Node.js is an avant-garde event-driven system, which is used to develop scalable web applications. It’s built with Google's V8 JavaScript Engine and it processes requests and responses between a web server and an enormous number of users much more effectively than any other system. What makes Node.js one of a kind is the fact that in contrast to conventional platforms which handle the information in massive chunks, it handles everything in tiny bits. For example, when a user needs to fill in a few fields on an Internet site, Node.js processes the information in the first field as soon as it is entered, utilizing the server’s processing capabilities more effectively. In contrast, other platforms wait for all the fields to be filled and while the information in them is being processed, requests from other users remain in the queue. The difference may be negligible for one single person, but it indeed does make a difference if a large number of people are visiting a website simultaneously. Several examples of websites where Node.js can be applied are dining reservation portals, live chat rooms or interactive browser video game portals, in other words sites that offer quick live communication.

Node.js in Shared Website Hosting

You can use Node.js with each shared website hosting plan that we are offering, as the event-driven platform is present on our cloud hosting servers and can be added to an existing shared account with a few clicks. When you log into your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you will find Node.js in the Upgrades section where you can choose the number of instances that you want to activate. One instance means that one app will use the platform and you will be able to add as many instances to your web hosting account as you like. A new menu will appear in the Control Panel soon after that and to begin using Node.js, you’ll have to add the path to the .js file that will use the platform and to decide whether the connection should pass through the physical server’s shared IP address or via a dedicated IP. The controls inside Hepsia will also allow you to reboot or to stop an instance and to view the output of any given app.

Node.js in Semi-dedicated Servers

All our semi-dedicated servers come with Node.js, so if you want to run any real-time application on our leading-edge cloud hosting platform, you will be able to take full advantage of the power that Node.js can offer you with just a couple of clicks of the mouse in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. This service is upgradeable, so in case you’d like to use Node.js for different sites, you will be able to select the number of active instances, one instance being one app. Through the Hepsia Control Panel’s simple-to-use GUI, you will have to indicate the path to the .js file for each instance and to choose if Node.js will use a dedicated IP address or the server’s shared IP. Our platform will choose a randomly generated port number to access your application and you will see it in the corresponding section of the Control Panel. The Hepsia Control Panel will also allow you to check the output of each of your apps or to stop/reboot each instance independently.

Node.js in VPS Servers

Node.js is available as standard with each and every VPS server that comes with the Hepsia web hosting Control Panel and involves no limitations regarding the number of web sites that can use it at any given moment. This makes our Virtual Private Server plans a perfect option for building different real-time applications and for getting the most out of them. Hepsia is intuitive enough even for people with no previous experience, so if you would like to set up Node.js for any application, it won’t take more than a couple of clicks to do it. You’ll simply have to indicate the path to the given .js file and to select whether Node.js will use the server’s shared IP or a dedicated one. Our platform will also select a specific port that will be used to access the .js file. After that, you’ll be all set and will be able to make use of the full potential of your real-time applications. The Hepsia Control Panel will allow you to check the apps’ output and to restart or to shut down any of your instances using quick-access buttons.

Node.js in Dedicated Servers

Node.js comes with all Linux dedicated service that are ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel, so you’ll be able to take full advantage of the event-driven platform as soon as your server is assembled. As the Hepsia Control Panel is very easy to work with, you’ll be able to make that without having any obstacles, even if you haven’t worked with the Node.js platform before, as everything that you will have to do on your end is include the folder path to the .js file that will use the platform and the IP that will be used to access this file. The latter can be a dedicated IP or can be shared with other websites. You can set up as many Node.js instances as you want on our amazingly powerful dedicated servers and each instance can be controlled separately – you’ll be able to start, to restart or to delete it, to check the output of the app using it, etc. This can be done via the intuitive, point-and-click Hepsia Control Panel, so you can take full advantage of the power of Node.js with ease.