diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 3b9573579..ddc23b04b 100755
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -153,6 +153,7 @@ func NewDefaultCGRConfig() (cfg *CGRConfig, err error) {
 	cfg.cacheCfg.Partitions = make(map[string]*CacheParamCfg)
 	cfg.listenCfg = new(ListenCfg)
 	cfg.httpCfg = new(HTTPCfg)
+	cfg.httpCfg.ClientOpts = make(map[string]interface{})
 	cfg.filterSCfg = new(FilterSCfg)
 	cfg.ralsCfg = new(RalsCfg)
 	cfg.ralsCfg.MaxComputedUsage = make(map[string]time.Duration)
diff --git a/config/config_defaults.go b/config/config_defaults.go
index 885588a7c..ef881b876 100755
--- a/config/config_defaults.go
+++ b/config/config_defaults.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ const CGRATES_CFG_JSON = `
 	"node_id": "",											// identifier of this instance in the cluster, if empty it will be autogenerated
 	"logger":"*syslog",										// controls the destination of logs <*syslog|*stdout>
 	"log_level": 6,											// control the level of messages logged (0-emerg to 7-debug)
-	"http_skip_tls_verify": false,							// if enabled HttpClient will accept any TLS certificate
 	"rounding_decimals": 5,									// system level precision for floats
 	"dbdata_encoding": "*msgpack",							// encoding used to store object data in strings: <*msgpack|*json>
 	"tpexport_dir": "/var/spool/cgrates/tpe",				// path towards export folder for offline TariffPlans
@@ -189,6 +188,24 @@ const CGRATES_CFG_JSON = `
 	"http_cdrs": "/cdr_http",								// CDRS relative URL ("" to disable)
 	"use_basic_auth": false,								// use basic authentication
 	"auth_users": {},										// basic authentication usernames and base64-encoded passwords (eg: { "username1": "cGFzc3dvcmQ=", "username2": "cGFzc3dvcmQy "})
+	"client_opts":{
+		"skip_tls_verify": false, 							// if enabled Http Client will accept any TLS certificate
+		// the options to configure the http.Transport
+		"tls_handshake_timeout": "10s",
+		"disable_keep_alives": false,
+		"disable_compression": false,
+		"max_idle_conns": 100,
+		"max_idle_conns_per_host": 2,
+		"max_conns_per_host": 0,
+		"idle_conn_timeout": "90s",
+		"response_header_timeout": "0",
+		"expect_continue_timeout": "0",
+		"force_attempt_http2": true,
+		// the optins to configure the net.Dialer
+		"dial_timeout": "30s",
+		"dial_fallback_delay": "300ms",
+		"dial_keep_alive": "30s",
+	},
 },
 
 
diff --git a/config/config_it_test.go b/config/config_it_test.go
index 46a4550f7..6d567a33b 100644
--- a/config/config_it_test.go
+++ b/config/config_it_test.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func testNewCgrJsonCfgFromHttp(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func testNewCGRConfigFromPath(t *testing.T) {
-	for key, val := range map[string]string{"LOGGER": "*syslog", "LOG_LEVEL": "6", "TLS_VERIFY": "false", "ROUND_DEC": "5",
+	for key, val := range map[string]string{"LOGGER": "*syslog", "LOG_LEVEL": "6", "ROUND_DEC": "5",
 		"DB_ENCODING": "*msgpack", "TP_EXPORT_DIR": "/var/spool/cgrates/tpe", "FAILED_POSTS_DIR": "/var/spool/cgrates/failed_posts",
 		"DF_TENANT": "cgrates.org", "TIMEZONE": "Local"} {
 		os.Setenv(key, val)
diff --git a/config/config_json_test.go b/config/config_json_test.go
index 9f0cf2952..5deb836ac 100755
--- a/config/config_json_test.go
+++ b/config/config_json_test.go
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ func TestDfGeneralJsonCfg(t *testing.T) {
 		Node_id:              utils.StringPointer(""),
 		Logger:               utils.StringPointer(utils.MetaSysLog),
 		Log_level:            utils.IntPointer(utils.LOGLEVEL_INFO),
-		Http_skip_tls_verify: utils.BoolPointer(false),
 		Rounding_decimals:    utils.IntPointer(5),
 		Dbdata_encoding:      utils.StringPointer("*msgpack"),
 		Tpexport_dir:         utils.StringPointer("/var/spool/cgrates/tpe"),
@@ -1568,11 +1567,27 @@ func TestDfHttpJsonCfg(t *testing.T) {
 		Http_Cdrs:                 utils.StringPointer("/cdr_http"),
 		Use_basic_auth:            utils.BoolPointer(false),
 		Auth_users:                utils.MapStringStringPointer(map[string]string{}),
+		Client_opts: map[string]interface{}{
+			utils.HTTPClientTLSClientConfigCfg:       false,
+			utils.HTTPClientTLSHandshakeTimeoutCfg:   "10s",
+			utils.HTTPClientDisableKeepAlivesCfg:     false,
+			utils.HTTPClientDisableCompressionCfg:    false,
+			utils.HTTPClientMaxIdleConnsCfg:          100.,
+			utils.HTTPClientMaxIdleConnsPerHostCfg:   2.,
+			utils.HTTPClientMaxConnsPerHostCfg:       0.,
+			utils.HTTPClientIdleConnTimeoutCfg:       "90s",
+			utils.HTTPClientResponseHeaderTimeoutCfg: "0",
+			utils.HTTPClientExpectContinueTimeoutCfg: "0",
+			utils.HTTPClientForceAttemptHTTP2Cfg:     true,
+			utils.HTTPClientDialTimeoutCfg:           "30s",
+			utils.HTTPClientDialFallbackDelayCfg:     "300ms",
+			utils.HTTPClientDialKeepAliveCfg:         "30s",
+		},
 	}
 	if cfg, err := dfCgrJSONCfg.HttpJsonCfg(); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	} else if !reflect.DeepEqual(eCfg, cfg) {
-		t.Error("Received: ", cfg)
+		t.Errorf("Expected: %s ,received: %s", utils.ToJSON(eCfg), utils.ToJSON(cfg))
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/config/config_test.go b/config/config_test.go
index 1b6c6b757..ab7d020d4 100755
--- a/config/config_test.go
+++ b/config/config_test.go
@@ -229,9 +229,6 @@ func TestCgrCfgLoadJSONDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCgrCfgJSONDefaultsGeneral(t *testing.T) {
-	if cgrCfg.GeneralCfg().HttpSkipTlsVerify != false {
-		t.Errorf("Expected: false, received: %+v", cgrCfg.GeneralCfg().HttpSkipTlsVerify)
-	}
 	if cgrCfg.GeneralCfg().RoundingDecimals != 5 {
 		t.Errorf("Expected: 5, received: %+v", cgrCfg.GeneralCfg().RoundingDecimals)
 	}
diff --git a/config/generalcfg.go b/config/generalcfg.go
index f6f0e2d3e..79c30e172 100644
--- a/config/generalcfg.go
+++ b/config/generalcfg.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ type GeneralCfg struct {
 	NodeID             string        // Identifier for this engine instance
 	Logger             string        // dictates the way logs are displayed/stored
 	LogLevel           int           // system wide log level, nothing higher than this will be logged
-	HttpSkipTlsVerify  bool          // If enabled Http Client will accept any TLS certificate
 	RoundingDecimals   int           // Number of decimals to round end prices at
 	DBDataEncoding     string        // The encoding used to store object data in strings: <msgpack|json>
 	TpExportPath       string        // Path towards export folder for offline Tariff Plans
@@ -101,9 +100,6 @@ func (gencfg *GeneralCfg) loadFromJsonCfg(jsnGeneralCfg *GeneralJsonCfg) (err er
 	if jsnGeneralCfg.Rounding_decimals != nil {
 		gencfg.RoundingDecimals = *jsnGeneralCfg.Rounding_decimals
 	}
-	if jsnGeneralCfg.Http_skip_tls_verify != nil {
-		gencfg.HttpSkipTlsVerify = *jsnGeneralCfg.Http_skip_tls_verify
-	}
 	if jsnGeneralCfg.Tpexport_dir != nil {
 		gencfg.TpExportPath = *jsnGeneralCfg.Tpexport_dir
 	}
@@ -156,7 +152,6 @@ func (gencfg *GeneralCfg) AsMapInterface() (initialMP map[string]interface{}) {
 		utils.NodeIDCfg:             gencfg.NodeID,
 		utils.LoggerCfg:             gencfg.Logger,
 		utils.LogLevelCfg:           gencfg.LogLevel,
-		utils.HttpSkipTlsVerifyCfg:  gencfg.HttpSkipTlsVerify,
 		utils.RoundingDecimalsCfg:   gencfg.RoundingDecimals,
 		utils.DBDataEncodingCfg:     utils.Meta + gencfg.DBDataEncoding,
 		utils.TpExportPathCfg:       gencfg.TpExportPath,
diff --git a/config/generalcfg_test.go b/config/generalcfg_test.go
index beee55971..b448de628 100644
--- a/config/generalcfg_test.go
+++ b/config/generalcfg_test.go
@@ -27,13 +27,12 @@ import (
 
 func TestGeneralCfgloadFromJsonCfg(t *testing.T) {
 	cfgJSON := &GeneralJsonCfg{
-		Node_id:              utils.StringPointer("randomID"),
-		Logger:               utils.StringPointer(utils.MetaSysLog),
-		Log_level:            utils.IntPointer(6),
-		Http_skip_tls_verify: utils.BoolPointer(false),
-		Rounding_decimals:    utils.IntPointer(5),
-		Dbdata_encoding:      utils.StringPointer("msgpack"),
-		Tpexport_dir:         utils.StringPointer("/var/spool/cgrates/tpe"),
+		Node_id:           utils.StringPointer("randomID"),
+		Logger:            utils.StringPointer(utils.MetaSysLog),
+		Log_level:         utils.IntPointer(6),
+		Rounding_decimals: utils.IntPointer(5),
+		Dbdata_encoding:   utils.StringPointer("msgpack"),
+		Tpexport_dir:      utils.StringPointer("/var/spool/cgrates/tpe"),
 
 		Default_request_type: utils.StringPointer(utils.META_RATED),
 		Default_category:     utils.StringPointer(utils.CALL),
@@ -52,7 +51,6 @@ func TestGeneralCfgloadFromJsonCfg(t *testing.T) {
 		NodeID:             "randomID",
 		Logger:             utils.MetaSysLog,
 		LogLevel:           6,
-		HttpSkipTlsVerify:  false,
 		RoundingDecimals:   5,
 		DBDataEncoding:     "msgpack",
 		TpExportPath:       "/var/spool/cgrates/tpe",
@@ -129,7 +127,6 @@ func TestGeneralCfgAsMapInterface(t *testing.T) {
 			"node_id": "cgrates",											
 			"logger":"*syslog",										
 			"log_level": 6,											
-			"http_skip_tls_verify": false,							
 			"rounding_decimals": 5,									
 			"dbdata_encoding": "*msgpack",							
 			"tpexport_dir": "/var/spool/cgrates/tpe",				
@@ -156,7 +153,6 @@ func TestGeneralCfgAsMapInterface(t *testing.T) {
 		utils.NodeIDCfg:             "cgrates",
 		utils.LoggerCfg:             "*syslog",
 		utils.LogLevelCfg:           6,
-		utils.HttpSkipTlsVerifyCfg:  false,
 		utils.RoundingDecimalsCfg:   5,
 		utils.DBDataEncodingCfg:     "*msgpack",
 		utils.TpExportPathCfg:       "/var/spool/cgrates/tpe",
@@ -201,7 +197,6 @@ func TestGeneralCfgAsMapInterface1(t *testing.T) {
 		utils.NodeIDCfg:             "ENGINE1",
 		utils.LoggerCfg:             "*syslog",
 		utils.LogLevelCfg:           6,
-		utils.HttpSkipTlsVerifyCfg:  false,
 		utils.RoundingDecimalsCfg:   5,
 		utils.DBDataEncodingCfg:     "*msgpack",
 		utils.TpExportPathCfg:       "/var/spool/cgrates/tpe",
diff --git a/config/httpcfg.go b/config/httpcfg.go
index 1ec229dc4..6da2a086c 100644
--- a/config/httpcfg.go
+++ b/config/httpcfg.go
@@ -18,9 +18,16 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 
 package config
 
-import "github.com/cgrates/cgrates/utils"
+import (
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"time"
 
-// HTTP config section
+	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/utils"
+)
+
+// HTTPCfg is the HTTP config section
 type HTTPCfg struct {
 	HTTPJsonRPCURL          string            // JSON RPC relative URL ("" to disable)
 	DispatchersRegistrarURL string            // dispatcherH registrar service relative URL
@@ -29,9 +36,11 @@ type HTTPCfg struct {
 	HTTPCDRsURL             string            // CDRS relative URL ("" to disable)
 	HTTPUseBasicAuth        bool              // Use basic auth for HTTP API
 	HTTPAuthUsers           map[string]string // Basic auth user:password map (base64 passwords)
+	ClientOpts              map[string]interface{}
+	transport               *http.Transport
 }
 
-//loadFromJsonCfg loads Database config from JsonCfg
+// loadFromJsonCfg loads Database config from JsonCfg
 func (httpcfg *HTTPCfg) loadFromJsonCfg(jsnHttpCfg *HTTPJsonCfg) (err error) {
 	if jsnHttpCfg == nil {
 		return nil
@@ -57,7 +66,12 @@ func (httpcfg *HTTPCfg) loadFromJsonCfg(jsnHttpCfg *HTTPJsonCfg) (err error) {
 	if jsnHttpCfg.Auth_users != nil {
 		httpcfg.HTTPAuthUsers = *jsnHttpCfg.Auth_users
 	}
-	return nil
+	if jsnHttpCfg.Client_opts != nil {
+		for k, v := range jsnHttpCfg.Client_opts {
+			httpcfg.ClientOpts[k] = v
+		}
+	}
+	return httpcfg.initTransport()
 }
 
 func (httpcfg *HTTPCfg) AsMapInterface() (initialMP map[string]interface{}) {
@@ -68,14 +82,123 @@ func (httpcfg *HTTPCfg) AsMapInterface() (initialMP map[string]interface{}) {
 		utils.HTTPFreeswitchCDRsURLCfg:   httpcfg.HTTPFreeswitchCDRsURL,
 		utils.HTTPCDRsURLCfg:             httpcfg.HTTPCDRsURL,
 		utils.HTTPUseBasicAuthCfg:        httpcfg.HTTPUseBasicAuth,
-	}
-
-	if httpcfg.HTTPAuthUsers != nil {
-		httpUsers := make(map[string]interface{}, len(httpcfg.HTTPAuthUsers))
-		for key, item := range httpcfg.HTTPAuthUsers {
-			httpUsers[key] = item
-		}
-		initialMP[utils.HTTPAuthUsersCfg] = httpUsers
+		utils.HTTPAuthUsersCfg:           httpcfg.HTTPAuthUsers,
+		utils.HTTPClientOptsCfg:          httpcfg.ClientOpts,
 	}
 	return
 }
+
+func (httpcfg *HTTPCfg) initTransport() (err error) {
+	trsp := &http.Transport{
+		Proxy: http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
+	}
+	dial := &net.Dialer{
+		DualStack: true,
+	}
+	if val, has := httpcfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientTLSClientConfigCfg]; has {
+		var skipTLSVerify bool
+		if skipTLSVerify, err = utils.IfaceAsBool(val); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		trsp.TLSClientConfig = &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: skipTLSVerify}
+	}
+	if val, has := httpcfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientTLSHandshakeTimeoutCfg]; has {
+		var tlsHndTimeout time.Duration
+		if tlsHndTimeout, err = utils.IfaceAsDuration(val); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		trsp.TLSHandshakeTimeout = tlsHndTimeout
+	}
+	if val, has := httpcfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientDisableKeepAlivesCfg]; has {
+		var disKeepAlives bool
+		if disKeepAlives, err = utils.IfaceAsBool(val); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		trsp.DisableKeepAlives = disKeepAlives
+	}
+	if val, has := httpcfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientDisableCompressionCfg]; has {
+		var disCmp bool
+		if disCmp, err = utils.IfaceAsBool(val); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		trsp.DisableCompression = disCmp
+	}
+	if val, has := httpcfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientMaxIdleConnsCfg]; has {
+		var maxIdleConns int64
+		if maxIdleConns, err = utils.IfaceAsTInt64(val); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		trsp.MaxIdleConns = int(maxIdleConns)
+	}
+	if val, has := httpcfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientMaxIdleConnsPerHostCfg]; has {
+		var maxIdleConns int64
+		if maxIdleConns, err = utils.IfaceAsTInt64(val); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		trsp.MaxIdleConnsPerHost = int(maxIdleConns)
+	}
+	if val, has := httpcfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientMaxConnsPerHostCfg]; has {
+		var maxConns int64
+		if maxConns, err = utils.IfaceAsTInt64(val); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		trsp.MaxConnsPerHost = int(maxConns)
+	}
+	if val, has := httpcfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientIdleConnTimeoutCfg]; has {
+		var idleTimeout time.Duration
+		if idleTimeout, err = utils.IfaceAsDuration(val); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		trsp.IdleConnTimeout = idleTimeout
+	}
+	if val, has := httpcfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientResponseHeaderTimeoutCfg]; has {
+		var responseTimeout time.Duration
+		if responseTimeout, err = utils.IfaceAsDuration(val); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		trsp.ResponseHeaderTimeout = responseTimeout
+	}
+	if val, has := httpcfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientExpectContinueTimeoutCfg]; has {
+		var continueTimeout time.Duration
+		if continueTimeout, err = utils.IfaceAsDuration(val); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		trsp.ExpectContinueTimeout = continueTimeout
+	}
+	if val, has := httpcfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientForceAttemptHTTP2Cfg]; has {
+		var forceHTTP2 bool
+		if forceHTTP2, err = utils.IfaceAsBool(val); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		trsp.ForceAttemptHTTP2 = forceHTTP2
+	}
+	if val, has := httpcfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientDialTimeoutCfg]; has {
+		var timeout time.Duration
+		if timeout, err = utils.IfaceAsDuration(val); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		dial.Timeout = timeout
+	}
+	if val, has := httpcfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientDialFallbackDelayCfg]; has {
+		var fallDelay time.Duration
+		if fallDelay, err = utils.IfaceAsDuration(val); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		dial.FallbackDelay = fallDelay
+	}
+	if val, has := httpcfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientDialKeepAliveCfg]; has {
+		var keepAlive time.Duration
+		if keepAlive, err = utils.IfaceAsDuration(val); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		dial.KeepAlive = keepAlive
+	}
+	trsp.DialContext = dial.DialContext
+	httpcfg.transport = trsp
+	return
+}
+
+// GetDefaultHTTPTransort returns the transport initialized when the config was loaded
+func (httpcfg *HTTPCfg) GetDefaultHTTPTransort() *http.Transport {
+	return httpcfg.transport
+}
diff --git a/config/httpcfg_test.go b/config/httpcfg_test.go
index f82bc7adf..1a73e5380 100644
--- a/config/httpcfg_test.go
+++ b/config/httpcfg_test.go
@@ -18,8 +18,11 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>
 package config
 
 import (
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"net/http"
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/utils"
 )
@@ -42,12 +45,28 @@ func TestHTTPCfgloadFromJsonCfg(t *testing.T) {
 		HTTPCDRsURL:             "/cdr_http",
 		HTTPUseBasicAuth:        false,
 		HTTPAuthUsers:           map[string]string{},
+		ClientOpts: map[string]interface{}{
+			utils.HTTPClientTLSClientConfigCfg:       false,
+			utils.HTTPClientTLSHandshakeTimeoutCfg:   "10s",
+			utils.HTTPClientDisableKeepAlivesCfg:     false,
+			utils.HTTPClientDisableCompressionCfg:    false,
+			utils.HTTPClientMaxIdleConnsCfg:          100.,
+			utils.HTTPClientMaxIdleConnsPerHostCfg:   2.,
+			utils.HTTPClientMaxConnsPerHostCfg:       0.,
+			utils.HTTPClientIdleConnTimeoutCfg:       "90s",
+			utils.HTTPClientResponseHeaderTimeoutCfg: "0",
+			utils.HTTPClientExpectContinueTimeoutCfg: "0",
+			utils.HTTPClientForceAttemptHTTP2Cfg:     true,
+			utils.HTTPClientDialTimeoutCfg:           "30s",
+			utils.HTTPClientDialFallbackDelayCfg:     "300ms",
+			utils.HTTPClientDialKeepAliveCfg:         "30s",
+		},
 	}
 	if cfgJsn, err := NewDefaultCGRConfig(); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	} else if err = cfgJsn.httpCfg.loadFromJsonCfg(cfgJSONStr); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
-	} else if !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, cfgJsn.httpCfg) {
+	} else if cfgJsn.httpCfg.transport = nil; !reflect.DeepEqual(expected, cfgJsn.httpCfg) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected %+v \n, received %+v", utils.ToJSON(expected), utils.ToJSON(cfgJsn.httpCfg))
 	}
 }
@@ -63,12 +82,28 @@ func TestHTTPCfgAsMapInterface(t *testing.T) {
 		utils.HTTPFreeswitchCDRsURLCfg:   "/freeswitch_json",
 		utils.HTTPCDRsURLCfg:             "/cdr_http",
 		utils.HTTPUseBasicAuthCfg:        false,
-		utils.HTTPAuthUsersCfg:           map[string]interface{}{},
+		utils.HTTPAuthUsersCfg:           map[string]string{},
+		utils.HTTPClientOptsCfg: map[string]interface{}{
+			utils.HTTPClientTLSClientConfigCfg:       false,
+			utils.HTTPClientTLSHandshakeTimeoutCfg:   "10s",
+			utils.HTTPClientDisableKeepAlivesCfg:     false,
+			utils.HTTPClientDisableCompressionCfg:    false,
+			utils.HTTPClientMaxIdleConnsCfg:          100.,
+			utils.HTTPClientMaxIdleConnsPerHostCfg:   2.,
+			utils.HTTPClientMaxConnsPerHostCfg:       0.,
+			utils.HTTPClientIdleConnTimeoutCfg:       "90s",
+			utils.HTTPClientResponseHeaderTimeoutCfg: "0",
+			utils.HTTPClientExpectContinueTimeoutCfg: "0",
+			utils.HTTPClientForceAttemptHTTP2Cfg:     true,
+			utils.HTTPClientDialTimeoutCfg:           "30s",
+			utils.HTTPClientDialFallbackDelayCfg:     "300ms",
+			utils.HTTPClientDialKeepAliveCfg:         "30s",
+		},
 	}
 	if cgrCfg, err := NewCGRConfigFromJSONStringWithDefaults(cfgJSONStr); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	} else if rcv := cgrCfg.httpCfg.AsMapInterface(); !reflect.DeepEqual(rcv, eMap) {
-		t.Errorf("Expected %+v, received %+v", eMap, rcv)
+		t.Errorf("Expected %+v, received %+v", utils.ToJSON(eMap), utils.ToJSON(rcv))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -88,10 +123,26 @@ func TestHTTPCfgAsMapInterface1(t *testing.T) {
 		utils.HTTPFreeswitchCDRsURLCfg:   "/freeswitch_json",
 		utils.HTTPCDRsURLCfg:             "/cdr_http",
 		utils.HTTPUseBasicAuthCfg:        true,
-		utils.HTTPAuthUsersCfg: map[string]interface{}{
+		utils.HTTPAuthUsersCfg: map[string]string{
 			"user1": "authenticated",
 			"user2": "authenticated",
 		},
+		utils.HTTPClientOptsCfg: map[string]interface{}{
+			utils.HTTPClientTLSClientConfigCfg:       false,
+			utils.HTTPClientTLSHandshakeTimeoutCfg:   "10s",
+			utils.HTTPClientDisableKeepAlivesCfg:     false,
+			utils.HTTPClientDisableCompressionCfg:    false,
+			utils.HTTPClientMaxIdleConnsCfg:          100.,
+			utils.HTTPClientMaxIdleConnsPerHostCfg:   2.,
+			utils.HTTPClientMaxConnsPerHostCfg:       0.,
+			utils.HTTPClientIdleConnTimeoutCfg:       "90s",
+			utils.HTTPClientResponseHeaderTimeoutCfg: "0",
+			utils.HTTPClientExpectContinueTimeoutCfg: "0",
+			utils.HTTPClientForceAttemptHTTP2Cfg:     true,
+			utils.HTTPClientDialTimeoutCfg:           "30s",
+			utils.HTTPClientDialFallbackDelayCfg:     "300ms",
+			utils.HTTPClientDialKeepAliveCfg:         "30s",
+		},
 	}
 	if cgrCfg, err := NewCGRConfigFromJSONStringWithDefaults(cfgJSONStr); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
@@ -99,3 +150,117 @@ func TestHTTPCfgAsMapInterface1(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Expected %+v, received %+v", eMap, rcv)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestHTTPCfgGetDefaultHTTPTransort(t *testing.T) {
+	httpCfg := new(HTTPCfg)
+	if rply := httpCfg.GetDefaultHTTPTransort(); rply != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %+v, received %+v", nil, rply)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHTTPCfgInitTransport(t *testing.T) {
+	httpCfg := &HTTPCfg{
+		ClientOpts: map[string]interface{}{
+			utils.HTTPClientTLSClientConfigCfg:       false,
+			utils.HTTPClientTLSHandshakeTimeoutCfg:   "10s",
+			utils.HTTPClientDisableKeepAlivesCfg:     false,
+			utils.HTTPClientDisableCompressionCfg:    false,
+			utils.HTTPClientMaxIdleConnsCfg:          100.,
+			utils.HTTPClientMaxIdleConnsPerHostCfg:   2.,
+			utils.HTTPClientMaxConnsPerHostCfg:       0.,
+			utils.HTTPClientIdleConnTimeoutCfg:       "90s",
+			utils.HTTPClientResponseHeaderTimeoutCfg: "0",
+			utils.HTTPClientExpectContinueTimeoutCfg: "0",
+			utils.HTTPClientForceAttemptHTTP2Cfg:     true,
+			utils.HTTPClientDialTimeoutCfg:           "30s",
+			utils.HTTPClientDialFallbackDelayCfg:     "300ms",
+			utils.HTTPClientDialKeepAliveCfg:         "30s",
+		},
+	}
+	// the dial options are not included
+	checkTransport := func(t1, t2 *http.Transport) bool {
+		return t1 != nil && t2 != nil &&
+			t1.TLSClientConfig.InsecureSkipVerify == t2.TLSClientConfig.InsecureSkipVerify &&
+			t1.TLSHandshakeTimeout == t2.TLSHandshakeTimeout &&
+			t1.DisableKeepAlives == t2.DisableKeepAlives &&
+			t1.DisableCompression == t2.DisableCompression &&
+			t1.MaxIdleConns == t2.MaxIdleConns &&
+			t1.MaxIdleConnsPerHost == t2.MaxIdleConnsPerHost &&
+			t1.MaxConnsPerHost == t2.MaxConnsPerHost &&
+			t1.IdleConnTimeout == t2.IdleConnTimeout &&
+			t1.ResponseHeaderTimeout == t2.ResponseHeaderTimeout &&
+			t1.ExpectContinueTimeout == t2.ExpectContinueTimeout &&
+			t1.ForceAttemptHTTP2 == t2.ForceAttemptHTTP2
+	}
+	expTransport := &http.Transport{
+		TLSClientConfig:     &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: false},
+		TLSHandshakeTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
+		MaxIdleConns:        100,
+		MaxIdleConnsPerHost: 2,
+		MaxConnsPerHost:     0,
+		IdleConnTimeout:     90 * time.Second,
+		ForceAttemptHTTP2:   true,
+	}
+	if err := httpCfg.initTransport(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	} else if !checkTransport(expTransport, httpCfg.GetDefaultHTTPTransort()) {
+		t.Errorf("Expected %+v, received %+v", expTransport, httpCfg.GetDefaultHTTPTransort())
+	}
+
+	httpCfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientDialKeepAliveCfg] = "30as"
+	if err := httpCfg.initTransport(); err == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected error but the transport was builded succesfully")
+	}
+	httpCfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientDialFallbackDelayCfg] = "300ams"
+	if err := httpCfg.initTransport(); err == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected error but the transport was builded succesfully")
+	}
+	httpCfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientDialTimeoutCfg] = "30as"
+	if err := httpCfg.initTransport(); err == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected error but the transport was builded succesfully")
+	}
+	httpCfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientForceAttemptHTTP2Cfg] = "string"
+	if err := httpCfg.initTransport(); err == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected error but the transport was builded succesfully")
+	}
+	httpCfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientExpectContinueTimeoutCfg] = "0a"
+	if err := httpCfg.initTransport(); err == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected error but the transport was builded succesfully")
+	}
+	httpCfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientResponseHeaderTimeoutCfg] = "0a"
+	if err := httpCfg.initTransport(); err == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected error but the transport was builded succesfully")
+	}
+	httpCfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientIdleConnTimeoutCfg] = "90as"
+	if err := httpCfg.initTransport(); err == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected error but the transport was builded succesfully")
+	}
+	httpCfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientMaxConnsPerHostCfg] = "not a number"
+	if err := httpCfg.initTransport(); err == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected error but the transport was builded succesfully")
+	}
+	httpCfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientMaxIdleConnsPerHostCfg] = "not a number"
+	if err := httpCfg.initTransport(); err == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected error but the transport was builded succesfully")
+	}
+	httpCfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientMaxIdleConnsCfg] = "not a number"
+	if err := httpCfg.initTransport(); err == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected error but the transport was builded succesfully")
+	}
+	httpCfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientDisableCompressionCfg] = "string"
+	if err := httpCfg.initTransport(); err == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected error but the transport was builded succesfully")
+	}
+	httpCfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientDisableKeepAlivesCfg] = "string"
+	if err := httpCfg.initTransport(); err == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected error but the transport was builded succesfully")
+	}
+	httpCfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientTLSHandshakeTimeoutCfg] = "10as"
+	if err := httpCfg.initTransport(); err == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected error but the transport was builded succesfully")
+	}
+	httpCfg.ClientOpts[utils.HTTPClientTLSClientConfigCfg] = "string"
+	if err := httpCfg.initTransport(); err == nil {
+		t.Error("Expected error but the transport was builded succesfully")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/config/libconfig_json.go b/config/libconfig_json.go
index 3202a4521..c0f16b4ea 100755
--- a/config/libconfig_json.go
+++ b/config/libconfig_json.go
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ type GeneralJsonCfg struct {
 	Node_id              *string
 	Logger               *string
 	Log_level            *int
-	Http_skip_tls_verify *bool
 	Rounding_decimals    *int
 	Dbdata_encoding      *string
 	Tpexport_dir         *string
@@ -71,6 +70,7 @@ type HTTPJsonCfg struct {
 	Http_Cdrs                 *string
 	Use_basic_auth            *bool
 	Auth_users                *map[string]string
+	Client_opts               map[string]interface{}
 }
 
 type TlsJsonCfg struct {
diff --git a/config/multifiles_it_test.go b/config/multifiles_it_test.go
index 057e22534..bfbd87265 100644
--- a/config/multifiles_it_test.go
+++ b/config/multifiles_it_test.go
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ import (
 var mfCgrCfg *CGRConfig
 
 func TestMfInitConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	for key, val := range map[string]string{"LOGGER": "*syslog", "LOG_LEVEL": "6", "TLS_VERIFY": "false", "ROUND_DEC": "5",
+	for key, val := range map[string]string{"LOGGER": "*syslog", "LOG_LEVEL": "6", "ROUND_DEC": "5",
 		"DB_ENCODING": "*msgpack", "TP_EXPORT_DIR": "/var/spool/cgrates/tpe", "FAILED_POSTS_DIR": "/var/spool/cgrates/failed_posts",
 		"DF_TENANT": "cgrates.org", "TIMEZONE": "Local"} {
 		os.Setenv(key, val)
@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ func TestMfEnvReaderITRead(t *testing.T) {
 		NodeID:             "d80fac5",
 		Logger:             "*syslog",
 		LogLevel:           6,
-		HttpSkipTlsVerify:  false,
 		RoundingDecimals:   5,
 		DBDataEncoding:     "msgpack",
 		TpExportPath:       "/var/spool/cgrates/tpe",
diff --git a/data/conf/cgrates/cgrates.json b/data/conf/cgrates/cgrates.json
index 26070b940..6a632149c 100755
--- a/data/conf/cgrates/cgrates.json
+++ b/data/conf/cgrates/cgrates.json
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@
 // 	"node_id": "",											// identifier of this instance in the cluster, if empty it will be autogenerated
 // 	"logger":"*syslog",										// controls the destination of logs <*syslog|*stdout>
 // 	"log_level": 6,											// control the level of messages logged (0-emerg to 7-debug)
-// 	"http_skip_tls_verify": false,							// if enabled HttpClient will accept any TLS certificate
 // 	"rounding_decimals": 5,									// system level precision for floats
 // 	"dbdata_encoding": "*msgpack",							// encoding used to store object data in strings: <*msgpack|*json>
 // 	"tpexport_dir": "/var/spool/cgrates/tpe",				// path towards export folder for offline TariffPlans
@@ -165,6 +164,24 @@
 // 	"http_cdrs": "/cdr_http",								// CDRS relative URL ("" to disable)
 // 	"use_basic_auth": false,								// use basic authentication
 // 	"auth_users": {},										// basic authentication usernames and base64-encoded passwords (eg: { "username1": "cGFzc3dvcmQ=", "username2": "cGFzc3dvcmQy "})
+// 	"client_opts":{
+// 		"skip_tls_verify": false, 							// if enabled Http Client will accept any TLS certificate
+// 		// the options to configure the http.Transport
+// 		"tls_handshake_timeout": "10s",
+// 		"disable_keep_alives": false,
+// 		"disable_compression": false,
+// 		"max_idle_conns": 100,
+// 		"max_idle_conns_per_host": 2,
+// 		"max_conns_per_host": 0,
+// 		"idle_conn_timeout": "90s",
+// 		"response_header_timeout": "0",
+// 		"expect_continue_timeout": "0",
+// 		"force_attempt_http2": true,
+// 		// the optins to configure the net.Dialer
+// 		"dial_timeout": "30s",
+// 		"dial_fallback_delay": "300ms",
+// 		"dial_keep_alive": "30s",
+// 	},
 // },
 
 
diff --git a/data/conf/samples/multifiles/d.json b/data/conf/samples/multifiles/d.json
index 4cad502dd..45926e0de 100644
--- a/data/conf/samples/multifiles/d.json
+++ b/data/conf/samples/multifiles/d.json
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 	"node_id": "d80fac5",									// identifier of this instance in the cluster, if empty it will be autogenerated
 	"logger":"*env:LOGGER",									// controls the destination of logs <*syslog|*stdout>
 	"log_level": *env:LOG_LEVEL,							// control the level of messages logged (0-emerg to 7-debug)
-	"http_skip_tls_verify": *env:TLS_VERIFY,				// if enabled Http Client will accept any TLS certificate
 	"rounding_decimals": *env:ROUND_DEC,					// system level precision for floats
 	"dbdata_encoding": "*env:DB_ENCODING",					// encoding used to store object data in strings: <*msgpack|*json>
 	"tpexport_dir": "*env:TP_EXPORT_DIR",					// path towards export folder for offline Tariff Plans
diff --git a/ees/httpjsonmap.go b/ees/httpjsonmap.go
index da7c92074..da0829520 100644
--- a/ees/httpjsonmap.go
+++ b/ees/httpjsonmap.go
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func NewPosterJSONMapEE(cgrCfg *config.CGRConfig, cfgIdx int, filterS *engine.Fi
 	}
 	switch cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[cfgIdx].Type {
 	case utils.MetaHTTPjsonMap:
-		pstrJSON.poster, err = engine.NewHTTPPoster(cgrCfg.GeneralCfg().HttpSkipTlsVerify,
+		pstrJSON.poster, err = engine.NewHTTPPoster(cgrCfg.HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(),
 			cgrCfg.GeneralCfg().ReplyTimeout, cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[cfgIdx].ExportPath,
 			utils.PosterTransportContentTypes[cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[cfgIdx].Type], cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[cfgIdx].Attempts)
 	case utils.MetaAMQPjsonMap:
diff --git a/ees/httppost.go b/ees/httppost.go
index c5e93dc97..8312b7cbc 100644
--- a/ees/httppost.go
+++ b/ees/httppost.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func NewHTTPPostEe(cgrCfg *config.CGRConfig, cfgIdx int, filterS *engine.FilterS
 	dc utils.MapStorage) (httpPost *HTTPPost, err error) {
 	httpPost = &HTTPPost{id: cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[cfgIdx].ID,
 		cgrCfg: cgrCfg, cfgIdx: cfgIdx, filterS: filterS, dc: dc}
-	httpPost.httpPoster, err = engine.NewHTTPPoster(cgrCfg.GeneralCfg().HttpSkipTlsVerify,
+	httpPost.httpPoster, err = engine.NewHTTPPoster(cgrCfg.HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(),
 		cgrCfg.GeneralCfg().ReplyTimeout, cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[cfgIdx].ExportPath,
 		utils.PosterTransportContentTypes[cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[cfgIdx].Type], cgrCfg.EEsCfg().Exporters[cfgIdx].Attempts)
 	return
diff --git a/engine/action.go b/engine/action.go
index be38dea88..7929202b8 100644
--- a/engine/action.go
+++ b/engine/action.go
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ func callURL(ub *Account, a *Action, acs Actions, extraData interface{}) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	pstr, err := NewHTTPPoster(config.CgrConfig().GeneralCfg().HttpSkipTlsVerify,
+	pstr, err := NewHTTPPoster(config.CgrConfig().HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(),
 		config.CgrConfig().GeneralCfg().ReplyTimeout, a.ExtraParameters,
 		utils.CONTENT_JSON, config.CgrConfig().GeneralCfg().PosterAttempts)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ func callURLAsync(ub *Account, a *Action, acs Actions, extraData interface{}) er
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	pstr, err := NewHTTPPoster(config.CgrConfig().GeneralCfg().HttpSkipTlsVerify,
+	pstr, err := NewHTTPPoster(config.CgrConfig().HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(),
 		config.CgrConfig().GeneralCfg().ReplyTimeout, a.ExtraParameters,
 		utils.CONTENT_JSON, config.CgrConfig().GeneralCfg().PosterAttempts)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ func postEvent(ub *Account, a *Action, acs Actions, extraData interface{}) error
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	pstr, err := NewHTTPPoster(config.CgrConfig().GeneralCfg().HttpSkipTlsVerify,
+	pstr, err := NewHTTPPoster(config.CgrConfig().HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(),
 		config.CgrConfig().GeneralCfg().ReplyTimeout, a.ExtraParameters,
 		utils.CONTENT_JSON, config.CgrConfig().GeneralCfg().PosterAttempts)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/engine/cdr.go b/engine/cdr.go
index 59ca57b57..8b819d0aa 100644
--- a/engine/cdr.go
+++ b/engine/cdr.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
+	"net/http"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -333,7 +334,7 @@ func (cdr *CDR) exportFieldValue(cfgCdrFld *config.FCTemplate, filterS *FilterS)
 	return
 }
 
-func (cdr *CDR) formatField(cfgFld *config.FCTemplate, httpSkipTLSCheck bool,
+func (cdr *CDR) formatField(cfgFld *config.FCTemplate, pstrTransport *http.Transport,
 	groupedCDRs []*CDR, filterS *FilterS) (outVal string, err error) {
 	switch cfgFld.Type {
 	case utils.META_FILLER:
@@ -363,7 +364,7 @@ func (cdr *CDR) formatField(cfgFld *config.FCTemplate, httpSkipTLSCheck bool,
 		}
 		if len(httpAddr) == 0 {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("Empty http address for field %s type %s", cfgFld.Tag, cfgFld.Type)
-		} else if outValByte, err = HttpJsonPost(httpAddr, httpSkipTLSCheck, jsn); err == nil {
+		} else if outValByte, err = HTTPPostJSON(httpAddr, pstrTransport, jsn); err == nil {
 			outVal = string(outValByte)
 			if len(outVal) == 0 && cfgFld.Mandatory {
 				err = fmt.Errorf("Empty result for http_post field: %s", cfgFld.Tag)
@@ -390,7 +391,7 @@ func (cdr *CDR) formatField(cfgFld *config.FCTemplate, httpSkipTLSCheck bool,
 // AsExportRecord is used in place where we need to export the CDR based on an export template
 // ExportRecord is a []string to keep it compatible with encoding/csv Writer
 func (cdr *CDR) AsExportRecord(exportFields []*config.FCTemplate,
-	httpSkipTLSCheck bool, groupedCDRs []*CDR, filterS *FilterS) (expRecord []string, err error) {
+	pstrTransport *http.Transport, groupedCDRs []*CDR, filterS *FilterS) (expRecord []string, err error) {
 	nM := utils.MapStorage{
 		utils.MetaReq: cdr.AsMapStringIface(),
 		utils.MetaEC:  cdr.CostDetails,
@@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ func (cdr *CDR) AsExportRecord(exportFields []*config.FCTemplate,
 			continue
 		}
 		var fmtOut string
-		if fmtOut, err = cdr.formatField(cfgFld, httpSkipTLSCheck, groupedCDRs, filterS); err != nil {
+		if fmtOut, err = cdr.formatField(cfgFld, pstrTransport, groupedCDRs, filterS); err != nil {
 			utils.Logger.Warning(fmt.Sprintf("<CDR> error: %s exporting field: %s, CDR: %s\n",
 				err.Error(), utils.ToJSON(cfgFld), utils.ToJSON(cdr)))
 			return nil, err
diff --git a/engine/cdr_test.go b/engine/cdr_test.go
index a94bc3c2a..6f6d3b763 100644
--- a/engine/cdr_test.go
+++ b/engine/cdr_test.go
@@ -641,7 +641,8 @@ func TestCDRAsExportRecord(t *testing.T) {
 		Value:    prsr,
 		Timezone: "UTC",
 	}
-	if expRecord, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld}, false, nil, nil); err != nil {
+	if expRecord, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld},
+		config.CgrConfig().HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(), nil, nil); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	} else if expRecord[0] != cdr.Destination {
 		t.Errorf("Expecting:\n%s\nReceived:\n%s", cdr.Destination, expRecord)
@@ -660,7 +661,8 @@ func TestCDRAsExportRecord(t *testing.T) {
 		MaskLen:    3,
 	}
 	eDst := "+4986517174***"
-	if expRecord, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld}, false, nil, nil); err != nil {
+	if expRecord, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld},
+		config.CgrConfig().HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(), nil, nil); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	} else if expRecord[0] != eDst {
 		t.Errorf("Expecting:\n%s\nReceived:\n%s", eDst, expRecord[0])
@@ -673,7 +675,8 @@ func TestCDRAsExportRecord(t *testing.T) {
 		Value:      prsr,
 		MaskDestID: "MASKED_DESTINATIONS",
 	}
-	if expRecord, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld}, false, nil, nil); err != nil {
+	if expRecord, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld},
+		config.CgrConfig().HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(), nil, nil); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	} else if expRecord[0] != "1" {
 		t.Errorf("Expecting:\n%s\nReceived:\n%s", "1", expRecord[0])
@@ -689,7 +692,8 @@ func TestCDRAsExportRecord(t *testing.T) {
 		Filters:  []string{"*string:~*req.Tenant:itsyscom.com"},
 		Timezone: "UTC",
 	}
-	if rcrd, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld}, false, nil, &FilterS{dm: dmForCDR, cfg: defaultCfg}); err != nil {
+	if rcrd, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld},
+		config.CgrConfig().HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(), nil, &FilterS{dm: dmForCDR, cfg: defaultCfg}); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	} else if len(rcrd) != 0 {
 		t.Error("failed using filter")
@@ -706,7 +710,8 @@ func TestCDRAsExportRecord(t *testing.T) {
 		Layout:   layout,
 		Timezone: "UTC",
 	}
-	if expRecord, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld}, false, nil, &FilterS{dm: dmForCDR, cfg: defaultCfg}); err != nil {
+	if expRecord, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld},
+		config.CgrConfig().HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(), nil, &FilterS{dm: dmForCDR, cfg: defaultCfg}); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	} else if expRecord[0] != "2014-06-11 19:19:00" {
 		t.Error("Expecting: 2014-06-11 19:19:00, got: ", expRecord[0])
@@ -722,7 +727,8 @@ func TestCDRAsExportRecord(t *testing.T) {
 		Layout:   layout,
 		Timezone: "UTC",
 	}
-	if rcrd, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld}, false, nil, &FilterS{dm: dmForCDR, cfg: defaultCfg}); err != nil {
+	if rcrd, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld},
+		config.CgrConfig().HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(), nil, &FilterS{dm: dmForCDR, cfg: defaultCfg}); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	} else if len(rcrd) != 0 {
 		t.Error("failed using filter")
@@ -737,7 +743,8 @@ func TestCDRAsExportRecord(t *testing.T) {
 		Layout:   layout,
 		Timezone: "UTC"}
 	// Test time parse error
-	if _, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld}, false, nil, nil); err == nil {
+	if _, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld},
+		config.CgrConfig().HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(), nil, nil); err == nil {
 		t.Error("Should give error here, got none.")
 	}
 
@@ -748,7 +755,8 @@ func TestCDRAsExportRecord(t *testing.T) {
 		Path:  "*exp.CGRIDFromCostDetails",
 		Value: prsr,
 	}
-	if expRecord, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld}, false, nil, nil); err != nil {
+	if expRecord, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld},
+		config.CgrConfig().HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(), nil, nil); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	} else if expRecord[0] != cdr.CostDetails.CGRID {
 		t.Errorf("Expecting:\n%s\nReceived:\n%s", cdr.CostDetails.CGRID, expRecord)
@@ -760,7 +768,8 @@ func TestCDRAsExportRecord(t *testing.T) {
 		Path:  "*exp.CustomAccountID",
 		Value: prsr,
 	}
-	if expRecord, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld}, false, nil, nil); err != nil {
+	if expRecord, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld},
+		config.CgrConfig().HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(), nil, nil); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	} else if expRecord[0] != cdr.CostDetails.AccountSummary.ID {
 		t.Errorf("Expecting:\n%s\nReceived:\n%s", cdr.CostDetails.AccountSummary.ID, expRecord)
@@ -774,7 +783,8 @@ func TestCDRAsExportRecord(t *testing.T) {
 		Path:  "*exp.CustomDestinationID",
 		Value: prsr,
 	}
-	if expRecord, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld}, false, nil, nil); err != nil {
+	if expRecord, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld},
+		config.CgrConfig().HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(), nil, nil); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	} else if expRecord[0] != expected {
 		t.Errorf("Expecting: <%q>,\n Received: <%q>", expected, expRecord[0])
@@ -788,7 +798,8 @@ func TestCDRAsExportRecord(t *testing.T) {
 		Path:  "*exp.CustomDestinationID",
 		Value: prsr,
 	}
-	if expRecord, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld}, false, nil, nil); err != nil {
+	if expRecord, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld},
+		config.CgrConfig().HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(), nil, nil); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	} else if expRecord[0] != expected {
 		t.Errorf("Expecting: <%q>,\n Received: <%q>", expected, expRecord[0])
@@ -802,7 +813,8 @@ func TestCDRAsExportRecord(t *testing.T) {
 		Path:  "*exp.CustomDestinationID",
 		Value: prsr,
 	}
-	if expRecord, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld}, false, nil, nil); err != nil {
+	if expRecord, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld},
+		config.CgrConfig().HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(), nil, nil); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	} else if expRecord[0] != expected {
 		t.Errorf("Expecting: <%q>,\n Received: <%q>", expected, expRecord[0])
@@ -816,7 +828,8 @@ func TestCDRAsExportRecord(t *testing.T) {
 		Path:  "*exp.CustomDestinationID",
 		Value: prsr,
 	}
-	if expRecord, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld}, false, nil, nil); err != nil {
+	if expRecord, err := cdr.AsExportRecord([]*config.FCTemplate{cfgCdrFld},
+		config.CgrConfig().HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(), nil, nil); err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	} else if expRecord[0] != expected {
 		t.Errorf("Expecting: <%q>,\n Received: <%q>", expected, expRecord[0])
diff --git a/engine/libcdre.go b/engine/libcdre.go
index 29213c270..4a1ed801c 100644
--- a/engine/libcdre.go
+++ b/engine/libcdre.go
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func (expEv *ExportEvents) ReplayFailedPosts(attempts int) (failedEvents *Export
 	switch expEv.Format {
 	case utils.MetaHTTPjsonCDR, utils.MetaHTTPjsonMap, utils.MetaHTTPjson, utils.MetaHTTPPost:
 		var pstr *HTTPPoster
-		pstr, err = NewHTTPPoster(config.CgrConfig().GeneralCfg().HttpSkipTlsVerify,
+		pstr, err = NewHTTPPoster(config.CgrConfig().HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(),
 			config.CgrConfig().GeneralCfg().ReplyTimeout, expEv.Path,
 			utils.PosterTransportContentTypes[expEv.Format],
 			config.CgrConfig().GeneralCfg().PosterAttempts)
diff --git a/engine/pstr_http.go b/engine/pstr_http.go
index 06d34a478..5e5df447d 100644
--- a/engine/pstr_http.go
+++ b/engine/pstr_http.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ package engine
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"crypto/tls"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
@@ -30,17 +29,9 @@ import (
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/utils"
 )
 
-// keep it global in order to reuse it
-var httpPosterTransport *http.Transport
-
-// HttpJsonPost posts without automatic failover
-func HttpJsonPost(url string, skipTLSVerify bool, content []byte) (respBody []byte, err error) {
-	if httpPosterTransport == nil {
-		httpPosterTransport = &http.Transport{
-			TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: skipTLSVerify},
-		}
-	}
-	client := &http.Client{Transport: httpPosterTransport}
+// HTTPPostJSON posts without automatic failover
+func HTTPPostJSON(url string, posterTransport *http.Transport, content []byte) (respBody []byte, err error) {
+	client := &http.Client{Transport: posterTransport}
 	var resp *http.Response
 	if resp, err = client.Post(url, "application/json", bytes.NewBuffer(content)); err != nil {
 		return
@@ -57,18 +48,13 @@ func HttpJsonPost(url string, skipTLSVerify bool, content []byte) (respBody []by
 }
 
 // NewHTTPPoster return a new HTTP poster
-func NewHTTPPoster(skipTLSVerify bool, replyTimeout time.Duration,
+func NewHTTPPoster(posterTransport *http.Transport, replyTimeout time.Duration,
 	addr, contentType string, attempts int) (httposter *HTTPPoster, err error) {
 	if !utils.SliceHasMember([]string{utils.CONTENT_FORM, utils.CONTENT_JSON, utils.CONTENT_TEXT}, contentType) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unsupported ContentType: %s", contentType)
 	}
-	if httpPosterTransport == nil {
-		httpPosterTransport = &http.Transport{
-			TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{InsecureSkipVerify: skipTLSVerify},
-		}
-	}
 	return &HTTPPoster{
-		httpClient:  &http.Client{Transport: httpPosterTransport, Timeout: replyTimeout},
+		httpClient:  &http.Client{Transport: posterTransport, Timeout: replyTimeout},
 		addr:        addr,
 		contentType: contentType,
 		attempts:    attempts,
diff --git a/engine/suretax.go b/engine/suretax.go
index 86668beb1..1600badab 100644
--- a/engine/suretax.go
+++ b/engine/suretax.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ package engine
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"crypto/tls"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
@@ -182,12 +181,9 @@ func SureTaxProcessCdr(cdr *CDR) error {
 		return errors.New("Invalid SureTax configuration")
 	}
 	if sureTaxClient == nil { // First time used, init the client here
-		tr := &http.Transport{
-			TLSClientConfig: &tls.Config{
-				InsecureSkipVerify: config.CgrConfig().GeneralCfg().HttpSkipTlsVerify,
-			},
+		sureTaxClient = &http.Client{
+			Transport: config.CgrConfig().HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(),
 		}
-		sureTaxClient = &http.Client{Transport: tr}
 	}
 	req, err := NewSureTaxRequest(cdr, stCfg)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/engine/z_cdr_it_test.go b/engine/z_cdr_it_test.go
index 93bf8d4b2..80c0d5ece 100644
--- a/engine/z_cdr_it_test.go
+++ b/engine/z_cdr_it_test.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/config"
 	"github.com/cgrates/cgrates/utils"
 )
 
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ func TestHttpJsonPost(t *testing.T) {
 		Usage: "0.00000001", ExtraFields: map[string]string{"field_extr1": "val_extr1", "fieldextr2": "valextr2"}, Cost: 1.01,
 	}
 	jsn, _ := json.Marshal(cdrOut)
-	if _, err := HttpJsonPost("http://localhost:8000", false, jsn); err == nil {
+	if _, err := HTTPPostJSON("http://localhost:8000", config.CgrConfig().HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(), jsn); err == nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/engine/z_poster_it_test.go b/engine/z_poster_it_test.go
index efa99b0b2..c32239830 100644
--- a/engine/z_poster_it_test.go
+++ b/engine/z_poster_it_test.go
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ func TestHttpJsonPoster(t *testing.T) {
 	config.CgrConfig().GeneralCfg().FailedPostsDir = "/tmp"
 	content := &TestContent{Var1: "Val1", Var2: "Val2"}
 	jsn, _ := json.Marshal(content)
-	pstr, err := NewHTTPPoster(true, time.Duration(2*time.Second), "http://localhost:8080/invalid", utils.CONTENT_JSON, 3)
+	pstr, err := NewHTTPPoster(config.CgrConfig().HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(), time.Duration(2*time.Second), "http://localhost:8080/invalid", utils.CONTENT_JSON, 3)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func TestHttpBytesPoster(t *testing.T) {
 	content := []byte(`Test
 		Test2
 		`)
-	pstr, err := NewHTTPPoster(true, time.Duration(2*time.Second), "http://localhost:8080/invalid", utils.CONTENT_TEXT, 3)
+	pstr, err := NewHTTPPoster(config.CgrConfig().HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(), time.Duration(2*time.Second), "http://localhost:8080/invalid", utils.CONTENT_TEXT, 3)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Error(err)
 	}
diff --git a/ers/partial_csv.go b/ers/partial_csv.go
index a02811f98..9e0b018f4 100644
--- a/ers/partial_csv.go
+++ b/ers/partial_csv.go
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ func (rdr *PartialCSVFileER) dumpToFile(itmID string, value interface{}) {
 				utils.ERs, utils.ToJSON(origCgrEvs[0].Event), err.Error()))
 		return
 	}
-	record, err := cdr.AsExportRecord(rdr.Config().CacheDumpFields, false, nil, rdr.fltrS)
+	record, err := cdr.AsExportRecord(rdr.Config().CacheDumpFields, rdr.cgrCfg.HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(), nil, rdr.fltrS)
 	if err != nil {
 		utils.Logger.Warning(
 			fmt.Sprintf("<%s> Converting CDR with CGRID: <%s> to record , ignoring due to error: <%s>",
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ func (rdr *PartialCSVFileER) dumpToFile(itmID string, value interface{}) {
 						utils.ERs, utils.ToJSON(origCgrEv.Event), err.Error()))
 				return
 			}
-			record, err = cdr.AsExportRecord(rdr.Config().CacheDumpFields, false, nil, rdr.fltrS)
+			record, err = cdr.AsExportRecord(rdr.Config().CacheDumpFields, rdr.cgrCfg.HTTPCfg().GetDefaultHTTPTransort(), nil, rdr.fltrS)
 			if err != nil {
 				utils.Logger.Warning(
 					fmt.Sprintf("<%s> Converting CDR with CGRID: <%s> to record , ignoring due to error: <%s>",
diff --git a/utils/consts.go b/utils/consts.go
index f3bae707a..25a18ecb0 100755
--- a/utils/consts.go
+++ b/utils/consts.go
@@ -1871,7 +1871,6 @@ const (
 	NodeIDCfg             = "node_id"
 	LoggerCfg             = "logger"
 	LogLevelCfg           = "log_level"
-	HttpSkipTlsVerifyCfg  = "http_skip_tls_verify"
 	RoundingDecimalsCfg   = "rounding_decimals"
 	DBDataEncodingCfg     = "dbdata_encoding"
 	TpExportPathCfg       = "tpexport_dir"
@@ -1973,7 +1972,23 @@ const (
 	HTTPCDRsURLCfg             = "http_cdrs"
 	HTTPUseBasicAuthCfg        = "use_basic_auth"
 	HTTPAuthUsersCfg           = "auth_users"
+	HTTPClientOptsCfg          = "client_opts"
 	ConfigsURL                 = "configs_url"
+
+	HTTPClientTLSClientConfigCfg       = "skip_tls_verify"
+	HTTPClientTLSHandshakeTimeoutCfg   = "tls_handshake_timeout"
+	HTTPClientDisableKeepAlivesCfg     = "disable_keep_alives"
+	HTTPClientDisableCompressionCfg    = "disable_compression"
+	HTTPClientMaxIdleConnsCfg          = "max_idle_conns"
+	HTTPClientMaxIdleConnsPerHostCfg   = "max_idle_conns_per_host"
+	HTTPClientMaxConnsPerHostCfg       = "max_conns_per_host"
+	HTTPClientIdleConnTimeoutCfg       = "idle_conn_timeout"
+	HTTPClientResponseHeaderTimeoutCfg = "response_header_timeout"
+	HTTPClientExpectContinueTimeoutCfg = "expect_continue_timeout"
+	HTTPClientForceAttemptHTTP2Cfg     = "force_attempt_http2"
+	HTTPClientDialTimeoutCfg           = "dial_timeout"
+	HTTPClientDialFallbackDelayCfg     = "dial_fallback_delay"
+	HTTPClientDialKeepAliveCfg         = "dial_keep_alive"
 )
 
 // FilterSCfg