Node.js is an event-driven platform built with the Google V8 JavaScript engine. It is used for scalable apps that require live interaction between a web server and the online users and can noticeably speed up the overall performance of any Internet site that uses it. Node.js is intended to process HTTP web requests and responses and incessantly provides little bits of info. For instance, if a new user fills out a registration form, as soon as any info is inserted in any of the fields, it’s sent to the server even if the other boxes are not filled and the user hasn’t clicked any button, so the info is processed a lot faster. In comparison, traditional platforms wait for the whole form to be filled out and one giant hunk of information is then forwarded to the server. No matter how little the difference in the processing speed may be, things change in case the site grows bigger and there’re a lot of persons using it simultaneously. Node.js can be used by online reservation portals, interactive browser-based video games or online chat applications, for example, and many companies, including LinkedIn, Yahoo and eBay, have already integrated it into their services.

Node.js in Shared Hosting

When you host a web application on our avant-garde cloud platform and you would like to try out Node.js, you’ll be able to add it to your hosting account irrespective of the shared hosting package that you’re using. This can be done via the Upgrades menu in the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you will be able to use Node.js in no more than a few minutes after you add this feature to the account. You can select how many instances you wish to add to the account – one instance means one application 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 hosting account and choose whether that file will be reachable via the shared IP address of the server or through a dedicated one. Our system will also specify a port number for the connection. You’ll be able to delete or to restart each instance separately, if necessary.

Node.js in Semi-dedicated Servers

With a semi-dedicated server from us, you can make use of all the benefits that the Node.js platform offers, as it’s is included with all our semi-dedicated hosting packages and you’re able to add it to your account with a couple of clicks from the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the semi-dedicated server administration tool that comes bundled with each semi-dedicated server. If you’d like to use Node.js for different web apps, you can choose the number of instances that the platform will use when you’re adding this feature to your plan. After that, you will have to enter the location of the .js file in your semi-dedicated account for each instance. This can be done in the new menu that will show up in the Hepsia Control Panel after you add the upgrade and during the process, you can also choose if the path to the particular application will go through a dedicated IP – if you have one, or through the physical server’s shared IP. Each and every instance that you activate can be rebooted or terminated separately and you can see the output of your apps with just several clicks.

Node.js in VPS Servers

All VPS plans that are ordered with our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel include Node.js as standard and you can use the event-driven platform for any web application that you host on the Virtual Private Server. As we haven’t set any limit as to the number of Node.js instances that you can add, you can take full advantage of the power of our Virtual Private Servers and mix it with the full capacity of Node.js. The configuration is done via the Hepsia Control Panel’s easy-to-work-with, point-and-click GUI, so even if you are not technically experienced, you won’t have to cope with any obstacles while working with the platform. You’ll just need to insert the folder path in the account to the .js file that will use Node.js and to select if it will use a shared or a dedicated IP. What’s more, our system will also select a port to access the file and you will be able to find it in the corresponding Control Panel section. With just one mouse click, you can check your applications’ output and to shut down or to reboot any instance hosted on the Virtual Private Server.

Node.js in Dedicated Servers

Node.js is offered with all dedicated web hosting plans on which our custom-built Hepsia hosting Control Panel is installed. The latter has a pretty intuitive and user-friendly interface, so even if you’ve never worked with the Node.js platform before, you can unveil its full potential in only a few easy steps. As soon as you have uploaded the application’s content, you will need to specify the location of the respective .js files that will use the Node.js platform and to pick the IP that they will use (shared or dedicated), whereas our system will assign a randomly generated port number that will be used to access these files. There isn’t any restriction as to the total amount of Node.js instances that you can set up and run simultaneously and you will exert total control over them through the Hepsia Control Panel – you’ll be able to order new ones or to remove/reboot existing ones, to see the output log for each application, etcetera.