# Virtual Threads of HTTP Listener

**URL:** <https://forum.payara.fish/t/virtual-threads-of-http-listener/1810>\
**Category:** Technical Discussion\
**Created:** [September 9, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.payara.fish/t/virtual-threads-of-http-listener/1810 "2026-09-09T15:50:44Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mkarg](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.payara.fish/mkarg/32/104_2.png) [@mkarg](https://forum.payara.fish/u/mkarg)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2026, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.payara.fish/t/virtual-threads-of-http-listener/1810/1 "2026-09-09T15:50:44Z")

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In Payara Community 7 I have noticed that I can check “Use Virtual Threads” for Concurrency Ressources, but not for the HTTP Listener. What is the reason for this? IMHO it would make administration easier to use virtual threads for HTTP Listeners.

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**Author:** ![mkarg](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex017/user_avatar/forum.payara.fish/mkarg/32/104_2.png) [@mkarg](https://forum.payara.fish/u/mkarg)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2026, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.payara.fish/t/virtual-threads-of-http-listener/1810/2 "2026-09-10T11:05:11Z")

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I have opened a request for this feature: [Enhancement: Virtual Threads Support for HTTP Listeners · Issue #8420 · payara/Payara · GitHub](https://github.com/payara/Payara/issues/8420).