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Expand Up @@ -24,8 +24,11 @@ be emitted either by client-side code or server-side code.

### Server-side example

The following illustrates a simple, plain-text HTTP/2 server using the
Core API:
The following illustrates a simple HTTP/2 server using the Core API.
Since there are no browsers known that support
[unencrypted HTTP/2][HTTP/2 Unencrypted], the use of
[`http2.createSecureServer()`][] is necessary when communicating
with browser clients.

```js
const http2 = require('http2');
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```js
const http2 = require('http2');

// Create a plain-text HTTP/2 server
// Create an unencrypted HTTP/2 server
const server = http2.createServer();

server.on('stream', (stream, headers) => {
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Returns a `net.Server` instance that creates and manages `Http2Session`
instances.

Since there are no browsers known that support
[unencrypted HTTP/2][HTTP/2 Unencrypted], the use of
[`http2.createSecureServer()`][] is necessary when communicating
with browser clients.

```js
const http2 = require('http2');

// Create a plain-text HTTP/2 server
// Create an unencrypted HTTP/2 server.
// Since there are no browsers known that support
// unencrypted HTTP/2, the use of `http2.createSecureServer()`
// is necessary when communicating with browser clients.
const server = http2.createServer();

server.on('stream', (stream, headers) => {
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[Compatibility API]: #http2_compatibility_api
[HTTP/1]: http.html
[HTTP/2]: https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7540
[HTTP/2 Unencrypted]: https://http2.github.io/faq/#does-http2-require-encryption
[HTTP2 Headers Object]: #http2_headers_object
[HTTP2 Settings Object]: #http2_settings_object
[HTTPS]: https.html
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