---
title: "A misleading error when using gRPC with Go and nginx"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/a-misleading-error-when-using-grpc-with-go-and-nginx-bxgo15zuy
source_url: https://kennethjenkins.net/posts/go-nginx-grpc/
type: article
source: "Community Picks"
published: 2024-05-14T08:00:56.107Z
updated: 2024-05-14T08:00:55.872Z
tags: ["golang", "nginx", "grpc"]
reading_time: 8
upvotes: 6
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# A misleading error when using gRPC with Go and nginx

**[Community Picks](https://daily.dev/sources/community)** · 8 min read · 6 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A post discussing a misleading error encountered when using gRPC with Go and nginx. The error message indicates a problem with HTTP/2 frames, but the actual issue is with the Go service not supporting plaintext HTTP/2 requests. The post provides a solution to add plaintext HTTP/2 support using the golang.org/x/net/http2/h2c package.

## Full article

daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: <https://kennethjenkins.net/posts/go-nginx-grpc/>

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Tags: [#golang](https://daily.dev/tags/golang), [#nginx](https://daily.dev/tags/nginx), [#grpc](https://daily.dev/tags/grpc)

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