diff --git a/qse/cmd/http/httpd.c b/qse/cmd/http/httpd.c
index da618bf5..f7123ce5 100644
--- a/qse/cmd/http/httpd.c
+++ b/qse/cmd/http/httpd.c
@@ -157,12 +157,15 @@ struct loccfg_t
 		ROOT_TYPE_PATH = 0,
 		ROOT_TYPE_NWAD,
 		ROOT_TYPE_NWAD_SECURE,
+		ROOT_TYPE_HOST,
+		ROOT_TYPE_HOST_SECURE,
 		ROOT_TYPE_RELOC,
 		ROOT_TYPE_ERROR
 	} root_type;
 	union
 	{
 		qse_nwad_t nwad;
+		const qse_mchar_t* host;
 		int error_code;
 		qse_httpd_rsrc_reloc_t reloc;
 	} root;
@@ -611,6 +614,16 @@ printf ("qpath ===> [%s]\n",qpath);
 
 			goto proxy_ok;
 
+		case ROOT_TYPE_HOST_SECURE:
+			root->u.proxy.flags |= QSE_HTTPD_RSRC_PROXY_DST_SECURE;
+		case ROOT_TYPE_HOST:
+			root->type = QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_ROOT_PROXY;
+			root->u.proxy.dst.str = loccfg->root.host;
+			root->u.proxy.flags |= QSE_HTTPD_RSRC_PROXY_DST_STR;
+			if (loccfg->proxy.pseudonym[0]) 
+				root->u.proxy.pseudonym = loccfg->proxy.pseudonym;
+			goto proxy_ok;
+
 		case ROOT_TYPE_RELOC:
 			root->type = QSE_HTTPD_SERVERSTD_ROOT_RELOC;
 			root->u.reloc.flags = loccfg->root.reloc.flags;
@@ -1759,6 +1772,13 @@ static int load_loccfg (qse_httpd_t* httpd, qse_xli_t* xli, qse_xli_list_t* list
 			cfg->root_type = (proto_len == 8)? ROOT_TYPE_NWAD_SECURE: ROOT_TYPE_NWAD;
 			goto done;
 		}
+		else if (proto_len > 0 && *root != QSE_MT('\0'))
+		{
+			/* it begins with http:// or https:// */
+			cfg->root_type = (proto_len == 8)? ROOT_TYPE_HOST_SECURE: ROOT_TYPE_HOST;
+			cfg->root.host = root;
+			goto done;
+		}
 	}
 
 done:
diff --git a/qse/cmd/http/httpd.conf b/qse/cmd/http/httpd.conf
index 48a525e2..a966ab64 100644
--- a/qse/cmd/http/httpd.conf
+++ b/qse/cmd/http/httpd.conf
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ server-default {
 	####################################################################
 	root = "/var/www";
 	#root = "1.2.3.4:80";
+	#root = "https://1.2.3.4";
+	#root = "http://code.abiyo.net";
 	#root = "<302>http://www.google.com"; #301, 302, 303, 307, 308
 	#root = "<404>"; #400 - 599
 
@@ -222,7 +224,7 @@ server {
 
 	#host "www.google.com" {
 	#	location "/" {
-	#		root = "/home/www/google";	
+	#		root = "/home/www/google";
 	#		realm = "jjjjjjjj";
 	#		auth = "username:password";
 	#	}