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# CDN timeouts

The timeouts set for the servers proxied by the Gcore Edge Network vary from the default values of nginx. The following timeouts are currently in use:

| **Directive**                                                                                              | **Definition**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | **Value** |
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- |
| [proxy\_read\_timeout](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_proxy_module.html#proxy_read_timeout)       | The time limit for receiving a partial response from a proxied server.<br />If no response is received within this time, the connection will be closed. For instructions on how to set up the timeout, check out our [dedicated guide](/cdn/cdn-resource-options/general/customize-connection-and-read-timeouts). | 30s       |
| [proxy\_connect\_timeout](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_proxy_module.html#proxy_connect_timeout) | The time limit for establishing a connection with a proxied server. For instructions on how to set up the timeout, check out our [dedicated guide](/cdn/cdn-resource-options/general/customize-connection-and-read-timeouts).                                                                                     | 5s        |
| [proxy\_send\_timeout](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_proxy_module.html#proxy_send_timeout)       | The time limit for sending a request to a proxied server.<br />If no response is received within this time, the connection will be closed.                                                                                                                                                                        | 30s       |
| [client\_header\_timeout](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_core_module.html#client_header_timeout)  | The time limit for a proxy server to read a client request header.<br />If the entire header is not received within this time, the client will receive a 408 (request timeout) error.                                                                                                                             | 10s       |
| [client\_body\_timeout](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_core_module.html#client_body_timeout)      | The time limit for a proxy server to read a client request body.<br />If no data is sent within this time, the client will receive a 408 (Request Time-out) error.                                                                                                                                                | 30s       |
| [resolver\_timeout](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_core_module.html#resolver_timeout)             | The time limit for resolving a name.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 5s        |
| [ssl\_session\_timeout](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_ssl_module.html#ssl_session_timeout)       | The duration for which the client can reuse session parameters.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2h        |
| [http2\_idle\_timeout](https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/ngx_http_v2_module.html#http2_idle_timeout)          | The inactivity period after which the connection will be closed.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 15s       |

The timeouts can be changed via [Gcore Support](mailto:support@gcore.com) if you have an enterprise plan.