokio::spawn(async move {
+                if let Err(e) = conn.await {
+                    warn!("H2 retry: upstream connection error: {} ({:?})", e, e);
+                }
+                let g = gen.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+                if g != u64::MAX {
+                    pool.remove_h2_if_generation(&key, g);
+                }
+            });
+        }
 
         // Build request with empty body using absolute URI for H2 pseudo-headers
         let scheme = if pool_key.use_tls { "https" } else { "http" };
@@ -1091,6 +1205,10 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
             .method(method)
             .uri(&h2_uri);
 
+        // Remove Host header for H2 — :authority pseudo-header (from URI) is sufficient
+        let mut upstream_headers = upstream_headers;
+        upstream_headers.remove("host");
+
         if let Some(headers) = upstream_req.headers_mut() {
             *headers = upstream_headers;
         }
@@ -1103,8 +1221,9 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
         match sender.send_request(upstream_req).await {
             Ok(resp) => {
                 // Register in pool only after request succeeds
-                self.connection_pool.register_h2(pool_key.clone(), sender);
-                let result = self.build_streaming_response(resp, route, route_id, source_ip).await;
+                let g = self.connection_pool.register_h2(pool_key.clone(), sender);
+                gen_holder.store(g, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+                let result = self.build_streaming_response(resp, route, route_id, source_ip, conn_activity).await;
                 // Close the fresh backend connection (opened above)
                 self.metrics.backend_connection_closed(&backend_key);
                 result
@@ -1131,7 +1250,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
         io: TokioIo<BackendStream>,
         parts: hyper::http::request::Parts,
         body: Incoming,
-        upstream_headers: hyper::HeaderMap,
+        mut upstream_headers: hyper::HeaderMap,
         upstream_path: &str,
         upstream: &crate::upstream_selector::UpstreamSelection,
         route: &rustproxy_config::RouteConfig,
@@ -1140,15 +1259,16 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
         pool_key: &crate::connection_pool::PoolKey,
         requested_host: Option<String>,
         domain: &str,
+        conn_activity: &ConnActivity,
     ) -> Result<Response<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>, hyper::Error> {
         let exec = hyper_util::rt::TokioExecutor::new();
         let mut h2_builder = hyper::client::conn::http2::Builder::new(exec);
         h2_builder
             .timer(hyper_util::rt::TokioTimer::new())
             .keep_alive_interval(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10))
-            .keep_alive_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5))
-            .adaptive_window(true)
-            .initial_stream_window_size(2 * 1024 * 1024);
+            .keep_alive_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(30))
+            .initial_stream_window_size(2 * 1024 * 1024)
+            .initial_connection_window_size(16 * 1024 * 1024);
         let handshake_result = tokio::time::timeout(
             self.connect_timeout,
             h2_builder.handshake(io),
@@ -1184,7 +1304,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
                         let fallback_io = TokioIo::new(fallback_backend);
                         let result = self.forward_h1(
                             fallback_io, parts, body, upstream_headers, upstream_path,
-                            upstream, route, route_id, source_ip, &h1_pool_key, domain,
+                            upstream, route, route_id, source_ip, &h1_pool_key, domain, conn_activity,
                         ).await;
                         self.metrics.backend_connection_closed(&bk);
                         result
@@ -1195,19 +1315,34 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
                 }
             }
             Ok(Ok((mut sender, conn))) => {
-                tokio::spawn(async move {
-                    if let Err(e) = conn.await {
-                        debug!("HTTP/2 upstream connection error: {}", e);
-                    }
-                });
+                // Spawn the H2 connection driver with generation-tagged eviction.
+                let gen_holder = Arc::new(std::sync::atomic::AtomicU64::new(u64::MAX));
+                {
+                    let pool = Arc::clone(&self.connection_pool);
+                    let key = pool_key.clone();
+                    let gen = Arc::clone(&gen_holder);
+                    tokio::spawn(async move {
+                        if let Err(e) = conn.await {
+                            warn!("HTTP/2 upstream connection error: {} ({:?})", e, e);
+                        }
+                        let g = gen.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+                        if g != u64::MAX {
+                            pool.remove_h2_if_generation(&key, g);
+                        }
+                    });
+                }
 
                 // Save retry state before consuming parts/body (for bodyless requests like GET)
+                // Clone BEFORE removing Host — H1 fallback needs Host header
                 let retry_state = if body.is_end_stream() {
                     Some((parts.method.clone(), upstream_headers.clone()))
                 } else {
                     None
                 };
 
+                // Remove Host header for H2 — :authority pseudo-header (from URI) is sufficient
+                upstream_headers.remove("host");
+
                 // Build and send the h2 request inline (don't register in pool yet —
                 // we need to verify the request actually succeeds first, because some
                 // backends advertise h2 via ALPN but don't speak the h2 binary protocol).
@@ -1228,15 +1363,16 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
                     route_id.map(|s| s.to_string()),
                     Some(source_ip.to_string()),
                     Direction::In,
-                );
+                ).with_connection_activity(Arc::clone(&conn_activity.last_activity), conn_activity.start);
                 let boxed_body: BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error> = BoxBody::new(counting_req_body);
                 let upstream_req = upstream_req.body(boxed_body).unwrap();
 
                 match sender.send_request(upstream_req).await {
                     Ok(upstream_response) => {
                         // H2 works! Register sender in pool for multiplexed reuse
-                        self.connection_pool.register_h2(pool_key.clone(), sender);
-                        self.build_streaming_response(upstream_response, route, route_id, source_ip).await
+                        let g = self.connection_pool.register_h2(pool_key.clone(), sender);
+                        gen_holder.store(g, std::sync::atomic::Ordering::Relaxed);
+                        self.build_streaming_response(upstream_response, route, route_id, source_ip, conn_activity).await
                     }
                     Err(e) => {
                         // H2 request failed — backend advertises h2 via ALPN but doesn't
@@ -1246,6 +1382,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
                             backend = %bk,
                             domain = %domain,
                             error = %e,
+                            error_debug = ?e,
                             "Auto-detect: H2 request failed, falling back to H1"
                         );
                         self.metrics.backend_h2_failure(&bk);
@@ -1269,7 +1406,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
                                     let fallback_io = TokioIo::new(fallback_backend);
                                     let result = self.forward_h1_empty_body(
                                         fallback_io, method, headers, upstream_path,
-                                        route, route_id, source_ip, &h1_pool_key, domain,
+                                        route, route_id, source_ip, &h1_pool_key, domain, conn_activity,
                                     ).await;
                                     // Close the reconnected backend connection (opened in reconnect_backend)
                                     self.metrics.backend_connection_closed(&bk);
@@ -1318,7 +1455,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
                         let fallback_io = TokioIo::new(fallback_backend);
                         let result = self.forward_h1(
                             fallback_io, parts, body, upstream_headers, upstream_path,
-                            upstream, route, route_id, source_ip, &h1_pool_key, domain,
+                            upstream, route, route_id, source_ip, &h1_pool_key, domain, conn_activity,
                         ).await;
                         // Close the reconnected backend connection (opened in reconnect_backend)
                         self.metrics.backend_connection_closed(&bk);
@@ -1345,6 +1482,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
         source_ip: &str,
         pool_key: &crate::connection_pool::PoolKey,
         domain: &str,
+        conn_activity: &ConnActivity,
     ) -> Result<Response<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>, hyper::Error> {
         let backend_key = format!("{}:{}", pool_key.host, pool_key.port);
         let (mut sender, conn): (
@@ -1388,10 +1526,10 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
             }
         };
 
-        // Return sender to pool for keep-alive reuse
-        self.connection_pool.checkin_h1(pool_key.clone(), sender);
+        // Don't pool the sender while response body is still streaming (same safety as forward_h1_with_sender)
+        drop(sender);
 
-        self.build_streaming_response(upstream_response, route, route_id, source_ip).await
+        self.build_streaming_response(upstream_response, route, route_id, source_ip, conn_activity).await
     }
 
     /// Reconnect to a backend (used for H2→H1 fallback).
@@ -1462,6 +1600,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
         source_ip: &str,
         pool_key: Option<&crate::connection_pool::PoolKey>,
         domain: &str,
+        conn_activity: &ConnActivity,
     ) -> Result<Response<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>, hyper::Error> {
         // Build absolute URI for H2 pseudo-headers (:scheme, :authority)
         // Use the requested domain as authority (not backend address) so :authority matches Host header
@@ -1474,6 +1613,11 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
             .method(parts.method)
             .uri(&h2_uri);
 
+        // Remove Host header for H2 — :authority pseudo-header (from URI) is sufficient
+        // Having both Host and :authority causes nginx to return 400
+        let mut upstream_headers = upstream_headers;
+        upstream_headers.remove("host");
+
         if let Some(headers) = upstream_req.headers_mut() {
             *headers = upstream_headers;
         }
@@ -1485,7 +1629,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
             route_id.map(|s| s.to_string()),
             Some(source_ip.to_string()),
             Direction::In,
-        );
+        ).with_connection_activity(Arc::clone(&conn_activity.last_activity), conn_activity.start);
         let boxed_body: BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error> = BoxBody::new(counting_req_body);
 
         let upstream_req = upstream_req.body(boxed_body).unwrap();
@@ -1496,17 +1640,17 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
                 // Evict the dead sender so subsequent requests get fresh connections
                 if let Some(key) = pool_key {
                     let bk = format!("{}:{}", key.host, key.port);
-                    error!(backend = %bk, domain = %domain, error = %e, "Backend H2 request failed");
+                    error!(backend = %bk, domain = %domain, error = %e, error_debug = ?e, "Backend H2 request failed");
                     self.metrics.backend_request_error(&bk);
                     self.connection_pool.remove_h2(key);
                 } else {
-                    error!(domain = %domain, error = %e, "Backend H2 request failed");
+                    error!(domain = %domain, error = %e, error_debug = ?e, "Backend H2 request failed");
                 }
                 return Ok(error_response(StatusCode::BAD_GATEWAY, "Backend H2 request failed"));
             }
         };
 
-        self.build_streaming_response(upstream_response, route, route_id, source_ip).await
+        self.build_streaming_response(upstream_response, route, route_id, source_ip, conn_activity).await
     }
 
     /// Build the client-facing response from an upstream response, streaming the body.
@@ -1519,6 +1663,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
         route: &rustproxy_config::RouteConfig,
         route_id: Option<&str>,
         source_ip: &str,
+        conn_activity: &ConnActivity,
     ) -> Result<Response<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>, hyper::Error> {
         let (resp_parts, resp_body) = upstream_response.into_parts();
 
@@ -1527,6 +1672,19 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
 
         if let Some(headers) = response.headers_mut() {
             *headers = resp_parts.headers;
+
+            // Strip hop-by-hop headers from the backend response.
+            // RFC 9113 §8.2.2 forbids connection-specific headers in HTTP/2 responses;
+            // forwarding them from an H1 backend can cause H2 stream resets.
+            // Mirrors the request-path stripping at the forward methods above.
+            headers.remove("connection");
+            headers.remove("keep-alive");
+            headers.remove("proxy-connection");
+            headers.remove("transfer-encoding");
+            headers.remove("te");
+            headers.remove("trailer");
+            // Note: "upgrade" is intentionally kept — needed for WebSocket 101 responses.
+
             ResponseFilter::apply_headers(route, headers, None);
         }
 
@@ -1539,14 +1697,23 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
             route_id.map(|s| s.to_string()),
             Some(source_ip.to_string()),
             Direction::Out,
-        );
+        ).with_connection_activity(Arc::clone(&conn_activity.last_activity), conn_activity.start);
+
+        // Keep active_requests > 0 while the response body streams, so the idle
+        // watchdog doesn't kill the connection mid-transfer (e.g. during git fetch).
+        // CountingBody increments on creation and decrements on Drop.
+        let counting_body = if let Some(ref ar) = conn_activity.active_requests {
+            counting_body.with_active_requests(Arc::clone(ar))
+        } else {
+            counting_body
+        };
 
         let body: BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error> = BoxBody::new(counting_body);
 
         Ok(response.body(body).unwrap())
     }
 
-    /// Handle a WebSocket upgrade request.
+    /// Handle a WebSocket upgrade request (H1 Upgrade or H2 Extended CONNECT per RFC 8441).
     async fn handle_websocket_upgrade(
         &self,
         req: Request<Incoming>,
@@ -1557,6 +1724,8 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
         upstream_key: &str,
         cancel: CancellationToken,
         source_ip: &str,
+        is_h2: bool,
+        conn_activity: Option<ConnActivity>,
     ) -> Result<Response<BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error>>, hyper::Error> {
         use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
 
@@ -1642,9 +1811,11 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
 
         let (parts, _body) = req.into_parts();
 
+        // H2 Extended CONNECT uses method=CONNECT, but the H1.1 backend expects GET
+        let backend_method = if is_h2 { "GET" } else { parts.method.as_str() };
         let mut raw_request = format!(
             "{} {} HTTP/1.1\r\n",
-            parts.method, upstream_path
+            backend_method, upstream_path
         );
 
         // Copy all original headers (preserving the client's Host header).
@@ -1672,6 +1843,23 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
             }
         }
 
+        // H2 Extended CONNECT doesn't carry H1 WebSocket handshake headers;
+        // inject them so the H1.1 backend can complete the upgrade.
+        if is_h2 {
+            if !parts.headers.contains_key("upgrade") {
+                raw_request.push_str("upgrade: websocket\r\n");
+            }
+            if !parts.headers.contains_key("connection") {
+                raw_request.push_str("connection: Upgrade\r\n");
+            }
+            if !parts.headers.contains_key("sec-websocket-version") {
+                raw_request.push_str("sec-websocket-version: 13\r\n");
+            }
+            if !parts.headers.contains_key("sec-websocket-key") {
+                raw_request.push_str("sec-websocket-key: dGhlIHNhbXBsZSBub25jZQ==\r\n");
+            }
+        }
+
         // Add standard reverse-proxy headers (X-Forwarded-*)
         {
             let original_host = parts.headers.get("host")
@@ -1774,8 +1962,12 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
             ));
         }
 
-        let mut client_resp = Response::builder()
-            .status(StatusCode::SWITCHING_PROTOCOLS);
+        // H1: 101 Switching Protocols; H2: 200 OK (RFC 8441 — hyper requires 2xx for Extended CONNECT upgrade)
+        let mut client_resp = if is_h2 {
+            Response::builder().status(StatusCode::OK)
+        } else {
+            Response::builder().status(StatusCode::SWITCHING_PROTOCOLS)
+        };
 
         if let Some(resp_headers) = client_resp.headers_mut() {
             for line in response_str.lines().skip(1) {
@@ -1786,6 +1978,17 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
                 if let Some((name, value)) = line.split_once(':') {
                     let name = name.trim();
                     let value = value.trim();
+                    // Skip hop-by-hop headers for H2 (forbidden by RFC 9113 §8.2.2)
+                    if is_h2 {
+                        let name_lower = name.to_lowercase();
+                        if name_lower == "upgrade" || name_lower == "connection"
+                            || name_lower == "sec-websocket-accept"
+                            || name_lower == "transfer-encoding"
+                            || name_lower == "keep-alive"
+                        {
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                    }
                     if let Ok(header_name) = hyper::header::HeaderName::from_bytes(name.as_bytes()) {
                         if let Ok(header_value) = hyper::header::HeaderValue::from_str(value) {
                             resp_headers.insert(header_name, header_value);
@@ -1826,48 +2029,89 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
             let last_activity = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0));
             let start = std::time::Instant::now();
 
+            // Per-connection cancellation token: the watchdog cancels this instead of
+            // aborting tasks, so the copy loops can shut down gracefully (TLS close_notify).
+            let ws_cancel = CancellationToken::new();
+
+            // For H2 WebSocket: also update the connection-level activity tracker
+            // to prevent the idle watchdog from killing the H2 connection
+            let conn_act_c2u = conn_activity.as_ref().map(|ca| (Arc::clone(&ca.last_activity), ca.start));
+            let conn_act_u2c = conn_activity.as_ref().map(|ca| (Arc::clone(&ca.last_activity), ca.start));
+
             let la1 = Arc::clone(&last_activity);
+            let metrics_c2u = Arc::clone(&metrics);
+            let route_c2u = route_id_owned.clone();
+            let ip_c2u = source_ip_owned.clone();
+            let wsc1 = ws_cancel.clone();
             let c2u = tokio::spawn(async move {
                 let mut buf = vec![0u8; 65536];
                 let mut total = 0u64;
                 loop {
-                    let n = match cr.read(&mut buf).await {
-                        Ok(0) | Err(_) => break,
-                        Ok(n) => n,
+                    let n = tokio::select! {
+                        result = cr.read(&mut buf) => match result {
+                            Ok(0) | Err(_) => break,
+                            Ok(n) => n,
+                        },
+                        _ = wsc1.cancelled() => break,
                     };
                     if uw.write_all(&buf[..n]).await.is_err() {
                         break;
                     }
                     total += n as u64;
+                    metrics_c2u.record_bytes(n as u64, 0, route_c2u.as_deref(), Some(&ip_c2u));
                     la1.store(start.elapsed().as_millis() as u64, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    if let Some((ref ca, ca_start)) = conn_act_c2u {
+                        ca.store(ca_start.elapsed().as_millis() as u64, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    }
                 }
-                let _ = uw.shutdown().await;
+                // Graceful shutdown with timeout (sends TLS close_notify / TCP FIN)
+                let _ = tokio::time::timeout(
+                    std::time::Duration::from_secs(2),
+                    uw.shutdown(),
+                ).await;
                 total
             });
 
             let la2 = Arc::clone(&last_activity);
+            let metrics_u2c = Arc::clone(&metrics);
+            let route_u2c = route_id_owned.clone();
+            let ip_u2c = source_ip_owned.clone();
+            let wsc2 = ws_cancel.clone();
             let u2c = tokio::spawn(async move {
                 let mut buf = vec![0u8; 65536];
                 let mut total = 0u64;
                 loop {
-                    let n = match ur.read(&mut buf).await {
-                        Ok(0) | Err(_) => break,
-                        Ok(n) => n,
+                    let n = tokio::select! {
+                        result = ur.read(&mut buf) => match result {
+                            Ok(0) | Err(_) => break,
+                            Ok(n) => n,
+                        },
+                        _ = wsc2.cancelled() => break,
                     };
                     if cw.write_all(&buf[..n]).await.is_err() {
                         break;
                     }
                     total += n as u64;
+                    metrics_u2c.record_bytes(0, n as u64, route_u2c.as_deref(), Some(&ip_u2c));
                     la2.store(start.elapsed().as_millis() as u64, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    if let Some((ref ca, ca_start)) = conn_act_u2c {
+                        ca.store(ca_start.elapsed().as_millis() as u64, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    }
                 }
-                let _ = cw.shutdown().await;
+                // Graceful shutdown with timeout (sends TLS close_notify / TCP FIN)
+                let _ = tokio::time::timeout(
+                    std::time::Duration::from_secs(2),
+                    cw.shutdown(),
+                ).await;
                 total
             });
 
-            // Watchdog: monitors inactivity, max lifetime, and cancellation
+            // Watchdog: monitors inactivity, max lifetime, and cancellation.
+            // First cancels the per-connection token for graceful shutdown (close_notify/FIN),
+            // then falls back to abort if the tasks are stuck (e.g. on a blocked write_all).
             let la_watch = Arc::clone(&last_activity);
-            let c2u_handle = c2u.abort_handle();
-            let u2c_handle = u2c.abort_handle();
+            let c2u_abort = c2u.abort_handle();
+            let u2c_abort = u2c.abort_handle();
             let inactivity_timeout = ws_inactivity_timeout;
             let max_lifetime = ws_max_lifetime;
 
@@ -1879,8 +2123,6 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
                         _ = tokio::time::sleep(check_interval) => {}
                         _ = cancel.cancelled() => {
                             debug!("WebSocket tunnel cancelled by shutdown");
-                            c2u_handle.abort();
-                            u2c_handle.abort();
                             break;
                         }
                     }
@@ -1888,8 +2130,6 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
                     // Check max lifetime
                     if start.elapsed() >= max_lifetime {
                         debug!("WebSocket tunnel exceeded max lifetime, closing");
-                        c2u_handle.abort();
-                        u2c_handle.abort();
                         break;
                     }
 
@@ -1899,13 +2139,18 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
                         let elapsed_since_activity = start.elapsed().as_millis() as u64 - current;
                         if elapsed_since_activity >= inactivity_timeout.as_millis() as u64 {
                             debug!("WebSocket tunnel inactive for {}ms, closing", elapsed_since_activity);
-                            c2u_handle.abort();
-                            u2c_handle.abort();
                             break;
                         }
                     }
                     last_seen = current;
                 }
+                // Phase 1: Signal copy loops to exit gracefully (allows close_notify/FIN)
+                ws_cancel.cancel();
+                // Phase 2: Wait for graceful shutdown (2s shutdown timeout + 2s margin)
+                tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(4)).await;
+                // Phase 3: Force-abort if still stuck (e.g. blocked on write_all)
+                c2u_abort.abort();
+                u2c_abort.abort();
             });
 
             let bytes_in = c2u.await.unwrap_or(0);
@@ -1915,9 +2160,7 @@ impl HttpProxyService {
             debug!("WebSocket tunnel closed: {} bytes in, {} bytes out", bytes_in, bytes_out);
 
             upstream_selector.connection_ended(&upstream_key_owned);
-            if let Some(ref rid) = route_id_owned {
-                metrics.record_bytes(bytes_in, bytes_out, Some(rid.as_str()), Some(&source_ip_owned));
-            }
+            // Bytes already reported per-chunk in the copy loops above
         });
 
         let body: BoxBody<Bytes, hyper::Error> = BoxBody::new(

rust/crates/rustproxy-http/src/shutdown_on_drop.rs

@@ -0,0 +1,102 @@
+//! Wrapper that ensures TLS close_notify is sent when the stream is dropped.
+//!
+//! When hyper drops an HTTP connection (backend error, timeout, normal H2 close),
+//! the underlying TLS stream is dropped WITHOUT `shutdown()`. tokio-rustls cannot
+//! send `close_notify` in Drop (requires async). This wrapper tracks whether
+//! `poll_shutdown` was called and, if not, spawns a background task to send it.
+
+use std::io;
+use std::pin::Pin;
+use std::task::{Context, Poll};
+
+use tokio::io::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite, ReadBuf};
+
+/// Wraps an AsyncRead+AsyncWrite stream and ensures `shutdown()` is called when
+/// dropped, even if the caller (e.g. hyper) doesn't explicitly shut down.
+///
+/// This guarantees TLS `close_notify` is sent for TLS-wrapped streams, preventing
+/// "GnuTLS recv error (-110): The TLS connection was non-properly terminated" errors.
+pub struct ShutdownOnDrop<S: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send + 'static> {
+    inner: Option<S>,
+    shutdown_called: bool,
+}
+
+impl<S: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send + 'static> ShutdownOnDrop<S> {
+    /// Create a new wrapper around the given stream.
+    pub fn new(stream: S) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            inner: Some(stream),
+            shutdown_called: false,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send + 'static> AsyncRead for ShutdownOnDrop<S> {
+    fn poll_read(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &mut ReadBuf<'_>,
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        Pin::new(self.get_mut().inner.as_mut().unwrap()).poll_read(cx, buf)
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send + 'static> AsyncWrite for ShutdownOnDrop<S> {
+    fn poll_write(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        buf: &[u8],
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>> {
+        Pin::new(self.get_mut().inner.as_mut().unwrap()).poll_write(cx, buf)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_write_vectored(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+        bufs: &[io::IoSlice<'_>],
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<usize>> {
+        Pin::new(self.get_mut().inner.as_mut().unwrap()).poll_write_vectored(cx, bufs)
+    }
+
+    fn is_write_vectored(&self) -> bool {
+        self.inner.as_ref().unwrap().is_write_vectored()
+    }
+
+    fn poll_flush(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        Pin::new(self.get_mut().inner.as_mut().unwrap()).poll_flush(cx)
+    }
+
+    fn poll_shutdown(
+        self: Pin<&mut Self>,
+        cx: &mut Context<'_>,
+    ) -> Poll<io::Result<()>> {
+        let this = self.get_mut();
+        let result = Pin::new(this.inner.as_mut().unwrap()).poll_shutdown(cx);
+        if result.is_ready() {
+            this.shutdown_called = true;
+        }
+        result
+    }
+}
+
+impl<S: AsyncRead + AsyncWrite + Unpin + Send + 'static> Drop for ShutdownOnDrop<S> {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        // If shutdown was already called (hyper closed properly), nothing to do.
+        // If not (hyper dropped without shutdown — e.g. H2 close, error, timeout),
+        // spawn a background task to send close_notify / TCP FIN.
+        if !self.shutdown_called {
+            if let Some(mut stream) = self.inner.take() {
+                tokio::spawn(async move {
+                    let _ = tokio::time::timeout(
+                        std::time::Duration::from_secs(2),
+                        tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt::shutdown(&mut stream),
+                    ).await;
+                    // stream is dropped here — all resources freed
+                });
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}

rust/crates/rustproxy-metrics/src/collector.rs

@@ -266,44 +266,67 @@ impl MetricsCollector {
         self.global_pending_tp_in.fetch_add(bytes_in, Ordering::Relaxed);
         self.global_pending_tp_out.fetch_add(bytes_out, Ordering::Relaxed);
 
+        // Per-route tracking: use get() first (zero-alloc fast path for existing entries),
+        // fall back to entry() with to_string() only on the rare first-chunk miss.
         if let Some(route_id) = route_id {
-            self.route_bytes_in
-                .entry(route_id.to_string())
-                .or_insert_with(|| AtomicU64::new(0))
-                .fetch_add(bytes_in, Ordering::Relaxed);
-            self.route_bytes_out
-                .entry(route_id.to_string())
-                .or_insert_with(|| AtomicU64::new(0))
-                .fetch_add(bytes_out, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            if let Some(counter) = self.route_bytes_in.get(route_id) {
+                counter.fetch_add(bytes_in, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            } else {
+                self.route_bytes_in.entry(route_id.to_string())
+                    .or_insert_with(|| AtomicU64::new(0))
+                    .fetch_add(bytes_in, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            }
+            if let Some(counter) = self.route_bytes_out.get(route_id) {
+                counter.fetch_add(bytes_out, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            } else {
+                self.route_bytes_out.entry(route_id.to_string())
+                    .or_insert_with(|| AtomicU64::new(0))
+                    .fetch_add(bytes_out, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            }
 
             // Accumulate into per-route pending throughput counters (lock-free)
-            let entry = self.route_pending_tp
-                .entry(route_id.to_string())
-                .or_insert_with(|| (AtomicU64::new(0), AtomicU64::new(0)));
-            entry.0.fetch_add(bytes_in, Ordering::Relaxed);
-            entry.1.fetch_add(bytes_out, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            if let Some(entry) = self.route_pending_tp.get(route_id) {
+                entry.0.fetch_add(bytes_in, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                entry.1.fetch_add(bytes_out, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            } else {
+                let entry = self.route_pending_tp.entry(route_id.to_string())
+                    .or_insert_with(|| (AtomicU64::new(0), AtomicU64::new(0)));
+                entry.0.fetch_add(bytes_in, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                entry.1.fetch_add(bytes_out, Ordering::Relaxed);
+            }
         }
 
+        // Per-IP tracking: same get()-first pattern to avoid String allocation on hot path.
         if let Some(ip) = source_ip {
             // Only record per-IP stats if the IP still has active connections.
             // This prevents orphaned entries when record_bytes races with
             // connection_closed (which evicts all per-IP data on last close).
             if self.ip_connections.contains_key(ip) {
-                self.ip_bytes_in
-                    .entry(ip.to_string())
-                    .or_insert_with(|| AtomicU64::new(0))
-                    .fetch_add(bytes_in, Ordering::Relaxed);
-                self.ip_bytes_out
-                    .entry(ip.to_string())
-                    .or_insert_with(|| AtomicU64::new(0))
-                    .fetch_add(bytes_out, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                if let Some(counter) = self.ip_bytes_in.get(ip) {
+                    counter.fetch_add(bytes_in, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                } else {
+                    self.ip_bytes_in.entry(ip.to_string())
+                        .or_insert_with(|| AtomicU64::new(0))
+                        .fetch_add(bytes_in, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                }
+                if let Some(counter) = self.ip_bytes_out.get(ip) {
+                    counter.fetch_add(bytes_out, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                } else {
+                    self.ip_bytes_out.entry(ip.to_string())
+                        .or_insert_with(|| AtomicU64::new(0))
+                        .fetch_add(bytes_out, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                }
 
                 // Accumulate into per-IP pending throughput counters (lock-free)
-                let entry = self.ip_pending_tp
-                    .entry(ip.to_string())
-                    .or_insert_with(|| (AtomicU64::new(0), AtomicU64::new(0)));
-                entry.0.fetch_add(bytes_in, Ordering::Relaxed);
-                entry.1.fetch_add(bytes_out, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                if let Some(entry) = self.ip_pending_tp.get(ip) {
+                    entry.0.fetch_add(bytes_in, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    entry.1.fetch_add(bytes_out, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                } else {
+                    let entry = self.ip_pending_tp.entry(ip.to_string())
+                        .or_insert_with(|| (AtomicU64::new(0), AtomicU64::new(0)));
+                    entry.0.fetch_add(bytes_in, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                    entry.1.fetch_add(bytes_out, Ordering::Relaxed);
+                }
             }
         }
     }

rust/crates/rustproxy-passthrough/src/forwarder.rs

@@ -97,16 +97,25 @@ pub async fn forward_bidirectional_with_timeouts(
     let last_activity = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0));
     let start = std::time::Instant::now();
 
+    // Per-connection cancellation token: the watchdog cancels this instead of
+    // aborting tasks, so the copy loops can shut down gracefully (TCP FIN instead
+    // of RST, TLS close_notify if the stream is TLS-wrapped).
+    let conn_cancel = CancellationToken::new();
+
     let la1 = Arc::clone(&last_activity);
     let initial_len = initial_data.map_or(0u64, |d| d.len() as u64);
     let metrics_c2b = metrics.clone();
+    let cc1 = conn_cancel.clone();
     let c2b = tokio::spawn(async move {
         let mut buf = vec![0u8; 65536];
         let mut total = initial_len;
         loop {
-            let n = match client_read.read(&mut buf).await {
-                Ok(0) | Err(_) => break,
-                Ok(n) => n,
+            let n = tokio::select! {
+                result = client_read.read(&mut buf) => match result {
+                    Ok(0) | Err(_) => break,
+                    Ok(n) => n,
+                },
+                _ = cc1.cancelled() => break,
             };
             if backend_write.write_all(&buf[..n]).await.is_err() {
                 break;
@@ -117,19 +126,27 @@ pub async fn forward_bidirectional_with_timeouts(
                 ctx.collector.record_bytes(n as u64, 0, ctx.route_id.as_deref(), ctx.source_ip.as_deref());
             }
         }
-        let _ = backend_write.shutdown().await;
+        // Graceful shutdown with timeout (sends TCP FIN / TLS close_notify)
+        let _ = tokio::time::timeout(
+            std::time::Duration::from_secs(2),
+            backend_write.shutdown(),
+        ).await;
         total
     });
 
     let la2 = Arc::clone(&last_activity);
     let metrics_b2c = metrics;
+    let cc2 = conn_cancel.clone();
     let b2c = tokio::spawn(async move {
         let mut buf = vec![0u8; 65536];
         let mut total = 0u64;
         loop {
-            let n = match backend_read.read(&mut buf).await {
-                Ok(0) | Err(_) => break,
-                Ok(n) => n,
+            let n = tokio::select! {
+                result = backend_read.read(&mut buf) => match result {
+                    Ok(0) | Err(_) => break,
+                    Ok(n) => n,
+                },
+                _ = cc2.cancelled() => break,
             };
             if client_write.write_all(&buf[..n]).await.is_err() {
                 break;
@@ -140,14 +157,20 @@ pub async fn forward_bidirectional_with_timeouts(
                 ctx.collector.record_bytes(0, n as u64, ctx.route_id.as_deref(), ctx.source_ip.as_deref());
             }
         }
-        let _ = client_write.shutdown().await;
+        // Graceful shutdown with timeout (sends TCP FIN / TLS close_notify)
+        let _ = tokio::time::timeout(
+            std::time::Duration::from_secs(2),
+            client_write.shutdown(),
+        ).await;
         total
     });
 
-    // Watchdog: inactivity, max lifetime, and cancellation
+    // Watchdog: inactivity, max lifetime, and cancellation.
+    // First cancels the per-connection token for graceful shutdown (FIN/close_notify),
+    // then falls back to abort if the tasks are stuck (e.g. on a blocked write_all).
     let la_watch = Arc::clone(&last_activity);
-    let c2b_handle = c2b.abort_handle();
-    let b2c_handle = b2c.abort_handle();
+    let c2b_abort = c2b.abort_handle();
+    let b2c_abort = b2c.abort_handle();
     let watchdog = tokio::spawn(async move {
         let check_interval = std::time::Duration::from_secs(5);
         let mut last_seen = 0u64;
@@ -155,16 +178,12 @@ pub async fn forward_bidirectional_with_timeouts(
             tokio::select! {
                 _ = cancel.cancelled() => {
                     debug!("Connection cancelled by shutdown");
-                    c2b_handle.abort();
-                    b2c_handle.abort();
                     break;
                 }
                 _ = tokio::time::sleep(check_interval) => {
                     // Check max lifetime
                     if start.elapsed() >= max_lifetime {
                         debug!("Connection exceeded max lifetime, closing");
-                        c2b_handle.abort();
-                        b2c_handle.abort();
                         break;
                     }
 
@@ -174,8 +193,6 @@ pub async fn forward_bidirectional_with_timeouts(
                         let elapsed_since_activity = start.elapsed().as_millis() as u64 - current;
                         if elapsed_since_activity >= inactivity_timeout.as_millis() as u64 {
                             debug!("Connection inactive for {}ms, closing", elapsed_since_activity);
-                            c2b_handle.abort();
-                            b2c_handle.abort();
                             break;
                         }
                     }
@@ -183,6 +200,13 @@ pub async fn forward_bidirectional_with_timeouts(
                 }
             }
         }
+        // Phase 1: Signal copy loops to exit gracefully (allows FIN/close_notify)
+        conn_cancel.cancel();
+        // Phase 2: Wait for graceful shutdown (2s shutdown timeout + 2s margin)
+        tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(4)).await;
+        // Phase 3: Force-abort if still stuck (e.g. blocked on write_all)
+        c2b_abort.abort();
+        b2c_abort.abort();
     });
 
     let bytes_in = c2b.await.unwrap_or(0);

rust/crates/rustproxy-passthrough/src/tcp_listener.rs

@@ -465,21 +465,19 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
                         Ok((stream, peer_addr)) => {
                             let ip = peer_addr.ip();
 
-                            // Global connection limit — acquire semaphore permit with timeout
-                            let permit = match tokio::time::timeout(
-                                std::time::Duration::from_secs(5),
-                                conn_semaphore.clone().acquire_owned(),
-                            ).await {
-                                Ok(Ok(permit)) => permit,
-                                Ok(Err(_)) => {
-                                    // Semaphore closed — shouldn't happen, but be safe
-                                    debug!("Connection semaphore closed, dropping connection from {}", peer_addr);
+                            // Global connection limit — non-blocking check.
+                            // MUST NOT block the accept loop: a blocking acquire would stall
+                            // ALL connections to this port (not just the one over limit), because
+                            // listener.accept() is not polled while we await the semaphore.
+                            let permit = match conn_semaphore.clone().try_acquire_owned() {
+                                Ok(permit) => permit,
+                                Err(tokio::sync::TryAcquireError::NoPermits) => {
+                                    warn!("Global connection limit reached, dropping connection from {}", peer_addr);
                                     drop(stream);
                                     continue;
                                 }
-                                Err(_) => {
-                                    // Timeout — global limit reached
-                                    debug!("Global connection limit reached, dropping connection from {}", peer_addr);
+                                Err(tokio::sync::TryAcquireError::Closed) => {
+                                    warn!("Connection semaphore closed, dropping connection from {}", peer_addr);
                                     drop(stream);
                                     continue;
                                 }
@@ -487,7 +485,7 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
 
                             // Check per-IP limits and rate limiting
                             if !conn_tracker.try_accept(&ip) {
-                                debug!("Rejected connection from {} (per-IP limit or rate limit)", peer_addr);
+                                warn!("Rejected connection from {} (per-IP limit or rate limit)", peer_addr);
                                 drop(stream);
                                 drop(permit);
                                 continue;
@@ -519,7 +517,7 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
                                     stream, port, peer_addr, rm, m, tc, sa, hp, cc, cn, sr, rc,
                                 ).await;
                                 if let Err(e) = result {
-                                    debug!("Connection error from {}: {}", peer_addr, e);
+                                    warn!("Connection error from {}: {}", peer_addr, e);
                                 }
                             });
                         }
@@ -563,8 +561,9 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
         // Non-proxy connections skip the peek entirely (no latency cost).
         let mut effective_peer_addr = peer_addr;
         if !conn_config.proxy_ips.is_empty() && conn_config.proxy_ips.contains(&peer_addr.ip()) {
-            // Trusted proxy IP — peek for PROXY protocol header
-            let mut proxy_peek = vec![0u8; 256];
+            // Trusted proxy IP — peek for PROXY protocol header.
+            // Use stack-allocated buffers (PROXY v1 headers are max ~108 bytes).
+            let mut proxy_peek = [0u8; 256];
             let pn = match tokio::time::timeout(
                 std::time::Duration::from_millis(conn_config.initial_data_timeout_ms),
                 stream.peek(&mut proxy_peek),
@@ -579,9 +578,9 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
                     Ok((header, consumed)) => {
                         debug!("PROXY protocol: real client {} -> {}", header.source_addr, header.dest_addr);
                         effective_peer_addr = header.source_addr;
-                        // Consume the proxy protocol header bytes
-                        let mut discard = vec![0u8; consumed];
-                        stream.read_exact(&mut discard).await?;
+                        // Consume the proxy protocol header bytes (stack buffer, max 108 bytes)
+                        let mut discard = [0u8; 128];
+                        stream.read_exact(&mut discard[..consumed]).await?;
                     }
                     Err(e) => {
                         debug!("Failed to parse PROXY protocol header: {}", e);
@@ -664,7 +663,7 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
                             if !rustproxy_http::request_filter::RequestFilter::check_ip_security(
                                 security, &peer_addr.ip(),
                             ) {
-                                debug!("Connection from {} blocked by route security", peer_addr);
+                                warn!("Connection from {} blocked by route security", peer_addr);
                                 return Ok(());
                             }
                         }
@@ -810,7 +809,7 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
         let route_match = match route_match {
             Some(rm) => rm,
             None => {
-                debug!("No route matched for port {} domain {:?}", port, domain);
+                warn!("No route matched for port {} domain {:?} from {}", port, domain, peer_addr);
                 if is_http {
                     // Send a proper HTTP error instead of dropping the connection
                     use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
@@ -844,7 +843,7 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
                 security,
                 &peer_addr.ip(),
             ) {
-                debug!("Connection from {} blocked by route security", peer_addr);
+                warn!("Connection from {} blocked by route security", peer_addr);
                 return Ok(());
             }
         }
@@ -987,13 +986,18 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
                     Err(_) => return Err("TLS handshake timeout".into()),
                 };
 
-                // Peek at decrypted data to determine if HTTP
+                // Peek at decrypted data to determine if HTTP.
+                // Timeout prevents connection leak if client completes TLS
+                // but never sends application data (scanners, health probes, slow-loris).
                 let mut buf_stream = tokio::io::BufReader::new(tls_stream);
                 let peeked = {
                     use tokio::io::AsyncBufReadExt;
-                    match buf_stream.fill_buf().await {
-                        Ok(data) => sni_parser::is_http(data),
-                        Err(_) => false,
+                    match tokio::time::timeout(
+                        std::time::Duration::from_millis(conn_config.initial_data_timeout_ms),
+                        buf_stream.fill_buf(),
+                    ).await {
+                        Ok(Ok(data)) => sni_parser::is_http(data),
+                        Ok(Err(_)) | Err(_) => false,
                     }
                 };
 
@@ -1011,7 +1015,11 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
                         "TLS Terminate + HTTP: {} -> {}:{} (domain: {:?})",
                         peer_addr, target_host, target_port, domain
                     );
-                    http_proxy.handle_io(buf_stream, peer_addr, port, cancel.clone()).await;
+                    // Wrap in ShutdownOnDrop to ensure TLS close_notify is sent
+                    // even if hyper drops the connection without calling shutdown
+                    // (e.g. H2 close, backend error, idle timeout drain).
+                    let wrapped = rustproxy_http::shutdown_on_drop::ShutdownOnDrop::new(buf_stream);
+                    http_proxy.handle_io(wrapped, peer_addr, port, cancel.clone()).await;
                 } else {
                     debug!(
                         "TLS Terminate + TCP: {} -> {}:{} (domain: {:?})",
@@ -1062,13 +1070,18 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
                     Err(_) => return Err("TLS handshake timeout".into()),
                 };
 
-                // Peek at decrypted data to detect protocol
+                // Peek at decrypted data to detect protocol.
+                // Timeout prevents connection leak if client completes TLS
+                // but never sends application data (scanners, health probes, slow-loris).
                 let mut buf_stream = tokio::io::BufReader::new(tls_stream);
                 let is_http_data = {
                     use tokio::io::AsyncBufReadExt;
-                    match buf_stream.fill_buf().await {
-                        Ok(data) => sni_parser::is_http(data),
-                        Err(_) => false,
+                    match tokio::time::timeout(
+                        std::time::Duration::from_millis(conn_config.initial_data_timeout_ms),
+                        buf_stream.fill_buf(),
+                    ).await {
+                        Ok(Ok(data)) => sni_parser::is_http(data),
+                        Ok(Err(_)) | Err(_) => false,
                     }
                 };
 
@@ -1088,7 +1101,10 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
                         "TLS Terminate+Reencrypt + HTTP: {} (domain: {:?})",
                         peer_addr, domain
                     );
-                    http_proxy.handle_io(buf_stream, peer_addr, port, cancel.clone()).await;
+                    // Wrap in ShutdownOnDrop to ensure TLS close_notify is sent
+                    // even if hyper drops the connection without calling shutdown.
+                    let wrapped = rustproxy_http::shutdown_on_drop::ShutdownOnDrop::new(buf_stream);
+                    http_proxy.handle_io(wrapped, peer_addr, port, cancel.clone()).await;
                 } else {
                     // Non-HTTP: TLS-to-TLS tunnel (existing behavior for raw TCP protocols)
                     debug!(
@@ -1396,15 +1412,24 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
         let last_activity = Arc::new(AtomicU64::new(0));
         let start = std::time::Instant::now();
 
+        // Per-connection cancellation token: the watchdog cancels this instead of
+        // aborting tasks, so the copy loops can shut down gracefully (TLS close_notify
+        // for terminate/reencrypt mode, TCP FIN for passthrough mode).
+        let conn_cancel = CancellationToken::new();
+
         let la1 = Arc::clone(&last_activity);
         let metrics_c2b = metrics.clone();
+        let cc1 = conn_cancel.clone();
         let c2b = tokio::spawn(async move {
             let mut buf = vec![0u8; 65536];
             let mut total = 0u64;
             loop {
-                let n = match client_read.read(&mut buf).await {
-                    Ok(0) | Err(_) => break,
-                    Ok(n) => n,
+                let n = tokio::select! {
+                    result = client_read.read(&mut buf) => match result {
+                        Ok(0) | Err(_) => break,
+                        Ok(n) => n,
+                    },
+                    _ = cc1.cancelled() => break,
                 };
                 if backend_write.write_all(&buf[..n]).await.is_err() {
                     break;
@@ -1418,19 +1443,27 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
                     ctx.collector.record_bytes(n as u64, 0, ctx.route_id.as_deref(), ctx.source_ip.as_deref());
                 }
             }
-            let _ = backend_write.shutdown().await;
+            // Graceful shutdown with timeout (sends TLS close_notify / TCP FIN)
+            let _ = tokio::time::timeout(
+                std::time::Duration::from_secs(2),
+                backend_write.shutdown(),
+            ).await;
             total
         });
 
         let la2 = Arc::clone(&last_activity);
         let metrics_b2c = metrics;
+        let cc2 = conn_cancel.clone();
         let b2c = tokio::spawn(async move {
             let mut buf = vec![0u8; 65536];
             let mut total = 0u64;
             loop {
-                let n = match backend_read.read(&mut buf).await {
-                    Ok(0) | Err(_) => break,
-                    Ok(n) => n,
+                let n = tokio::select! {
+                    result = backend_read.read(&mut buf) => match result {
+                        Ok(0) | Err(_) => break,
+                        Ok(n) => n,
+                    },
+                    _ = cc2.cancelled() => break,
                 };
                 if client_write.write_all(&buf[..n]).await.is_err() {
                     break;
@@ -1444,14 +1477,20 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
                     ctx.collector.record_bytes(0, n as u64, ctx.route_id.as_deref(), ctx.source_ip.as_deref());
                 }
             }
-            let _ = client_write.shutdown().await;
+            // Graceful shutdown with timeout (sends TLS close_notify / TCP FIN)
+            let _ = tokio::time::timeout(
+                std::time::Duration::from_secs(2),
+                client_write.shutdown(),
+            ).await;
             total
         });
 
-        // Watchdog task: check for inactivity, max lifetime, and cancellation
+        // Watchdog task: check for inactivity, max lifetime, and cancellation.
+        // First cancels the per-connection token for graceful shutdown (close_notify/FIN),
+        // then falls back to abort if the tasks are stuck (e.g. on a blocked write_all).
         let la_watch = Arc::clone(&last_activity);
-        let c2b_handle = c2b.abort_handle();
-        let b2c_handle = b2c.abort_handle();
+        let c2b_abort = c2b.abort_handle();
+        let b2c_abort = b2c.abort_handle();
         let watchdog = tokio::spawn(async move {
             let check_interval = std::time::Duration::from_secs(5);
             let mut last_seen = 0u64;
@@ -1459,16 +1498,12 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
                 tokio::select! {
                     _ = cancel.cancelled() => {
                         debug!("Split-stream connection cancelled by shutdown");
-                        c2b_handle.abort();
-                        b2c_handle.abort();
                         break;
                     }
                     _ = tokio::time::sleep(check_interval) => {
                         // Check max lifetime
                         if start.elapsed() >= max_lifetime {
                             debug!("Connection exceeded max lifetime, closing");
-                            c2b_handle.abort();
-                            b2c_handle.abort();
                             break;
                         }
 
@@ -1479,8 +1514,6 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
                             let elapsed_since_activity = start.elapsed().as_millis() as u64 - current;
                             if elapsed_since_activity >= inactivity_timeout.as_millis() as u64 {
                                 debug!("Connection inactive for {}ms, closing", elapsed_since_activity);
-                                c2b_handle.abort();
-                                b2c_handle.abort();
                                 break;
                             }
                         }
@@ -1488,6 +1521,13 @@ impl TcpListenerManager {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            // Phase 1: Signal copy loops to exit gracefully (allows close_notify/FIN)
+            conn_cancel.cancel();
+            // Phase 2: Wait for graceful shutdown (2s shutdown timeout + 2s margin)
+            tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(4)).await;
+            // Phase 3: Force-abort if still stuck (e.g. blocked on write_all)
+            c2b_abort.abort();
+            b2c_abort.abort();
         });
 
         let bytes_in = c2b.await.unwrap_or(0);

rust/crates/rustproxy-routing/src/matchers/domain.rs

@@ -6,25 +6,28 @@
 /// - `example.com` exact match
 /// - `**.example.com` matches any depth of subdomain
 pub fn domain_matches(pattern: &str, domain: &str) -> bool {
-    let pattern = pattern.trim().to_lowercase();
-    let domain = domain.trim().to_lowercase();
+    let pattern = pattern.trim();
+    let domain = domain.trim();
 
     if pattern == "*" {
         return true;
     }
 
-    if pattern == domain {
+    if pattern.eq_ignore_ascii_case(domain) {
         return true;
     }
 
     // Wildcard patterns
-    if pattern.starts_with("*.") {
+    if pattern.starts_with("*.") || pattern.starts_with("*.") {
         let suffix = &pattern[2..]; // e.g., "example.com"
         // Match exact parent or any single-level subdomain
-        if domain == suffix {
+        if domain.eq_ignore_ascii_case(suffix) {
             return true;
         }
-        if domain.ends_with(&format!(".{}", suffix)) {
+        if domain.len() > suffix.len() + 1
+            && domain.as_bytes()[domain.len() - suffix.len() - 1] == b'.'
+            && domain[domain.len() - suffix.len()..].eq_ignore_ascii_case(suffix)
+        {
             // Check it's a single level subdomain for `*.`
             let prefix = &domain[..domain.len() - suffix.len() - 1];
             return !prefix.contains('.');
@@ -35,11 +38,22 @@ pub fn domain_matches(pattern: &str, domain: &str) -> bool {
     if pattern.starts_with("**.") {
         let suffix = &pattern[3..];
         // Match exact parent or any depth of subdomain
-        return domain == suffix || domain.ends_with(&format!(".{}", suffix));
+        if domain.eq_ignore_ascii_case(suffix) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if domain.len() > suffix.len() + 1
+            && domain.as_bytes()[domain.len() - suffix.len() - 1] == b'.'
+            && domain[domain.len() - suffix.len()..].eq_ignore_ascii_case(suffix)
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+        return false;
     }
 
-    // Use glob-match for more complex patterns
-    glob_match::glob_match(&pattern, &domain)
+    // Use glob-match for more complex patterns (case-insensitive via lowercasing)
+    let pattern_lower = pattern.to_lowercase();
+    let domain_lower = domain.to_lowercase();
+    glob_match::glob_match(&pattern_lower, &domain_lower)
 }
 
 /// Check if a domain matches any of the given patterns.

rust/crates/rustproxy-routing/src/route_manager.rs

@@ -60,6 +60,16 @@ impl RouteManager {
         manager
     }
 
+    /// Check if any route on the given port uses header matching.
+    /// Used to skip expensive header HashMap construction when no route needs it.
+    pub fn any_route_has_headers(&self, port: u16) -> bool {
+        if let Some(indices) = self.port_index.get(&port) {
+            indices.iter().any(|&idx| self.routes[idx].route_match.headers.is_some())
+        } else {
+            false
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Find the best matching route for the given context.
     pub fn find_route<'a>(&'a self, ctx: &MatchContext<'_>) -> Option<RouteMatchResult<'a>> {
         // Get routes for this port

rust/crates/rustproxy/src/lib.rs

@@ -632,15 +632,13 @@ impl RustProxy {
         let new_manager = Arc::new(new_manager);
         self.route_table.store(Arc::clone(&new_manager));
 
-        // Update listener manager
+        // Update listener manager.
+        // IMPORTANT: TLS configs must be swapped BEFORE the route manager so that
+        // new routes only become visible after their certs are loaded. The reverse
+        // order (routes first) creates a window where connections match new routes
+        // but get the old TLS acceptor, causing cert mismatches.
         if let Some(ref mut listener) = self.listener_manager {
-            listener.update_route_manager(Arc::clone(&new_manager));
-            // Cancel connections on routes that were removed or disabled
-            listener.invalidate_removed_routes(&active_route_ids);
-            // Prune HTTP proxy caches (rate limiters, regex cache, round-robin counters)
-            listener.prune_http_proxy_caches(&active_route_ids);
-
-            // Update TLS configs
+            // 1. Update TLS configs first (so new certs are available before new routes)
             let mut tls_configs = Self::extract_tls_configs(&routes);
             if let Some(ref cm_arc) = self.cert_manager {
                 let cm = cm_arc.lock().await;
@@ -661,6 +659,13 @@ impl RustProxy {
             }
             listener.set_tls_configs(tls_configs);
 
+            // 2. Now swap the route manager (new routes become visible with certs already loaded)
+            listener.update_route_manager(Arc::clone(&new_manager));
+            // Cancel connections on routes that were removed or disabled
+            listener.invalidate_removed_routes(&active_route_ids);
+            // Prune HTTP proxy caches (rate limiters, regex cache, round-robin counters)
+            listener.prune_http_proxy_caches(&active_route_ids);
+
             // Add new ports
             for port in &new_ports {
                 if !old_ports.contains(port) {

ts/00_commitinfo_data.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
  */
 export const commitinfo = {
   name: '@push.rocks/smartproxy',
-  version: '25.10.6',
+  version: '25.11.17',
   description: 'A powerful proxy package with unified route-based configuration for high traffic management. Features include SSL/TLS support, flexible routing patterns, WebSocket handling, advanced security options, and automatic ACME certificate management.'
 }