server.js

var http = require('http'),
    request = require('request');

http.Agent.maxSockets = 1000;
var max = 0;
http.createServer(function(req, res) {
  var start = +new Date;

  request({
    method: 'GET',
    url: 'http://127.0.0.1:5984/',
  }, function(err, response, body) {
    var time = +new Date - start;
    if (time > max) {
      max = time;
      console.log(max);
    }
    res.end('none');
  });
}).listen(8080);