diff --git a/broker/broker.go b/broker/broker.go
index 2871e818..97845f12 100644
--- a/broker/broker.go
+++ b/broker/broker.go
@@ -38,13 +38,9 @@ type Subscriber interface {
 }
 
 var (
-	DefaultBroker Broker = newHttpBroker()
+	DefaultBroker Broker = NewBroker()
 )
 
-func NewBroker(opts ...Option) Broker {
-	return newHttpBroker(opts...)
-}
-
 func Init(opts ...Option) error {
 	return DefaultBroker.Init(opts...)
 }
diff --git a/broker/common_test.go b/broker/common_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index c01d42c7..00000000
--- a/broker/common_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-package broker
-
-import (
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/registry"
-)
-
-var (
-	// mock data
-	testData = map[string][]*registry.Service{
-		"foo": {
-			{
-				Name:    "foo",
-				Version: "1.0.0",
-				Nodes: []*registry.Node{
-					{
-						Id:      "foo-1.0.0-123",
-						Address: "localhost:9999",
-					},
-					{
-						Id:      "foo-1.0.0-321",
-						Address: "localhost:9999",
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			{
-				Name:    "foo",
-				Version: "1.0.1",
-				Nodes: []*registry.Node{
-					{
-						Id:      "foo-1.0.1-321",
-						Address: "localhost:6666",
-					},
-				},
-			},
-			{
-				Name:    "foo",
-				Version: "1.0.3",
-				Nodes: []*registry.Node{
-					{
-						Id:      "foo-1.0.3-345",
-						Address: "localhost:8888",
-					},
-				},
-			},
-		},
-	}
-)
diff --git a/broker/default.go b/broker/default.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3f45c3ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/broker/default.go
@@ -0,0 +1,459 @@
+package broker
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
+	"net"
+	"net/url"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/codec/json"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/registry"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/util/log"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/util/addr"
+	"github.com/nats-io/nats-server/v2/server"
+	nats "github.com/nats-io/nats.go"
+)
+
+type natsBroker struct {
+	sync.Once
+	sync.RWMutex
+
+	// indicate if we're connected
+	connected bool
+
+	// address to bind routes to
+	addrs []string
+	// servers for the client
+	servers []string
+
+	// client connection and nats opts
+	conn  *nats.Conn
+	opts  Options
+	nopts nats.Options
+
+	// should we drain the connection
+	drain   bool
+	closeCh chan (error)
+
+	// embedded server
+	server *server.Server
+	// configure to use local server
+	local bool
+	// server exit channel
+	exit chan bool
+}
+
+type subscriber struct {
+	s    *nats.Subscription
+	opts SubscribeOptions
+}
+
+type publication struct {
+	t string
+	m *Message
+}
+
+func (p *publication) Topic() string {
+	return p.t
+}
+
+func (p *publication) Message() *Message {
+	return p.m
+}
+
+func (p *publication) Ack() error {
+	// nats does not support acking
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *subscriber) Options() SubscribeOptions {
+	return s.opts
+}
+
+func (s *subscriber) Topic() string {
+	return s.s.Subject
+}
+
+func (s *subscriber) Unsubscribe() error {
+	return s.s.Unsubscribe()
+}
+
+func (n *natsBroker) Address() string {
+	n.RLock()
+	defer n.RUnlock()
+
+	if n.server != nil {
+		return n.server.ClusterAddr().String()
+	}
+
+	if n.conn != nil && n.conn.IsConnected() {
+		return n.conn.ConnectedUrl()
+	}
+
+	if len(n.addrs) > 0 {
+		return n.addrs[0]
+	}
+
+	return "127.0.0.1:-1"
+}
+
+func (n *natsBroker) setAddrs(addrs []string) []string {
+	//nolint:prealloc
+	var cAddrs []string
+	for _, addr := range addrs {
+		if len(addr) == 0 {
+			continue
+		}
+		if !strings.HasPrefix(addr, "nats://") {
+			addr = "nats://" + addr
+		}
+		cAddrs = append(cAddrs, addr)
+	}
+	// if there's no address and we weren't told to
+	// embed a local server then use the default url
+	if len(cAddrs) == 0 && !n.local {
+		cAddrs = []string{nats.DefaultURL}
+	}
+	return cAddrs
+}
+
+// serve stats a local nats server if needed
+func (n *natsBroker) serve(exit chan bool) error {
+	// local server address
+	host := "127.0.0.1"
+	port := -1
+
+	// cluster address
+	caddr := "0.0.0.0"
+	cport := -1
+
+	// with no address we just default it
+	// this is a local client address
+	if len(n.addrs) > 0 {
+		address := n.addrs[0]
+		if strings.HasPrefix(address, "nats://") {
+			address = strings.TrimPrefix(address, "nats://")
+		}
+
+		// parse out the address
+		h, p, err := net.SplitHostPort(address)
+		if err == nil {
+			caddr = h
+			cport, _ = strconv.Atoi(p)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// 1. create new server
+	// 2. register the server
+	// 3. connect to other servers
+
+	// set cluster opts
+	cOpts := server.ClusterOpts{
+		Host: caddr,
+		Port: cport,
+	}
+
+	// get the routes for other nodes
+	var routes []*url.URL
+
+	// get existing nats servers to connect to
+	services, err := n.opts.Registry.GetService("go.micro.nats.broker")
+	if err == nil {
+		for _, service := range services {
+			for _, node := range service.Nodes {
+				u, err := url.Parse("nats://" + node.Address)
+				if err != nil {
+					log.Log(err)
+					continue
+				}
+				// append to the cluster routes
+				routes = append(routes, u)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// try get existing server
+	s := n.server
+
+	if s != nil {
+		// stop the existing server
+		s.Shutdown()
+	}
+
+	s, err = server.NewServer(&server.Options{
+		// Specify the host
+		Host: host,
+		// Use a random port
+		Port: port,
+		// Set the cluster ops
+		Cluster: cOpts,
+		// Set the routes
+		Routes:         routes,
+		NoLog:          true,
+		NoSigs:         true,
+		MaxControlLine: 2048,
+		TLSConfig:      n.opts.TLSConfig,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// save the server
+	n.server = s
+
+	// start the server
+	go s.Start()
+
+	var ready bool
+
+	// wait till its ready for connections
+	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
+		if s.ReadyForConnections(time.Second) {
+			ready = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !ready {
+		return errors.New("server not ready")
+	}
+
+	// set the client address
+	n.servers = []string{s.ClientURL()}
+
+	go func() {
+		var advertise string
+
+		// parse out the address
+		_, port, err := net.SplitHostPort(s.ClusterAddr().String())
+		if err == nil {
+			addr, _ := addr.Extract("")
+			advertise = net.JoinHostPort(addr, port)
+		} else {
+			s.ClusterAddr().String()
+		}
+
+		// register the cluster address
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-exit:
+				// deregister on exit
+				n.opts.Registry.Deregister(&registry.Service{
+					Name:    "go.micro.nats.broker",
+					Version: "v2",
+					Nodes: []*registry.Node{
+						{Id: s.ID(), Address: advertise},
+					},
+				})
+				s.Shutdown()
+				return
+			default:
+				// register the broker
+				n.opts.Registry.Register(&registry.Service{
+					Name:    "go.micro.nats.broker",
+					Version: "v2",
+					Nodes: []*registry.Node{
+						{Id: s.ID(), Address: advertise},
+					},
+				}, registry.RegisterTTL(time.Minute))
+				time.Sleep(time.Minute)
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (n *natsBroker) Connect() error {
+	n.Lock()
+	defer n.Unlock()
+
+	if !n.connected {
+		// create exit chan
+		n.exit = make(chan bool)
+
+		// start the local server
+		if err := n.serve(n.exit); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// set to connected
+		n.connected = true
+	}
+
+	status := nats.CLOSED
+	if n.conn != nil {
+		status = n.conn.Status()
+	}
+
+	switch status {
+	case nats.CONNECTED, nats.RECONNECTING, nats.CONNECTING:
+		return nil
+	default: // DISCONNECTED or CLOSED or DRAINING
+		opts := n.nopts
+		opts.Servers = n.servers
+		opts.Secure = n.opts.Secure
+		opts.TLSConfig = n.opts.TLSConfig
+
+		// secure might not be set
+		if n.opts.TLSConfig != nil {
+			opts.Secure = true
+		}
+
+		c, err := opts.Connect()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		n.conn = c
+		return nil
+	}
+}
+
+func (n *natsBroker) Disconnect() error {
+	n.RLock()
+	defer n.RUnlock()
+
+	if !n.connected {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// drain the connection if specified
+	if n.drain {
+		n.conn.Drain()
+		return <-n.closeCh
+	}
+
+	// close the client connection
+	n.conn.Close()
+
+	// shutdown the local server
+	// and deregister
+	select {
+	case <-n.exit:
+	default:
+		close(n.exit)
+	}
+
+	// set not connected
+	n.connected = false
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (n *natsBroker) Init(opts ...Option) error {
+	n.setOption(opts...)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (n *natsBroker) Options() Options {
+	return n.opts
+}
+
+func (n *natsBroker) Publish(topic string, msg *Message, opts ...PublishOption) error {
+	b, err := n.opts.Codec.Marshal(msg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	n.RLock()
+	defer n.RUnlock()
+	return n.conn.Publish(topic, b)
+}
+
+func (n *natsBroker) Subscribe(topic string, handler Handler, opts ...SubscribeOption) (Subscriber, error) {
+	if n.conn == nil {
+		return nil, errors.New("not connected")
+	}
+
+	opt := SubscribeOptions{
+		AutoAck: true,
+		Context: context.Background(),
+	}
+
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&opt)
+	}
+
+	fn := func(msg *nats.Msg) {
+		var m Message
+		if err := n.opts.Codec.Unmarshal(msg.Data, &m); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+		handler(&publication{m: &m, t: msg.Subject})
+	}
+
+	var sub *nats.Subscription
+	var err error
+
+	n.RLock()
+	if len(opt.Queue) > 0 {
+		sub, err = n.conn.QueueSubscribe(topic, opt.Queue, fn)
+	} else {
+		sub, err = n.conn.Subscribe(topic, fn)
+	}
+	n.RUnlock()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &subscriber{s: sub, opts: opt}, nil
+}
+
+func (n *natsBroker) String() string {
+	return "nats"
+}
+
+func (n *natsBroker) setOption(opts ...Option) {
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&n.opts)
+	}
+
+	n.Once.Do(func() {
+		n.nopts = nats.GetDefaultOptions()
+	})
+
+	// local embedded server
+	n.local = true
+	// set to drain
+	n.drain = true
+
+	if !n.opts.Secure {
+		n.opts.Secure = n.nopts.Secure
+	}
+
+	if n.opts.TLSConfig == nil {
+		n.opts.TLSConfig = n.nopts.TLSConfig
+	}
+
+	n.addrs = n.setAddrs(n.opts.Addrs)
+}
+
+func (n *natsBroker) onClose(conn *nats.Conn) {
+	n.closeCh <- nil
+}
+
+func (n *natsBroker) onAsyncError(conn *nats.Conn, sub *nats.Subscription, err error) {
+	// There are kinds of different async error nats might callback, but we are interested
+	// in ErrDrainTimeout only here.
+	if err == nats.ErrDrainTimeout {
+		n.closeCh <- err
+	}
+}
+
+func NewBroker(opts ...Option) Broker {
+	options := Options{
+		// Default codec
+		Codec:    json.Marshaler{},
+		Context:  context.Background(),
+		Registry: registry.DefaultRegistry,
+	}
+
+	n := &natsBroker{
+		opts: options,
+	}
+	n.setOption(opts...)
+
+	return n
+}
diff --git a/broker/http/http.go b/broker/http/http.go
index 7d09986a..7ae7ed7f 100644
--- a/broker/http/http.go
+++ b/broker/http/http.go
@@ -2,10 +2,704 @@
 package http
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"crypto/tls"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"math/rand"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+	"runtime"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/google/uuid"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/broker"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/codec/json"
+	merr "github.com/micro/go-micro/errors"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/registry"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/registry/cache"
+	maddr "github.com/micro/go-micro/util/addr"
+	mnet "github.com/micro/go-micro/util/net"
+	mls "github.com/micro/go-micro/util/tls"
+	"golang.org/x/net/http2"
 )
 
+// HTTP Broker is a point to point async broker
+type httpBroker struct {
+	id      string
+	address string
+	opts    broker.Options
+
+	mux *http.ServeMux
+
+	c *http.Client
+	r registry.Registry
+
+	sync.RWMutex
+	subscribers map[string][]*httpSubscriber
+	running     bool
+	exit        chan chan error
+
+	// offline message inbox
+	mtx   sync.RWMutex
+	inbox map[string][][]byte
+}
+
+type httpSubscriber struct {
+	opts  broker.SubscribeOptions
+	id    string
+	topic string
+	fn    broker.Handler
+	svc   *registry.Service
+	hb    *httpBroker
+}
+
+type httpEvent struct {
+	m *broker.Message
+	t string
+}
+
+var (
+	DefaultSubPath   = "/_sub"
+	serviceName      = "go.micro.http.broker"
+	broadcastVersion = "ff.http.broadcast"
+	registerTTL      = time.Minute
+	registerInterval = time.Second * 30
+)
+
+func init() {
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().Unix())
+}
+
+func newTransport(config *tls.Config) *http.Transport {
+	if config == nil {
+		config = &tls.Config{
+			InsecureSkipVerify: true,
+		}
+	}
+
+	dialTLS := func(network string, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
+		return tls.Dial(network, addr, config)
+	}
+
+	t := &http.Transport{
+		Proxy: http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
+		Dial: (&net.Dialer{
+			Timeout:   30 * time.Second,
+			KeepAlive: 30 * time.Second,
+		}).Dial,
+		TLSHandshakeTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
+		DialTLS:             dialTLS,
+	}
+	runtime.SetFinalizer(&t, func(tr **http.Transport) {
+		(*tr).CloseIdleConnections()
+	})
+
+	// setup http2
+	http2.ConfigureTransport(t)
+
+	return t
+}
+
+func newHttpBroker(opts ...broker.Option) broker.Broker {
+	options := broker.Options{
+		Codec:    json.Marshaler{},
+		Context:  context.TODO(),
+		Registry: registry.DefaultRegistry,
+	}
+
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&options)
+	}
+
+	// set address
+	addr := ":0"
+	if len(options.Addrs) > 0 && len(options.Addrs[0]) > 0 {
+		addr = options.Addrs[0]
+	}
+
+	h := &httpBroker{
+		id:          uuid.New().String(),
+		address:     addr,
+		opts:        options,
+		r:           options.Registry,
+		c:           &http.Client{Transport: newTransport(options.TLSConfig)},
+		subscribers: make(map[string][]*httpSubscriber),
+		exit:        make(chan chan error),
+		mux:         http.NewServeMux(),
+		inbox:       make(map[string][][]byte),
+	}
+
+	// specify the message handler
+	h.mux.Handle(DefaultSubPath, h)
+
+	// get optional handlers
+	if h.opts.Context != nil {
+		handlers, ok := h.opts.Context.Value("http_handlers").(map[string]http.Handler)
+		if ok {
+			for pattern, handler := range handlers {
+				h.mux.Handle(pattern, handler)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return h
+}
+
+func (h *httpEvent) Ack() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *httpEvent) Message() *broker.Message {
+	return h.m
+}
+
+func (h *httpEvent) Topic() string {
+	return h.t
+}
+
+func (h *httpSubscriber) Options() broker.SubscribeOptions {
+	return h.opts
+}
+
+func (h *httpSubscriber) Topic() string {
+	return h.topic
+}
+
+func (h *httpSubscriber) Unsubscribe() error {
+	return h.hb.unsubscribe(h)
+}
+
+func (h *httpBroker) saveMessage(topic string, msg []byte) {
+	h.mtx.Lock()
+	defer h.mtx.Unlock()
+
+	// get messages
+	c := h.inbox[topic]
+
+	// save message
+	c = append(c, msg)
+
+	// max length 64
+	if len(c) > 64 {
+		c = c[:64]
+	}
+
+	// save inbox
+	h.inbox[topic] = c
+}
+
+func (h *httpBroker) getMessage(topic string, num int) [][]byte {
+	h.mtx.Lock()
+	defer h.mtx.Unlock()
+
+	// get messages
+	c, ok := h.inbox[topic]
+	if !ok {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// more message than requests
+	if len(c) >= num {
+		msg := c[:num]
+		h.inbox[topic] = c[num:]
+		return msg
+	}
+
+	// reset inbox
+	h.inbox[topic] = nil
+
+	// return all messages
+	return c
+}
+
+func (h *httpBroker) subscribe(s *httpSubscriber) error {
+	h.Lock()
+	defer h.Unlock()
+
+	if err := h.r.Register(s.svc, registry.RegisterTTL(registerTTL)); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	h.subscribers[s.topic] = append(h.subscribers[s.topic], s)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *httpBroker) unsubscribe(s *httpSubscriber) error {
+	h.Lock()
+	defer h.Unlock()
+
+	//nolint:prealloc
+	var subscribers []*httpSubscriber
+
+	// look for subscriber
+	for _, sub := range h.subscribers[s.topic] {
+		// deregister and skip forward
+		if sub == s {
+			_ = h.r.Deregister(sub.svc)
+			continue
+		}
+		// keep subscriber
+		subscribers = append(subscribers, sub)
+	}
+
+	// set subscribers
+	h.subscribers[s.topic] = subscribers
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *httpBroker) run(l net.Listener) {
+	t := time.NewTicker(registerInterval)
+	defer t.Stop()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		// heartbeat for each subscriber
+		case <-t.C:
+			h.RLock()
+			for _, subs := range h.subscribers {
+				for _, sub := range subs {
+					_ = h.r.Register(sub.svc, registry.RegisterTTL(registerTTL))
+				}
+			}
+			h.RUnlock()
+		// received exit signal
+		case ch := <-h.exit:
+			ch <- l.Close()
+			h.RLock()
+			for _, subs := range h.subscribers {
+				for _, sub := range subs {
+					_ = h.r.Deregister(sub.svc)
+				}
+			}
+			h.RUnlock()
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (h *httpBroker) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
+	if req.Method != "POST" {
+		err := merr.BadRequest("go.micro.broker", "Method not allowed")
+		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
+		return
+	}
+	defer req.Body.Close()
+
+	req.ParseForm()
+
+	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(req.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		errr := merr.InternalServerError("go.micro.broker", "Error reading request body: %v", err)
+		w.WriteHeader(500)
+		w.Write([]byte(errr.Error()))
+		return
+	}
+
+	var m *broker.Message
+	if err = h.opts.Codec.Unmarshal(b, &m); err != nil {
+		errr := merr.InternalServerError("go.micro.broker", "Error parsing request body: %v", err)
+		w.WriteHeader(500)
+		w.Write([]byte(errr.Error()))
+		return
+	}
+
+	topic := m.Header[":topic"]
+	delete(m.Header, ":topic")
+
+	if len(topic) == 0 {
+		errr := merr.InternalServerError("go.micro.broker", "Topic not found")
+		w.WriteHeader(500)
+		w.Write([]byte(errr.Error()))
+		return
+	}
+
+	p := &httpEvent{m: m, t: topic}
+	id := req.Form.Get("id")
+
+	//nolint:prealloc
+	var subs []broker.Handler
+
+	h.RLock()
+	for _, subscriber := range h.subscribers[topic] {
+		if id != subscriber.id {
+			continue
+		}
+		subs = append(subs, subscriber.fn)
+	}
+	h.RUnlock()
+
+	// execute the handler
+	for _, fn := range subs {
+		fn(p)
+	}
+}
+
+func (h *httpBroker) Address() string {
+	h.RLock()
+	defer h.RUnlock()
+	return h.address
+}
+
+func (h *httpBroker) Connect() error {
+	h.RLock()
+	if h.running {
+		h.RUnlock()
+		return nil
+	}
+	h.RUnlock()
+
+	h.Lock()
+	defer h.Unlock()
+
+	var l net.Listener
+	var err error
+
+	if h.opts.Secure || h.opts.TLSConfig != nil {
+		config := h.opts.TLSConfig
+
+		fn := func(addr string) (net.Listener, error) {
+			if config == nil {
+				hosts := []string{addr}
+
+				// check if its a valid host:port
+				if host, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(addr); err == nil {
+					if len(host) == 0 {
+						hosts = maddr.IPs()
+					} else {
+						hosts = []string{host}
+					}
+				}
+
+				// generate a certificate
+				cert, err := mls.Certificate(hosts...)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, err
+				}
+				config = &tls.Config{Certificates: []tls.Certificate{cert}}
+			}
+			return tls.Listen("tcp", addr, config)
+		}
+
+		l, err = mnet.Listen(h.address, fn)
+	} else {
+		fn := func(addr string) (net.Listener, error) {
+			return net.Listen("tcp", addr)
+		}
+
+		l, err = mnet.Listen(h.address, fn)
+	}
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	addr := h.address
+	h.address = l.Addr().String()
+
+	go http.Serve(l, h.mux)
+	go func() {
+		h.run(l)
+		h.Lock()
+		h.opts.Addrs = []string{addr}
+		h.address = addr
+		h.Unlock()
+	}()
+
+	// get registry
+	reg := h.opts.Registry
+	if reg == nil {
+		reg = registry.DefaultRegistry
+	}
+	// set cache
+	h.r = cache.New(reg)
+
+	// set running
+	h.running = true
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *httpBroker) Disconnect() error {
+	h.RLock()
+	if !h.running {
+		h.RUnlock()
+		return nil
+	}
+	h.RUnlock()
+
+	h.Lock()
+	defer h.Unlock()
+
+	// stop cache
+	rc, ok := h.r.(cache.Cache)
+	if ok {
+		rc.Stop()
+	}
+
+	// exit and return err
+	ch := make(chan error)
+	h.exit <- ch
+	err := <-ch
+
+	// set not running
+	h.running = false
+	return err
+}
+
+func (h *httpBroker) Init(opts ...broker.Option) error {
+	h.RLock()
+	if h.running {
+		h.RUnlock()
+		return errors.New("cannot init while connected")
+	}
+	h.RUnlock()
+
+	h.Lock()
+	defer h.Unlock()
+
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&h.opts)
+	}
+
+	if len(h.opts.Addrs) > 0 && len(h.opts.Addrs[0]) > 0 {
+		h.address = h.opts.Addrs[0]
+	}
+
+	if len(h.id) == 0 {
+		h.id = "go.micro.http.broker-" + uuid.New().String()
+	}
+
+	// get registry
+	reg := h.opts.Registry
+	if reg == nil {
+		reg = registry.DefaultRegistry
+	}
+
+	// get cache
+	if rc, ok := h.r.(cache.Cache); ok {
+		rc.Stop()
+	}
+
+	// set registry
+	h.r = cache.New(reg)
+
+	// reconfigure tls config
+	if c := h.opts.TLSConfig; c != nil {
+		h.c = &http.Client{
+			Transport: newTransport(c),
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *httpBroker) Options() broker.Options {
+	return h.opts
+}
+
+func (h *httpBroker) Publish(topic string, msg *broker.Message, opts ...broker.PublishOption) error {
+	// create the message first
+	m := &broker.Message{
+		Header: make(map[string]string),
+		Body:   msg.Body,
+	}
+
+	for k, v := range msg.Header {
+		m.Header[k] = v
+	}
+
+	m.Header[":topic"] = topic
+
+	// encode the message
+	b, err := h.opts.Codec.Marshal(m)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// save the message
+	h.saveMessage(topic, b)
+
+	// now attempt to get the service
+	h.RLock()
+	s, err := h.r.GetService(serviceName)
+	if err != nil {
+		h.RUnlock()
+		return err
+	}
+	h.RUnlock()
+
+	pub := func(node *registry.Node, t string, b []byte) error {
+		scheme := "http"
+
+		// check if secure is added in metadata
+		if node.Metadata["secure"] == "true" {
+			scheme = "https"
+		}
+
+		vals := url.Values{}
+		vals.Add("id", node.Id)
+
+		uri := fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s%s?%s", scheme, node.Address, DefaultSubPath, vals.Encode())
+		r, err := h.c.Post(uri, "application/json", bytes.NewReader(b))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// discard response body
+		io.Copy(ioutil.Discard, r.Body)
+		r.Body.Close()
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	srv := func(s []*registry.Service, b []byte) {
+		for _, service := range s {
+			var nodes []*registry.Node
+
+			for _, node := range service.Nodes {
+				// only use nodes tagged with broker http
+				if node.Metadata["broker"] != "http" {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				// look for nodes for the topic
+				if node.Metadata["topic"] != topic {
+					continue
+				}
+
+				nodes = append(nodes, node)
+			}
+
+			// only process if we have nodes
+			if len(nodes) == 0 {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			switch service.Version {
+			// broadcast version means broadcast to all nodes
+			case broadcastVersion:
+				var success bool
+
+				// publish to all nodes
+				for _, node := range nodes {
+					// publish async
+					if err := pub(node, topic, b); err == nil {
+						success = true
+					}
+				}
+
+				// save if it failed to publish at least once
+				if !success {
+					h.saveMessage(topic, b)
+				}
+			default:
+				// select node to publish to
+				node := nodes[rand.Int()%len(nodes)]
+
+				// publish async to one node
+				if err := pub(node, topic, b); err != nil {
+					// if failed save it
+					h.saveMessage(topic, b)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	// do the rest async
+	go func() {
+		// get a third of the backlog
+		messages := h.getMessage(topic, 8)
+		delay := (len(messages) > 1)
+
+		// publish all the messages
+		for _, msg := range messages {
+			// serialize here
+			srv(s, msg)
+
+			// sending a backlog of messages
+			if delay {
+				time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 100)
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (h *httpBroker) Subscribe(topic string, handler broker.Handler, opts ...broker.SubscribeOption) (broker.Subscriber, error) {
+	var err error
+	var host, port string
+	options := broker.NewSubscribeOptions(opts...)
+
+	// parse address for host, port
+	host, port, err = net.SplitHostPort(h.Address())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	addr, err := maddr.Extract(host)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	var secure bool
+
+	if h.opts.Secure || h.opts.TLSConfig != nil {
+		secure = true
+	}
+
+	// register service
+	node := &registry.Node{
+		Id:      topic + "-" + h.id,
+		Address: mnet.HostPort(addr, port),
+		Metadata: map[string]string{
+			"secure": fmt.Sprintf("%t", secure),
+			"broker": "http",
+			"topic":  topic,
+		},
+	}
+
+	// check for queue group or broadcast queue
+	version := options.Queue
+	if len(version) == 0 {
+		version = broadcastVersion
+	}
+
+	service := &registry.Service{
+		Name:    serviceName,
+		Version: version,
+		Nodes:   []*registry.Node{node},
+	}
+
+	// generate subscriber
+	subscriber := &httpSubscriber{
+		opts:  options,
+		hb:    h,
+		id:    node.Id,
+		topic: topic,
+		fn:    handler,
+		svc:   service,
+	}
+
+	// subscribe now
+	if err := h.subscribe(subscriber); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// return the subscriber
+	return subscriber, nil
+}
+
+func (h *httpBroker) String() string {
+	return "http"
+}
+
 // NewBroker returns a new http broker
 func NewBroker(opts ...broker.Option) broker.Broker {
-	return broker.NewBroker(opts...)
+	return newHttpBroker(opts...)
 }
diff --git a/broker/http_broker_test.go b/broker/http/http_test.go
similarity index 80%
rename from broker/http_broker_test.go
rename to broker/http/http_test.go
index 3312a7f3..f3aec647 100644
--- a/broker/http_broker_test.go
+++ b/broker/http/http_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package broker
+package http
 
 import (
 	"sync"
@@ -6,12 +6,55 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/google/uuid"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/broker"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/debug/log/noop"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/registry"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/registry/memory"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/util/log"
 )
 
+var (
+	// mock data
+	testData = map[string][]*registry.Service{
+		"foo": {
+			{
+				Name:    "foo",
+				Version: "1.0.0",
+				Nodes: []*registry.Node{
+					{
+						Id:      "foo-1.0.0-123",
+						Address: "localhost:9999",
+					},
+					{
+						Id:      "foo-1.0.0-321",
+						Address: "localhost:9999",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			{
+				Name:    "foo",
+				Version: "1.0.1",
+				Nodes: []*registry.Node{
+					{
+						Id:      "foo-1.0.1-321",
+						Address: "localhost:6666",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			{
+				Name:    "foo",
+				Version: "1.0.3",
+				Nodes: []*registry.Node{
+					{
+						Id:      "foo-1.0.3-345",
+						Address: "localhost:8888",
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+)
+
 func newTestRegistry() registry.Registry {
 	return memory.NewRegistry(memory.Services(testData))
 }
@@ -23,7 +66,7 @@ func sub(be *testing.B, c int) {
 	be.StopTimer()
 	m := newTestRegistry()
 
-	b := NewBroker(Registry(m))
+	b := NewBroker(broker.Registry(m))
 	topic := uuid.New().String()
 
 	if err := b.Init(); err != nil {
@@ -34,18 +77,18 @@ func sub(be *testing.B, c int) {
 		be.Fatalf("Unexpected connect error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	msg := &Message{
+	msg := &broker.Message{
 		Header: map[string]string{
 			"Content-Type": "application/json",
 		},
 		Body: []byte(`{"message": "Hello World"}`),
 	}
 
-	var subs []Subscriber
+	var subs []broker.Subscriber
 	done := make(chan bool, c)
 
 	for i := 0; i < c; i++ {
-		sub, err := b.Subscribe(topic, func(p Event) error {
+		sub, err := b.Subscribe(topic, func(p broker.Event) error {
 			done <- true
 			m := p.Message()
 
@@ -54,7 +97,7 @@ func sub(be *testing.B, c int) {
 			}
 
 			return nil
-		}, Queue("shared"))
+		}, broker.Queue("shared"))
 		if err != nil {
 			be.Fatalf("Unexpected subscribe error: %v", err)
 		}
@@ -85,7 +128,7 @@ func pub(be *testing.B, c int) {
 
 	be.StopTimer()
 	m := newTestRegistry()
-	b := NewBroker(Registry(m))
+	b := NewBroker(broker.Registry(m))
 	topic := uuid.New().String()
 
 	if err := b.Init(); err != nil {
@@ -96,7 +139,7 @@ func pub(be *testing.B, c int) {
 		be.Fatalf("Unexpected connect error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	msg := &Message{
+	msg := &broker.Message{
 		Header: map[string]string{
 			"Content-Type": "application/json",
 		},
@@ -105,14 +148,14 @@ func pub(be *testing.B, c int) {
 
 	done := make(chan bool, c*4)
 
-	sub, err := b.Subscribe(topic, func(p Event) error {
+	sub, err := b.Subscribe(topic, func(p broker.Event) error {
 		done <- true
 		m := p.Message()
 		if string(m.Body) != string(msg.Body) {
 			be.Fatalf("Unexpected msg %s, expected %s", string(m.Body), string(msg.Body))
 		}
 		return nil
-	}, Queue("shared"))
+	}, broker.Queue("shared"))
 	if err != nil {
 		be.Fatalf("Unexpected subscribe error: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -154,7 +197,7 @@ func pub(be *testing.B, c int) {
 
 func TestBroker(t *testing.T) {
 	m := newTestRegistry()
-	b := NewBroker(Registry(m))
+	b := NewBroker(broker.Registry(m))
 
 	if err := b.Init(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected init error: %v", err)
@@ -164,7 +207,7 @@ func TestBroker(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected connect error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	msg := &Message{
+	msg := &broker.Message{
 		Header: map[string]string{
 			"Content-Type": "application/json",
 		},
@@ -173,7 +216,7 @@ func TestBroker(t *testing.T) {
 
 	done := make(chan bool)
 
-	sub, err := b.Subscribe("test", func(p Event) error {
+	sub, err := b.Subscribe("test", func(p broker.Event) error {
 		m := p.Message()
 
 		if string(m.Body) != string(msg.Body) {
@@ -201,7 +244,7 @@ func TestBroker(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestConcurrentSubBroker(t *testing.T) {
 	m := newTestRegistry()
-	b := NewBroker(Registry(m))
+	b := NewBroker(broker.Registry(m))
 
 	if err := b.Init(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected init error: %v", err)
@@ -211,18 +254,18 @@ func TestConcurrentSubBroker(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected connect error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	msg := &Message{
+	msg := &broker.Message{
 		Header: map[string]string{
 			"Content-Type": "application/json",
 		},
 		Body: []byte(`{"message": "Hello World"}`),
 	}
 
-	var subs []Subscriber
+	var subs []broker.Subscriber
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		sub, err := b.Subscribe("test", func(p Event) error {
+		sub, err := b.Subscribe("test", func(p broker.Event) error {
 			defer wg.Done()
 
 			m := p.Message()
@@ -258,7 +301,7 @@ func TestConcurrentSubBroker(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestConcurrentPubBroker(t *testing.T) {
 	m := newTestRegistry()
-	b := NewBroker(Registry(m))
+	b := NewBroker(broker.Registry(m))
 
 	if err := b.Init(); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected init error: %v", err)
@@ -268,7 +311,7 @@ func TestConcurrentPubBroker(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("Unexpected connect error: %v", err)
 	}
 
-	msg := &Message{
+	msg := &broker.Message{
 		Header: map[string]string{
 			"Content-Type": "application/json",
 		},
@@ -277,7 +320,7 @@ func TestConcurrentPubBroker(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 
-	sub, err := b.Subscribe("test", func(p Event) error {
+	sub, err := b.Subscribe("test", func(p broker.Event) error {
 		defer wg.Done()
 
 		m := p.Message()
diff --git a/broker/http_broker.go b/broker/http_broker.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 98430dae..00000000
--- a/broker/http_broker.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,698 +0,0 @@
-package broker
-
-import (
-	"bytes"
-	"context"
-	"crypto/tls"
-	"errors"
-	"fmt"
-	"io"
-	"io/ioutil"
-	"math/rand"
-	"net"
-	"net/http"
-	"net/url"
-	"runtime"
-	"sync"
-	"time"
-
-	"github.com/google/uuid"
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/codec/json"
-	merr "github.com/micro/go-micro/errors"
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/registry"
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/registry/cache"
-	maddr "github.com/micro/go-micro/util/addr"
-	mnet "github.com/micro/go-micro/util/net"
-	mls "github.com/micro/go-micro/util/tls"
-	"golang.org/x/net/http2"
-)
-
-// HTTP Broker is a point to point async broker
-type httpBroker struct {
-	id      string
-	address string
-	opts    Options
-
-	mux *http.ServeMux
-
-	c *http.Client
-	r registry.Registry
-
-	sync.RWMutex
-	subscribers map[string][]*httpSubscriber
-	running     bool
-	exit        chan chan error
-
-	// offline message inbox
-	mtx   sync.RWMutex
-	inbox map[string][][]byte
-}
-
-type httpSubscriber struct {
-	opts  SubscribeOptions
-	id    string
-	topic string
-	fn    Handler
-	svc   *registry.Service
-	hb    *httpBroker
-}
-
-type httpEvent struct {
-	m *Message
-	t string
-}
-
-var (
-	DefaultSubPath   = "/_sub"
-	serviceName      = "go.micro.http.broker"
-	broadcastVersion = "ff.http.broadcast"
-	registerTTL      = time.Minute
-	registerInterval = time.Second * 30
-)
-
-func init() {
-	rand.Seed(time.Now().Unix())
-}
-
-func newTransport(config *tls.Config) *http.Transport {
-	if config == nil {
-		config = &tls.Config{
-			InsecureSkipVerify: true,
-		}
-	}
-
-	dialTLS := func(network string, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
-		return tls.Dial(network, addr, config)
-	}
-
-	t := &http.Transport{
-		Proxy: http.ProxyFromEnvironment,
-		Dial: (&net.Dialer{
-			Timeout:   30 * time.Second,
-			KeepAlive: 30 * time.Second,
-		}).Dial,
-		TLSHandshakeTimeout: 10 * time.Second,
-		DialTLS:             dialTLS,
-	}
-	runtime.SetFinalizer(&t, func(tr **http.Transport) {
-		(*tr).CloseIdleConnections()
-	})
-
-	// setup http2
-	http2.ConfigureTransport(t)
-
-	return t
-}
-
-func newHttpBroker(opts ...Option) Broker {
-	options := Options{
-		Codec:    json.Marshaler{},
-		Context:  context.TODO(),
-		Registry: registry.DefaultRegistry,
-	}
-
-	for _, o := range opts {
-		o(&options)
-	}
-
-	// set address
-	addr := ":0"
-	if len(options.Addrs) > 0 && len(options.Addrs[0]) > 0 {
-		addr = options.Addrs[0]
-	}
-
-	h := &httpBroker{
-		id:          uuid.New().String(),
-		address:     addr,
-		opts:        options,
-		r:           options.Registry,
-		c:           &http.Client{Transport: newTransport(options.TLSConfig)},
-		subscribers: make(map[string][]*httpSubscriber),
-		exit:        make(chan chan error),
-		mux:         http.NewServeMux(),
-		inbox:       make(map[string][][]byte),
-	}
-
-	// specify the message handler
-	h.mux.Handle(DefaultSubPath, h)
-
-	// get optional handlers
-	if h.opts.Context != nil {
-		handlers, ok := h.opts.Context.Value("http_handlers").(map[string]http.Handler)
-		if ok {
-			for pattern, handler := range handlers {
-				h.mux.Handle(pattern, handler)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	return h
-}
-
-func (h *httpEvent) Ack() error {
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (h *httpEvent) Message() *Message {
-	return h.m
-}
-
-func (h *httpEvent) Topic() string {
-	return h.t
-}
-
-func (h *httpSubscriber) Options() SubscribeOptions {
-	return h.opts
-}
-
-func (h *httpSubscriber) Topic() string {
-	return h.topic
-}
-
-func (h *httpSubscriber) Unsubscribe() error {
-	return h.hb.unsubscribe(h)
-}
-
-func (h *httpBroker) saveMessage(topic string, msg []byte) {
-	h.mtx.Lock()
-	defer h.mtx.Unlock()
-
-	// get messages
-	c := h.inbox[topic]
-
-	// save message
-	c = append(c, msg)
-
-	// max length 64
-	if len(c) > 64 {
-		c = c[:64]
-	}
-
-	// save inbox
-	h.inbox[topic] = c
-}
-
-func (h *httpBroker) getMessage(topic string, num int) [][]byte {
-	h.mtx.Lock()
-	defer h.mtx.Unlock()
-
-	// get messages
-	c, ok := h.inbox[topic]
-	if !ok {
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	// more message than requests
-	if len(c) >= num {
-		msg := c[:num]
-		h.inbox[topic] = c[num:]
-		return msg
-	}
-
-	// reset inbox
-	h.inbox[topic] = nil
-
-	// return all messages
-	return c
-}
-
-func (h *httpBroker) subscribe(s *httpSubscriber) error {
-	h.Lock()
-	defer h.Unlock()
-
-	if err := h.r.Register(s.svc, registry.RegisterTTL(registerTTL)); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	h.subscribers[s.topic] = append(h.subscribers[s.topic], s)
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (h *httpBroker) unsubscribe(s *httpSubscriber) error {
-	h.Lock()
-	defer h.Unlock()
-
-	//nolint:prealloc
-	var subscribers []*httpSubscriber
-
-	// look for subscriber
-	for _, sub := range h.subscribers[s.topic] {
-		// deregister and skip forward
-		if sub == s {
-			_ = h.r.Deregister(sub.svc)
-			continue
-		}
-		// keep subscriber
-		subscribers = append(subscribers, sub)
-	}
-
-	// set subscribers
-	h.subscribers[s.topic] = subscribers
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (h *httpBroker) run(l net.Listener) {
-	t := time.NewTicker(registerInterval)
-	defer t.Stop()
-
-	for {
-		select {
-		// heartbeat for each subscriber
-		case <-t.C:
-			h.RLock()
-			for _, subs := range h.subscribers {
-				for _, sub := range subs {
-					_ = h.r.Register(sub.svc, registry.RegisterTTL(registerTTL))
-				}
-			}
-			h.RUnlock()
-		// received exit signal
-		case ch := <-h.exit:
-			ch <- l.Close()
-			h.RLock()
-			for _, subs := range h.subscribers {
-				for _, sub := range subs {
-					_ = h.r.Deregister(sub.svc)
-				}
-			}
-			h.RUnlock()
-			return
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-func (h *httpBroker) ServeHTTP(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) {
-	if req.Method != "POST" {
-		err := merr.BadRequest("go.micro.broker", "Method not allowed")
-		http.Error(w, err.Error(), http.StatusMethodNotAllowed)
-		return
-	}
-	defer req.Body.Close()
-
-	req.ParseForm()
-
-	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(req.Body)
-	if err != nil {
-		errr := merr.InternalServerError("go.micro.broker", "Error reading request body: %v", err)
-		w.WriteHeader(500)
-		w.Write([]byte(errr.Error()))
-		return
-	}
-
-	var m *Message
-	if err = h.opts.Codec.Unmarshal(b, &m); err != nil {
-		errr := merr.InternalServerError("go.micro.broker", "Error parsing request body: %v", err)
-		w.WriteHeader(500)
-		w.Write([]byte(errr.Error()))
-		return
-	}
-
-	topic := m.Header[":topic"]
-	delete(m.Header, ":topic")
-
-	if len(topic) == 0 {
-		errr := merr.InternalServerError("go.micro.broker", "Topic not found")
-		w.WriteHeader(500)
-		w.Write([]byte(errr.Error()))
-		return
-	}
-
-	p := &httpEvent{m: m, t: topic}
-	id := req.Form.Get("id")
-
-	//nolint:prealloc
-	var subs []Handler
-
-	h.RLock()
-	for _, subscriber := range h.subscribers[topic] {
-		if id != subscriber.id {
-			continue
-		}
-		subs = append(subs, subscriber.fn)
-	}
-	h.RUnlock()
-
-	// execute the handler
-	for _, fn := range subs {
-		fn(p)
-	}
-}
-
-func (h *httpBroker) Address() string {
-	h.RLock()
-	defer h.RUnlock()
-	return h.address
-}
-
-func (h *httpBroker) Connect() error {
-	h.RLock()
-	if h.running {
-		h.RUnlock()
-		return nil
-	}
-	h.RUnlock()
-
-	h.Lock()
-	defer h.Unlock()
-
-	var l net.Listener
-	var err error
-
-	if h.opts.Secure || h.opts.TLSConfig != nil {
-		config := h.opts.TLSConfig
-
-		fn := func(addr string) (net.Listener, error) {
-			if config == nil {
-				hosts := []string{addr}
-
-				// check if its a valid host:port
-				if host, _, err := net.SplitHostPort(addr); err == nil {
-					if len(host) == 0 {
-						hosts = maddr.IPs()
-					} else {
-						hosts = []string{host}
-					}
-				}
-
-				// generate a certificate
-				cert, err := mls.Certificate(hosts...)
-				if err != nil {
-					return nil, err
-				}
-				config = &tls.Config{Certificates: []tls.Certificate{cert}}
-			}
-			return tls.Listen("tcp", addr, config)
-		}
-
-		l, err = mnet.Listen(h.address, fn)
-	} else {
-		fn := func(addr string) (net.Listener, error) {
-			return net.Listen("tcp", addr)
-		}
-
-		l, err = mnet.Listen(h.address, fn)
-	}
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	addr := h.address
-	h.address = l.Addr().String()
-
-	go http.Serve(l, h.mux)
-	go func() {
-		h.run(l)
-		h.Lock()
-		h.opts.Addrs = []string{addr}
-		h.address = addr
-		h.Unlock()
-	}()
-
-	// get registry
-	reg, ok := h.opts.Context.Value(registryKey).(registry.Registry)
-	if !ok {
-		reg = registry.DefaultRegistry
-	}
-	// set cache
-	h.r = cache.New(reg)
-
-	// set running
-	h.running = true
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (h *httpBroker) Disconnect() error {
-	h.RLock()
-	if !h.running {
-		h.RUnlock()
-		return nil
-	}
-	h.RUnlock()
-
-	h.Lock()
-	defer h.Unlock()
-
-	// stop cache
-	rc, ok := h.r.(cache.Cache)
-	if ok {
-		rc.Stop()
-	}
-
-	// exit and return err
-	ch := make(chan error)
-	h.exit <- ch
-	err := <-ch
-
-	// set not running
-	h.running = false
-	return err
-}
-
-func (h *httpBroker) Init(opts ...Option) error {
-	h.RLock()
-	if h.running {
-		h.RUnlock()
-		return errors.New("cannot init while connected")
-	}
-	h.RUnlock()
-
-	h.Lock()
-	defer h.Unlock()
-
-	for _, o := range opts {
-		o(&h.opts)
-	}
-
-	if len(h.opts.Addrs) > 0 && len(h.opts.Addrs[0]) > 0 {
-		h.address = h.opts.Addrs[0]
-	}
-
-	if len(h.id) == 0 {
-		h.id = "go.micro.http.broker-" + uuid.New().String()
-	}
-
-	// get registry
-	reg, ok := h.opts.Context.Value(registryKey).(registry.Registry)
-	if !ok {
-		reg = registry.DefaultRegistry
-	}
-
-	// get cache
-	if rc, ok := h.r.(cache.Cache); ok {
-		rc.Stop()
-	}
-
-	// set registry
-	h.r = cache.New(reg)
-
-	// reconfigure tls config
-	if c := h.opts.TLSConfig; c != nil {
-		h.c = &http.Client{
-			Transport: newTransport(c),
-		}
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (h *httpBroker) Options() Options {
-	return h.opts
-}
-
-func (h *httpBroker) Publish(topic string, msg *Message, opts ...PublishOption) error {
-	// create the message first
-	m := &Message{
-		Header: make(map[string]string),
-		Body:   msg.Body,
-	}
-
-	for k, v := range msg.Header {
-		m.Header[k] = v
-	}
-
-	m.Header[":topic"] = topic
-
-	// encode the message
-	b, err := h.opts.Codec.Marshal(m)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-
-	// save the message
-	h.saveMessage(topic, b)
-
-	// now attempt to get the service
-	h.RLock()
-	s, err := h.r.GetService(serviceName)
-	if err != nil {
-		h.RUnlock()
-		return err
-	}
-	h.RUnlock()
-
-	pub := func(node *registry.Node, t string, b []byte) error {
-		scheme := "http"
-
-		// check if secure is added in metadata
-		if node.Metadata["secure"] == "true" {
-			scheme = "https"
-		}
-
-		vals := url.Values{}
-		vals.Add("id", node.Id)
-
-		uri := fmt.Sprintf("%s://%s%s?%s", scheme, node.Address, DefaultSubPath, vals.Encode())
-		r, err := h.c.Post(uri, "application/json", bytes.NewReader(b))
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
-
-		// discard response body
-		io.Copy(ioutil.Discard, r.Body)
-		r.Body.Close()
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	srv := func(s []*registry.Service, b []byte) {
-		for _, service := range s {
-			var nodes []*registry.Node
-
-			for _, node := range service.Nodes {
-				// only use nodes tagged with broker http
-				if node.Metadata["broker"] != "http" {
-					continue
-				}
-
-				// look for nodes for the topic
-				if node.Metadata["topic"] != topic {
-					continue
-				}
-
-				nodes = append(nodes, node)
-			}
-
-			// only process if we have nodes
-			if len(nodes) == 0 {
-				continue
-			}
-
-			switch service.Version {
-			// broadcast version means broadcast to all nodes
-			case broadcastVersion:
-				var success bool
-
-				// publish to all nodes
-				for _, node := range nodes {
-					// publish async
-					if err := pub(node, topic, b); err == nil {
-						success = true
-					}
-				}
-
-				// save if it failed to publish at least once
-				if !success {
-					h.saveMessage(topic, b)
-				}
-			default:
-				// select node to publish to
-				node := nodes[rand.Int()%len(nodes)]
-
-				// publish async to one node
-				if err := pub(node, topic, b); err != nil {
-					// if failed save it
-					h.saveMessage(topic, b)
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	// do the rest async
-	go func() {
-		// get a third of the backlog
-		messages := h.getMessage(topic, 8)
-		delay := (len(messages) > 1)
-
-		// publish all the messages
-		for _, msg := range messages {
-			// serialize here
-			srv(s, msg)
-
-			// sending a backlog of messages
-			if delay {
-				time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 100)
-			}
-		}
-	}()
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (h *httpBroker) Subscribe(topic string, handler Handler, opts ...SubscribeOption) (Subscriber, error) {
-	var err error
-	var host, port string
-	options := NewSubscribeOptions(opts...)
-
-	// parse address for host, port
-	host, port, err = net.SplitHostPort(h.Address())
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	addr, err := maddr.Extract(host)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	var secure bool
-
-	if h.opts.Secure || h.opts.TLSConfig != nil {
-		secure = true
-	}
-
-	// register service
-	node := &registry.Node{
-		Id:      topic + "-" + h.id,
-		Address: mnet.HostPort(addr, port),
-		Metadata: map[string]string{
-			"secure": fmt.Sprintf("%t", secure),
-			"broker": "http",
-			"topic":  topic,
-		},
-	}
-
-	// check for queue group or broadcast queue
-	version := options.Queue
-	if len(version) == 0 {
-		version = broadcastVersion
-	}
-
-	service := &registry.Service{
-		Name:    serviceName,
-		Version: version,
-		Nodes:   []*registry.Node{node},
-	}
-
-	// generate subscriber
-	subscriber := &httpSubscriber{
-		opts:  options,
-		hb:    h,
-		id:    node.Id,
-		topic: topic,
-		fn:    handler,
-		svc:   service,
-	}
-
-	// subscribe now
-	if err := h.subscribe(subscriber); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	// return the subscriber
-	return subscriber, nil
-}
-
-func (h *httpBroker) String() string {
-	return "http"
-}
diff --git a/broker/service/service.go b/broker/service/service.go
index fff207fd..00d6d0b5 100644
--- a/broker/service/service.go
+++ b/broker/service/service.go
@@ -124,9 +124,11 @@ func NewBroker(opts ...broker.Option) broker.Broker {
 		addrs = []string{"127.0.0.1:8001"}
 	}
 
+	cli := client.DefaultClient
+
 	return &serviceBroker{
 		Addrs:   addrs,
-		Client:  pb.NewBrokerService(DefaultName, client.DefaultClient),
+		Client:  pb.NewBrokerService(DefaultName, cli),
 		options: options,
 	}
 }
diff --git a/config/cmd/cmd.go b/config/cmd/cmd.go
index f553f44b..43269291 100644
--- a/config/cmd/cmd.go
+++ b/config/cmd/cmd.go
@@ -8,23 +8,30 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/micro/cli"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/broker"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client/selector"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/registry"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/server"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/store"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/util/log"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/runtime"
+	"github.com/micro/go-micro/transport"
+
+	// clients
 	cgrpc "github.com/micro/go-micro/client/grpc"
 	cmucp "github.com/micro/go-micro/client/mucp"
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/server"
+
+	// servers
 	sgrpc "github.com/micro/go-micro/server/grpc"
 	smucp "github.com/micro/go-micro/server/mucp"
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/util/log"
 
 	// brokers
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/broker"
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/broker/http"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/broker/memory"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/broker/nats"
 	brokerSrv "github.com/micro/go-micro/broker/service"
 
 	// registries
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/registry"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/registry/etcd"
 	kreg "github.com/micro/go-micro/registry/kubernetes"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/registry/mdns"
@@ -32,27 +39,20 @@ import (
 	regSrv "github.com/micro/go-micro/registry/service"
 
 	// selectors
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client/selector"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client/selector/dns"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client/selector/router"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client/selector/static"
 
 	// transports
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/transport"
-	tgrpc "github.com/micro/go-micro/transport/grpc"
 	thttp "github.com/micro/go-micro/transport/http"
 	tmem "github.com/micro/go-micro/transport/memory"
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/transport/quic"
 
 	// runtimes
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/runtime"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/runtime/kubernetes"
 
 	// stores
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/store"
 	cfStore "github.com/micro/go-micro/store/cloudflare"
 	ckStore "github.com/micro/go-micro/store/cockroach"
-	etcdStore "github.com/micro/go-micro/store/etcd"
 	memStore "github.com/micro/go-micro/store/memory"
 	svcStore "github.com/micro/go-micro/store/service"
 )
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ var (
 
 	DefaultBrokers = map[string]func(...broker.Option) broker.Broker{
 		"service": brokerSrv.NewBroker,
-		"http":    http.NewBroker,
 		"memory":  memory.NewBroker,
 		"nats":    nats.NewBroker,
 	}
@@ -236,9 +235,7 @@ var (
 	}
 
 	DefaultSelectors = map[string]func(...selector.Option) selector.Selector{
-		"default": selector.NewSelector,
 		"dns":     dns.NewSelector,
-		"cache":   selector.NewSelector,
 		"router":  router.NewSelector,
 		"static":  static.NewSelector,
 	}
@@ -251,8 +248,6 @@ var (
 	DefaultTransports = map[string]func(...transport.Option) transport.Transport{
 		"memory": tmem.NewTransport,
 		"http":   thttp.NewTransport,
-		"grpc":   tgrpc.NewTransport,
-		"quic":   quic.NewTransport,
 	}
 
 	DefaultRuntimes = map[string]func(...runtime.Option) runtime.Runtime{
@@ -263,7 +258,6 @@ var (
 	DefaultStores = map[string]func(...store.Option) store.Store{
 		"memory":     memStore.NewStore,
 		"cockroach":  ckStore.NewStore,
-		"etcd":       etcdStore.NewStore,
 		"cloudflare": cfStore.NewStore,
 		"service":    svcStore.NewStore,
 	}
@@ -271,7 +265,7 @@ var (
 	// used for default selection as the fall back
 	defaultClient    = "grpc"
 	defaultServer    = "grpc"
-	defaultBroker    = "nats"
+	defaultBroker    = "enats"
 	defaultRegistry  = "mdns"
 	defaultSelector  = "registry"
 	defaultTransport = "http"
@@ -558,8 +552,12 @@ func (c *cmd) Init(opts ...Option) error {
 	for _, o := range opts {
 		o(&c.opts)
 	}
-	c.app.Name = c.opts.Name
-	c.app.Version = c.opts.Version
+	if len(c.opts.Name) > 0 {
+		c.app.Name = c.opts.Name
+	}
+	if len(c.opts.Version) > 0 {
+		c.app.Version = c.opts.Version
+	}
 	c.app.HideVersion = len(c.opts.Version) == 0
 	c.app.Usage = c.opts.Description
 	c.app.RunAndExitOnError()
diff --git a/defaults.go b/defaults.go
index 1a83bcf0..0159f19c 100644
--- a/defaults.go
+++ b/defaults.go
@@ -1,28 +1,17 @@
 package micro
 
 import (
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/broker"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/client"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/server"
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/store"
 
 	// set defaults
-	"github.com/micro/go-micro/broker/nats"
 	gcli "github.com/micro/go-micro/client/grpc"
 	gsrv "github.com/micro/go-micro/server/grpc"
 	memStore "github.com/micro/go-micro/store/memory"
 )
 
 func init() {
-	// default broker
-	broker.DefaultBroker = nats.NewBroker(
-		// embedded nats server
-		nats.LocalServer(),
-	)
-	// new client initialisation
-	client.NewClient = gcli.NewClient
-	// new server initialisation
-	server.NewServer = gsrv.NewServer
 	// default client
 	client.DefaultClient = gcli.NewClient()
 	// default server
diff --git a/runtime/service/service.go b/runtime/service/service.go
index 91e62df8..4270d5ea 100644
--- a/runtime/service/service.go
+++ b/runtime/service/service.go
@@ -15,25 +15,6 @@ type svc struct {
 	runtime pb.RuntimeService
 }
 
-// NewRuntime creates new service runtime and returns it
-func NewRuntime(opts ...runtime.Option) runtime.Runtime {
-	// get default options
-	options := runtime.Options{}
-
-	// apply requested options
-	for _, o := range opts {
-		o(&options)
-	}
-
-	// create default client
-	cli := client.DefaultClient
-
-	return &svc{
-		options: options,
-		runtime: pb.NewRuntimeService(runtime.DefaultName, cli),
-	}
-}
-
 // Init initializes runtime with given options
 func (s *svc) Init(opts ...runtime.Option) error {
 	s.Lock()
@@ -183,3 +164,23 @@ func (s *svc) Stop() error {
 func (s *svc) String() string {
 	return "service"
 }
+
+// NewRuntime creates new service runtime and returns it
+func NewRuntime(opts ...runtime.Option) runtime.Runtime {
+	// get default options
+	options := runtime.Options{}
+
+	// apply requested options
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&options)
+	}
+
+	// create default client
+	cli := client.DefaultClient
+
+	return &svc{
+		options: options,
+		runtime: pb.NewRuntimeService(runtime.DefaultName, cli),
+	}
+}
+
diff --git a/service.go b/service.go
index f6844e33..abbf23c5 100644
--- a/service.go
+++ b/service.go
@@ -76,6 +76,11 @@ func (s *service) Init(opts ...Option) {
 			}
 		}
 
+		// set cmd name
+		if len(s.opts.Cmd.App().Name) == 0 {
+			s.opts.Cmd.App().Name = s.Server().Options().Name
+		}
+
 		// Initialise the command flags, overriding new service
 		_ = s.opts.Cmd.Init(
 			cmd.Broker(&s.opts.Broker),