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doc: add note about browsers and HTTP/2 #19476

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15 changes: 11 additions & 4 deletions doc/api/http2.md
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### 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 no browsers support [unencrypted HTTP/2][HTTP/2 Unencrypted],
the use of [`http2.createSecureServer()`][] is preferred.

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I would say something like...

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.

Using Unencrypted HTTP/2 would actually be the preference when running purely within internal environments with non-browser clients.

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Okie dokie 👍

```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 no browsers support [unencrypted HTTP/2][HTTP/2 Unencrypted],
the use of [`http2.createSecureServer()`][] is preferred.
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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
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Okie dokie 👍


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

// Create a plain-text HTTP/2 server
// Create an unencrypted HTTP/2 server.
// Since no browsers support unencrypted HTTP/2,
// the use of `http2.createSecureServer()` is preferred.
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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