diff --git a/internal/ingress/controller/template/crossplane.go b/internal/ingress/controller/template/crossplane.go
index 6b89b76f7..fc607ffd2 100644
--- a/internal/ingress/controller/template/crossplane.go
+++ b/internal/ingress/controller/template/crossplane.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package template
 
 import (
 	"strconv"
+	"strings"
 
 	crossplane "github.com/nginxinc/nginx-go-crossplane"
 	"k8s.io/ingress-nginx/internal/ingress/controller/config"
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ func (c *crossplaneTemplate) Write(conf *config.TemplateConfig) ([]byte, error)
 			buildDirective("pid", c.tplConfig.PID),
 			buildDirective("daemon", "off"),
 			buildDirective("worker_processes", c.tplConfig.Cfg.WorkerProcesses),
-			buildDirective("worker_rlimit_nofile", strconv.Itoa(c.tplConfig.Cfg.MaxWorkerOpenFiles)),
+			buildDirective("worker_rlimit_nofile", c.tplConfig.Cfg.MaxWorkerOpenFiles),
 			buildDirective("worker_shutdown_timeout", c.tplConfig.Cfg.WorkerShutdownTimeout),
 		},
 	}
@@ -55,13 +56,6 @@ func (c *crossplaneTemplate) Write(conf *config.TemplateConfig) ([]byte, error)
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-func buildDirective(directive string, args ...string) *crossplane.Directive {
-	return &crossplane.Directive{
-		Directive: directive,
-		Args:      args,
-	}
-}
-
 func (c *crossplaneTemplate) loadModules() {
 	if c.tplConfig.Cfg.EnableBrotli {
 		c.config.Parsed = append(c.config.Parsed, buildDirective("load_module", "/etc/nginx/modules/ngx_http_brotli_filter_module.so"))
@@ -89,18 +83,97 @@ func (c *crossplaneTemplate) buildEvents() {
 	events := &crossplane.Directive{
 		Directive: "events",
 		Block: crossplane.Directives{
-			buildDirective("worker_connections", strconv.Itoa(c.tplConfig.Cfg.MaxWorkerConnections)),
+			buildDirective("worker_connections", c.tplConfig.Cfg.MaxWorkerConnections),
 			buildDirective("use", "epool"),
-			buildDirective("use", "epool"),
-			buildDirective("multi_accept", boolToStr(c.tplConfig.Cfg.EnableMultiAccept)),
+			buildDirective("multi_accept", c.tplConfig.Cfg.EnableMultiAccept),
 		},
 	}
-	for _, v := range c.tplConfig.Cfg.DebugConnections {
-		events.Block = append(events.Block, buildDirective("debug_connection", v))
+	for k := range c.tplConfig.Cfg.DebugConnections {
+		events.Block = append(events.Block, buildDirective("debug_connection", c.tplConfig.Cfg.DebugConnections[k]))
 	}
+	c.config.Parsed = append(c.config.Parsed, events)
 }
 
 func (c *crossplaneTemplate) buildHTTP() {
+	cfg := c.tplConfig.Cfg
+	httpBlock := crossplane.Directives{
+		buildDirective("lua_package_path", "/etc/nginx/lua/?.lua;;"),
+		buildDirective("include", "/etc/nginx/mime.types"),
+		buildDirective("default_type", cfg.DefaultType),
+		buildDirective("real_ip_recursive", "on"),
+		buildDirective("aio", "threads"),
+		buildDirective("aio_write", cfg.EnableAioWrite),
+		buildDirective("server_tokens", cfg.ShowServerTokens),
+		buildDirective("tcp_nopush", "on"),
+		buildDirective("tcp_nodelay", "on"),
+		buildDirective("log_subrequest", "on"),
+		buildDirective("reset_timedout_connection", "on"),
+		buildDirective("keepalive_timeout", seconds(cfg.KeepAlive)),
+		buildDirective("keepalive_requests", cfg.KeepAliveRequests),
+		buildDirective("client_body_temp_path", "/tmp/nginx/client-body"),
+		buildDirective("fastcgi_temp_path", "/tmp/nginx/fastcgi-temp"),
+		buildDirective("proxy_temp_path", "/tmp/nginx/proxy-temp"),
+		buildDirective("client_header_buffer_size", cfg.ClientHeaderBufferSize),
+		buildDirective("client_header_timeout", seconds(cfg.ClientHeaderTimeout)),
+		buildDirective("large_client_header_buffers", cfg.LargeClientHeaderBuffers),
+		buildDirective("client_body_buffer_size", cfg.ClientBodyBufferSize),
+		buildDirective("client_body_timeout", seconds(cfg.ClientBodyTimeout)),
+		buildDirective("types_hash_max_size", "2048"),
+		buildDirective("server_names_hash_max_size", cfg.ServerNameHashMaxSize),
+		buildDirective("server_names_hash_bucket_size", cfg.ServerNameHashBucketSize),
+		buildDirective("map_hash_bucket_size", cfg.MapHashBucketSize),
+		buildDirective("proxy_headers_hash_max_size", cfg.ProxyHeadersHashMaxSize),
+		buildDirective("proxy_headers_hash_bucket_size", cfg.ProxyHeadersHashBucketSize),
+		buildDirective("variables_hash_bucket_size", cfg.VariablesHashBucketSize),
+		buildDirective("variables_hash_max_size", cfg.VariablesHashMaxSize),
+		buildDirective("underscores_in_headers", cfg.EnableUnderscoresInHeaders),
+		buildDirective("ignore_invalid_headers", cfg.IgnoreInvalidHeaders),
+		buildDirective("limit_req_status", cfg.LimitReqStatusCode),
+		buildDirective("limit_conn_status", cfg.LimitConnStatusCode),
+		buildDirective("uninitialized_variable_warn", "off"),
+		buildDirective("server_name_in_redirect", "off"),
+		buildDirective("port_in_redirect", "off"),
+		buildDirective("ssl_protocols", strings.Split(cfg.SSLProtocols, " ")),
+		buildDirective("ssl_early_data", cfg.SSLEarlyData),
+		buildDirective("ssl_session_tickets", cfg.SSLSessionTickets),
+		buildDirective("ssl_buffer_size", cfg.SSLBufferSize),
+		buildDirective("ssl_ecdh_curve", cfg.SSLECDHCurve),
+		buildDirective("ssl_certificate", cfg.DefaultSSLCertificate.PemFileName),
+		buildDirective("ssl_certificate_key", cfg.DefaultSSLCertificate.PemFileName),
+		buildDirective("proxy_ssl_session_reuse", "on"),
+		buildDirective("proxy_cache_path", strings.Split("/tmp/nginx/nginx-cache-auth levels=1:2 keys_zone=auth_cache:10m max_size=128m inactive=30m use_temp_path=off", " ")),
+
+		// add grpc_buffer_size
+	}
+
+	c.config.Parsed = append(c.config.Parsed, &crossplane.Directive{
+		Directive: "http",
+		Block:     httpBlock,
+	})
+}
+
+type seconds int
+
+func buildDirective(directive string, args ...any) *crossplane.Directive {
+	argsVal := make([]string, len(args))
+	for k := range args {
+		switch v := args[k].(type) {
+		case string:
+			argsVal[k] = v
+		case int:
+			argsVal[k] = strconv.Itoa(v)
+		case bool:
+			argsVal[k] = boolToStr(v)
+		case seconds:
+			argsVal[k] = strconv.Itoa(int(v)) + "s"
+		default:
+			argsVal[k] = ""
+		}
+	}
+	return &crossplane.Directive{
+		Directive: directive,
+		Args:      argsVal,
+	}
 }
 
 func boolToStr(b bool) string {