Comments on snippet: 'NodeJS + ExpressJS: Strip out port from req.headers.host' Snipplr comments feed https://snipplr.com/ Sun, 19 Apr 2026 08:44:45 +0000 garwin12i8 said on 17/Apr/2025 https://snipplr.com/view/65682/nodejs--expressjs-strip-out-port-from-reqheadershost <p>The req.headers.host contains the full host string (e.g., example.com:3000) [bitlife](https://lifesimulator.online/). The regular expression /([^:]+)/ captures everything before the colon, effectively giving you just the hostname.</p> Thu, 17 Apr 2025 08:54:43 UTC https://snipplr.com/view/65682/nodejs--expressjs-strip-out-port-from-reqheadershost