req.hostnameReturns the hostname supplied in the host HTTP header. This header may be set either by the client or by the proxy.
req.hostname;
If this request's "Host" header was "ww3.staging.ibm.com:1492":
req.hostname;
// -> "ww3.staging.ibm.com"
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