Node.js is an open-source, event-driven platform, which uses the Google V8 JavaScript engine. It’s used for scalable apps that need real-time communication between a server and the online users and can considerably accelerate the overall performance of any website that’s using it. Node.js is designed to handle HTTP requests and responses and incessantly delivers little amounts of information. For instance, if a new user fills out a registration form, once any info is inserted in any of the boxes, it is delivered to the server even if the other boxes are not filled out and the user hasn’t clicked any button, so the information is processed a whole lot faster. In contrast, traditional platforms wait for the whole form to be filled out and one large chunk of information is then submitted to the server. Regardless of how tiny the difference in the information processing time may be, circumstances change when the Internet site expands and there’re a lot of persons using it at the same time. Node.js can be used for booking websites, interactive browser games or instant messengers, for example, and plenty of corporations, among them LinkedIn, Yahoo and eBay, have already integrated it into their services.

Node.js in Hosting

When you host a web application on our cutting-edge cloud hosting platform and you wish to try out Node.js, you’ll be able to add it to your account regardless of the hosting package that you’re using. This can be done via the Upgrades menu in the Hepsia Control Panel and you will be able to take advantage of Node.js in no more than several minutes after you add this upgrade to the account. You can select the number of instances that you would like to add to the account – one instance means one app using Node.js. In the new section that will show up in the Control Panel, you can type the path to the .js file in your web hosting account and choose whether that file will be reachable via the shared IP of the physical server or through a dedicated one. Our platform will also assign a port for the connection. You will be able to stop or to reboot each instance independently, if it is needed.

Node.js in Semi-dedicated Servers

You will be able to use Node.js for any real-time script-powered web application running in a semi-dedicated server account, since the platform is available with all our semi-dedicated hosting packages and you can set it up with only a few mouse clicks. If you wish to use it for multiple sites, you can create more instances from the Hepsia hosting Control Panel’s Upgrades section. The setup is as easy as specifying the path to your .js file and choosing if the Node.js platform should use a dedicated IP or any of the server’s shared IP addresses, so you can use Node.js even if you don’t have any previous experience with a similar software platform. Our system will also set a randomly generated port number which will be used to access the .js file associated with the specific application. Hepsia has a user-friendly interface that will permit you to reboot and to stop any of your existing instances, to create new ones or to check the output of your apps with just a click.

Node.js in VPS Servers

All VPS servers that are ordered with our tailor-made Hepsia hosting Control Panel come with Node.js as standard and you can take advantage of the event-driven platform for any script-powered application that you host on the Virtual Private Server. Since we haven’t put any restriction on how many Node.js instances you can make use of, you can make use of the power of our virtual servers and combine it with the full capacity of Node.js. The configuration is done via the Hepsia Control Panel’s easy-to-use, point & click graphical interface, so even if you’re not tech-savvy, you will not need to deal with any obstacles while using the Node.js platform. You will only need to include the folder path in the VPS account to the .js file that will use Node.js and to choose if it will use a shared or a dedicated IP address. In addition, our system will also choose a port to access this file and you will be able to see it in the respective Control Panel section. With only one click of the mouse, you will be able to see your apps’ output and to delete or to restart any Node.js instance running on the VPS.

Node.js in Dedicated Servers

Node.js is available with all dedicated servers on which our custom-built Hepsia hosting Control Panel is installed. The latter has a very intuitive and easy-to-use GUI, so even if you have never worked with the Node.js platform before, you will be able to take advantage of its full potential in only a few simple steps. Once you’ve uploaded the app’s content, you’ll have to indicate the location of the particular .js files that will use the Node.js platform and to select the IP which they’ll use (dedicated or shared), whereas our system will choose a randomly generated port number that will be used to access the files in question. There’s no limitation as to the total number of Node.js instances that you can set up and run simultaneously and you’ll exert full control over them via the Hepsia Control Panel – you’ll be able to get new ones or to stop/reboot existing ones, to see the output log for each application, etc.