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description: Next.js will add `x-powered-by` to the request headers by default. Learn to opt-out of it here.
# Disabling x-powered-by
By default Next.js will add `x-powered-by` to the request headers. To opt-out of it, open `next.config.js` and disable the `poweredByHeader` config:
```js
module.exports = {
poweredByHeader: false,
}
```