Node Http server - request received twice

Question

I am learning Node.js and I have created this simple http server.

var http = require('http');

var server = http.createServer(function(req,res){
    console.log('request accepted');
    res.end();
});

server.listen(3000,function(){
    console.log("Server listening on port #3000");
});

It is working fine but when I visit http://localhost:3000/ the console logs request accepted thing twice. In short, if I'm understanding correctly, the request is received twice.

Is it a correct behavior or am I doing something wrong here?

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possible duplicate of [nodejs - http.createServer seems to call twice](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/11961902/nodejs-http-createserver-seems-to-call-twice) — Aaron Dufour, Aug 26 '14 at 16:31

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 26 '14 at 16:03

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Your browser makes two HTTP requests. One for the page at / and the other for /favicon.ico.

You can prove this by inspecting req.url.

answered Aug 26 '14 at 16:03

Brad

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Thanks, Brad :) Is there any way I can ignore the request for `favicon.ico`? – AdityaParab Aug 26 '14 at 16:07
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Check `req.url`. If it's `/favicon.ico` then end the request immediately with a 404. – mscdex Aug 26 '14 at 16:10

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 26 '14 at 16:32

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you can try to put your favicon as a data64 string so you will save that request, anyway some browsers could make that request anyway.

answered Aug 26 '14 at 16:32

Santiago Rebella

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