Node.js: Get client's IP

Question

req.connection.remoteAddress, req.headers[\'x-forwarded-for\'], req.ip, req.ips, what does it all mean?

Is there a straight forward way to simply get the IP address

Answer 1

// Get client IP address from request object ----------------------
getClientAddress = function (req) {
        return (req.headers['x-forwarded-for'] || '').split(',')[0] 
        || req.connection.remoteAddress;
};