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HttpClient Keep-Alive: Why Disabling Connection Reuse Can Destroy Performance

Disabling keep-alive in HttpClient can severely degrade application performance, as it prevents connection reuse. While it may be justified in rare cases, such as for legacy systems or troubleshooting, most reasons are misguided.

HttpClient Keep-Alive: Why Disabling Connection Reuse Can Destroy Performance

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Disabling keep-alive in HttpClient can severely degrade application performance, as it prevents connection reuse.

While it may be justified in rare cases, such as for legacy systems or troubleshooting, most reasons are misguided.

Instead, maintain keep-alive for efficiency and configure PooledConnectionLifetime to manage connections effectively.

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Disabling keep-alive in HttpClient can severely degrade application performance, as it prevents connection reuse. While it may be justified in rare cases, such as for legacy systems or troubleshooting, most reasons are misguided. Instead, maintain keep-alive for efficiency and configure PooledConnectionLifetime to manage connections effectively.

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