diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 487fe7fc..90c71c7d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,23 +1,32 @@
-FROM alpine:latest as build
-
-ADD . /sslh
-
-RUN \
-  apk add \
-    gcc \
-    libconfig-dev \
-    make \
-    musl-dev \
-    pcre2-dev \
-    perl && \
-  cd /sslh && \
-  make sslh-select && \
-  strip sslh-select
-
-FROM alpine:latest
-
-COPY --from=build /sslh/sslh-select /sslh
-
-RUN apk --no-cache add libconfig pcre2
-
-ENTRYPOINT [ "/sslh", "--foreground"]
+##########################################################################################
+## BUILD APPLICATION
+##########################################################################################
+FROM alpine:latest as build
+
+# install required packages first to be able to take advantage of caching
+RUN apk add \
+  gcc \
+  libconfig-dev \
+  make \
+  musl-dev \
+  pcre2-dev \
+  perl
+
+# copy files and build the app
+WORKDIR /sslh
+ADD . .
+RUN make sslh-select && \
+  strip sslh-select
+
+
+##########################################################################################
+## PACKAGE APPLICATION
+##########################################################################################
+FROM alpine:latest
+
+# install required packages first and in parallel with the build container execution
+RUN apk --no-cache add libconfig pcre2
+
+# copy the final executable from the build container
+COPY --from=build /sslh/sslh-select /sslh
+ENTRYPOINT [ "/sslh", "--foreground"]
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ec6b46b0..abdf6484 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ AR ?= ar
 CFLAGS ?=-Wall -O2 -DLIBPCRE -g $(CFLAGS_COV) $(CFLAGS_SAN)
 
 LIBS=-lm -lpcre2-8
-OBJS=sslh-conf.o common.o log.o sslh-main.o probe.o tls.o argtable3.o collection.o gap.o tcp-probe.o
+OBJS=sslh-conf.o common.o log.o sslh-main.o probe.o http.o tls.o argtable3.o collection.o gap.o tcp-probe.o
 OBJS_A=libsslh.a
 FORK_OBJS=sslh-fork.o $(OBJS_A)
 SELECT_OBJS=processes.o udp-listener.o sslh-select.o hash.o tcp-listener.o $(OBJS_A)
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ version.h:
 
 sslh: sslh-fork sslh-select sslh-ev
 
-$(OBJS) $(FORK_OBJS) $(SELECT_OBJS) $(EV_OBJS): argtable3.h collection.h common.h gap.h hash.h log.h probe.h processes.h sslh-conf.h tcp-listener.h tcp-probe.h tls.h udp-listener.h version.h
+$(OBJS) $(FORK_OBJS) $(SELECT_OBJS) $(EV_OBJS): argtable3.h collection.h common.h gap.h hash.h log.h probe.h processes.h sslh-conf.h tcp-listener.h tcp-probe.h http.h tls.h udp-listener.h version.h
 
 
 sslh-conf.c sslh-conf.h: sslhconf.cfg
diff --git "a/echo\321\225rv-conf.h" "b/echo\321\225rv-conf.h"
index 58701a79..bc3d4640 100644
--- "a/echo\321\225rv-conf.h"
+++ "b/echo\321\225rv-conf.h"
@@ -55,7 +55,9 @@ struct sslhcfg_protocols_item {
 	int	fork;
 	int	tfo_ok;
 	int	log_level;
-	int	keepalive;
+	int keepalive;
+	size_t hostnames_len;
+	char **hostnames;
 	size_t	sni_hostnames_len;
 	char** sni_hostnames;
 	size_t	alpn_protocols_len;
diff --git a/http.c b/http.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..682b13f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http.c
@@ -0,0 +1,180 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 and 2012, Dustin Lundquist <dustin@null-ptr.net>
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+ *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+ * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+ * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+ * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+ * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+/*
+ * This is a minimal HTTP implementation intended only to parse the host name of a
+ * request
+ */
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h> /* malloc() */
+#include <fnmatch.h> /* fnmatch() */
+#include "http.h"
+#include "sslh-conf.h"
+#include "log.h"
+
+#define HTTP_HEADER_LEN 3 /* GET */
+
+typedef struct {
+    int http_match_hostname : 1;
+} HTTP_MATCHMODE;
+
+struct HTTPProtocol {
+    HTTP_MATCHMODE match_mode;
+    int hostname_list_len;
+    const char** hostname_list;
+};
+
+static int has_match(const char **, size_t, const char *, size_t);
+static int parse_hostname(const struct HTTPProtocol *tls_data, const char *data, size_t data_len);
+static int probe_http_method(const char *p, int len, const char *opt);
+
+/* Parse a HTTP header for request hostname, returning a status code
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * 0: no match
+ * 1: match
+ *  < 0:  error code (see http.h)
+ */
+int
+parse_http_header(const struct HTTPProtocol *http_data, const char *data, size_t data_len) {
+    /* Check that our TCP payload is at least large enough for the simplest request */
+    if (data_len < HTTP_HEADER_LEN)
+        return HTTP_ELENGTH;
+
+    /* If it does not have HTTP in the request (HTTP/1.1) then lets check for the method */
+    if (memmem(data, data_len, "HTTP", 4) == NULL) {
+        int res;
+#define PROBE_HTTP_METHOD(opt) if ((res = probe_http_method(data, data_len, opt)) != HTTP_NOMATCH) return res
+
+        /* it could be HTTP/1.0 without version: check if it's got an
+        * HTTP method (RFC2616 5.1.1) */
+        PROBE_HTTP_METHOD("OPTIONS");
+        PROBE_HTTP_METHOD("GET");
+        PROBE_HTTP_METHOD("HEAD");
+        PROBE_HTTP_METHOD("POST");
+        PROBE_HTTP_METHOD("PUT");
+        PROBE_HTTP_METHOD("DELETE");
+        PROBE_HTTP_METHOD("TRACE");
+        PROBE_HTTP_METHOD("CONNECT");
+
+#undef PROBE_HTTP_METHOD
+
+        // if neither match, this isnt a HTTP request
+        return HTTP_NOMATCH;
+    }
+
+    /* By now we know it's HTTP. if hostname is set, parse request to see if
+     * they match. Otherwise, it's a match already */
+    if (http_data && http_data->match_mode.http_match_hostname) {
+        return parse_hostname(http_data, data, data_len);
+    } else {
+        return HTTP_MATCH;
+    }
+}
+
+static int
+parse_hostname(const struct HTTPProtocol *http_data, const char *data, size_t data_len)
+{
+    // see if already have the hostname
+    const char *start = memmem(data, data_len, "Host: ", 6);
+    if (start != NULL)
+    {
+        // move the pointer to the end of the string
+        start += 6;
+
+        // calculate the number of charecters up to this point
+        size_t len = start - data;
+
+        // searching for the end of this line
+        const char *end = memchr(start, '\r', data_len - len);
+
+        // if we have the end, we are ready to parse it
+        if (end != NULL)
+        {
+            // calculate host name length
+            len = end - start;
+
+            return has_match(http_data->hostname_list, http_data->hostname_list_len, start, len);
+        }
+    }
+    else if (
+        // or if we have already reached the end of the request
+        memmem(data, data_len, "\r\n\r\n", 4)
+    )
+    {
+        // no host informaiton available for this request
+        return HTTP_ENOHOST;
+    }
+
+    return HTTP_ELENGTH;
+}
+
+static int 
+probe_http_method(const char *p, int len, const char *opt)
+{
+    if (len < strlen(opt))
+        return HTTP_ELENGTH;
+
+    return !strncmp(p, opt, strlen(opt));
+}
+
+static int
+has_match(const char** list, size_t list_len, const char* name, size_t name_len) {
+    const char **item;
+    int i;
+    char *name_nullterminated = malloc(name_len+1);
+    CHECK_ALLOC(name_nullterminated, "malloc");
+    memcpy(name_nullterminated, name, name_len);
+    name_nullterminated[name_len]='\0';
+
+    for (i = 0; i < list_len; i++) {
+        item = &list[i];
+        print_message(msg_probe_error, "matching [%.*s] with [%s]\n", (int)name_len, name, *item);
+        if(!fnmatch(*item, name_nullterminated, 0)) {
+            free(name_nullterminated);
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+    free(name_nullterminated);
+    return 0;
+}
+
+struct HTTPProtocol *
+new_http_data() {
+    struct HTTPProtocol *http_data = malloc(sizeof(struct HTTPProtocol));
+    CHECK_ALLOC(http_data, "malloc");
+
+    memset(http_data, 0, sizeof(*http_data));
+
+    return http_data;
+}
+
+struct HTTPProtocol *
+http_data_set_list(struct HTTPProtocol *http_data, const char** list, size_t list_len) {
+    http_data->hostname_list = list;
+    http_data->hostname_list_len = list_len;
+    http_data->match_mode.http_match_hostname = 1;
+    return http_data;
+}
diff --git a/http.h b/http.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a646092b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/http.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 and 2012, Dustin Lundquist <dustin@null-ptr.net>
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+ *
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
+ *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+ *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
+ * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+ * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+ * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+ * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+ * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+ * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ */
+#ifndef HTTP_H
+#define HTTP_H
+
+#include "common.h"
+
+struct HTTPProtocol;
+
+int parse_http_header(const struct HTTPProtocol *http_data, const char *data, size_t data_len);
+
+struct HTTPProtocol *new_http_data();
+struct HTTPProtocol *http_data_set_list(struct HTTPProtocol *, const char **, size_t);
+
+#define HTTP_MATCH       1
+#define HTTP_NOMATCH     0
+#define HTTP_ELENGTH    -1 /* Incomplete request */
+#define HTTP_ENOHOST    -2 /* No host information found */
+
+#endif
diff --git a/probe.c b/probe.c
index aaacb9c2..9dab60c9 100644
--- a/probe.c
+++ b/probe.c
@@ -235,38 +235,15 @@ static int is_xmpp_protocol( const char *p, ssize_t len, struct sslhcfg_protocol
     return PROBE_NEXT;
 }
 
-static int probe_http_method(const char *p, int len, const char *opt)
-{
-    if (len < strlen(opt))
-        return PROBE_AGAIN;
-
-    return !strncmp(p, opt, strlen(opt));
-}
-
-/* Is the buffer the beginning of an HTTP connection?  */
+/* Says if it's HTTP, optionally with hostname list in proto->data */
 static int is_http_protocol(const char *p, ssize_t len, struct sslhcfg_protocols_item* proto)
-{
-    int res;
-    /* If it's got HTTP in the request (HTTP/1.1) then it's HTTP */
-    if (memmem(p, len, "HTTP", 4))
-        return PROBE_MATCH;
-
-#define PROBE_HTTP_METHOD(opt) if ((res = probe_http_method(p, len, opt)) != PROBE_NEXT) return res
-
-    /* Otherwise it could be HTTP/1.0 without version: check if it's got an
-     * HTTP method (RFC2616 5.1.1) */
-    PROBE_HTTP_METHOD("OPTIONS");
-    PROBE_HTTP_METHOD("GET");
-    PROBE_HTTP_METHOD("HEAD");
-    PROBE_HTTP_METHOD("POST");
-    PROBE_HTTP_METHOD("PUT");
-    PROBE_HTTP_METHOD("DELETE");
-    PROBE_HTTP_METHOD("TRACE");
-    PROBE_HTTP_METHOD("CONNECT");
-
-#undef PROBE_HTTP_METHOD
-
-    return PROBE_NEXT;
+{    
+    switch (parse_http_header(proto->data, p, len)) {
+    case HTTP_MATCH: return PROBE_MATCH;
+    case HTTP_NOMATCH: return PROBE_NEXT;
+    case HTTP_ELENGTH: return PROBE_AGAIN;
+    default: return PROBE_NEXT;
+    }
 }
 
 /* Says if it's TLS, optionally with SNI and ALPN lists in proto->data */
diff --git a/probe.h b/probe.h
index d0b768ba..d4920624 100644
--- a/probe.h
+++ b/probe.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 #include "common.h"
 #include "tls.h"
+#include "http.h"
 #include "log.h"
 
 typedef enum {
diff --git a/sslh-conf.c b/sslh-conf.c
index b60cfc1e..48242e96 100644
--- a/sslh-conf.c
+++ b/sslh-conf.c
@@ -679,6 +679,22 @@ static struct config_desc table_sslhcfg_protocols[] = {
             /* default_val*/    .default_val.def_bool = 0 
         },
 
+        { 
+            /* name */          "hostnames", 
+            /* type */          CFG_ARRAY, 
+            /* sub_group*/      NULL,
+            /* arg_cl */        NULL,
+            /* base_addr */     NULL,
+            /* offset */        offsetof(struct sslhcfg_protocols_item, hostnames),
+            /* offset_len */    offsetof(struct sslhcfg_protocols_item, hostnames_len),
+            /* offset_present */ 0,
+            /* size */          sizeof(char*), 
+            /* array_type */    CFG_STRING,
+            /* mandatory */     1, 
+            /* optional */      0, 
+            /* default_val*/    .default_val.def_int = 0 
+        },
+
         { 
             /* name */          "sni_hostnames", 
             /* type */          CFG_ARRAY, 
@@ -2306,6 +2322,12 @@ static void sslhcfg_protocols_fprint(
         fprintf(out, "keepalive: %d", sslhcfg_protocols->keepalive);
         fprintf(out, "\n");
         indent(out, depth);
+        fprintf(out, "hostnames [%zu]:\n", sslhcfg_protocols->hostnames_len);
+        for (i = 0; i < sslhcfg_protocols->hostnames_len; i++) {
+            indent(out, depth+1);
+            fprintf(out, "%d:\t%s\n", i, sslhcfg_protocols->hostnames[i]);
+        }
+        indent(out, depth);
         fprintf(out, "sni_hostnames [%zu]:\n", sslhcfg_protocols->sni_hostnames_len);
         for (i = 0; i < sslhcfg_protocols->sni_hostnames_len; i++) {
             indent(out, depth+1);
diff --git a/sslh-conf.h b/sslh-conf.h
index e52dfe02..c7c06f62 100644
--- a/sslh-conf.h
+++ b/sslh-conf.h
@@ -60,7 +60,9 @@ struct sslhcfg_protocols_item {
 	int	transparent;
 	int	resolve_on_forward;
 	int	log_level;
-	int	keepalive;
+	int keepalive;
+	size_t hostnames_len;
+	char **hostnames;
 	size_t	sni_hostnames_len;
 	char** sni_hostnames;
 	size_t	alpn_protocols_len;
diff --git a/sslh-main.c b/sslh-main.c
index b5ead6d6..aaeb1404 100644
--- a/sslh-main.c
+++ b/sslh-main.c
@@ -149,6 +149,14 @@ static void config_protocols()
             setup_regex_probe(&cfg.protocols[i]);
         }
 
+        if (!strcmp(cfg.protocols[i].name, "http")) {
+            cfg.protocols[i].data = (void*)new_http_data();
+            if (cfg.protocols[i].hostnames_len)
+                http_data_set_list(cfg.protocols[i].data,
+                                  (const char**) cfg.protocols[i].hostnames,
+                                  cfg.protocols[i].hostnames_len);
+        }
+
         if (!strcmp(cfg.protocols[i].name, "tls")) {
             cfg.protocols[i].data = (void*)new_tls_data();
             if (cfg.protocols[i].sni_hostnames_len)
@@ -180,6 +188,15 @@ void config_sanity_check(struct sslhcfg_item* cfg)
 #endif
 
     for (i = 0; i < cfg->protocols_len; ++i) {
+        if (strcmp(cfg->protocols[i].name, "http")) {
+            if (cfg->protocols[i].hostnames_len) {
+                print_message(msg_config_error, "name: \"%s\"; host: \"%s\"; port: \"%s\": "
+                              "Config option hostnames is only applicable for http\n",
+                              cfg->protocols[i].name, cfg->protocols[i].host, cfg->protocols[i].port);
+                exit(1);
+            }
+        }
+
         if (strcmp(cfg->protocols[i].name, "tls")) {
             if (cfg->protocols[i].sni_hostnames_len) {
                 print_message(msg_config_error, "name: \"%s\"; host: \"%s\"; port: \"%s\": "