Node.js is an event-driven runtime system, which uses the Google V8 JavaScript engine. It’s used for scalable applications that require live interaction between a web server and the worldwide web users and can significantly improve the overall performance of any site that’s using it. Node.js is intended to process HTTP requests and responses and constantly provides tiny bits of information. For example, in case a new user fills a signup form, the second any info is inserted in any of the boxes, it’s submitted to the server even if the other fields are not filled out and the user has not clicked any button, so the information is processed much faster. In comparison, conventional platforms wait for the entire form to be filled out and one giant hunk of information is then delivered to the server. Regardless of how tiny the difference in the processing speed may be, things change if the Internet site expands and there are lots of individuals using it at the same time. Node.js can be used for booking websites, real-time web browser-based video games or instant messengers, for example, and many companies, including LinkedIn, eBay and Yahoo, have already implemented it in their services.

Node.js in Cloud Hosting

Since Node.js is available on our cutting-edge cloud platform, you’ll be able to add it to your account and to use it for any web application that you’ve got, regardless of which cloud hosting package you have chosen during the order process. The Upgrades menu in the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with all shared hosting accounts, will allow you to select the number of instances that you wish to order – this is the number of the web applications that will use Node.js. A few minutes afterwards, you can indicate the path to the app, i.e. the location of the .js file in your shared hosting account, as well as to select the IP to receive access to that file – a dedicated IP address or the physical server’s shared one. In the new Node.js menu that will show up in the Hepsia Control Panel, you will be able to reboot an instance or to stop it if you no longer need it. You’ll also get access to the output code with only a single mouse click.

Node.js in Semi-dedicated Servers

You’ll be able to use Node.js for any real-time script-driven app hosted in a semi-dedicated server account, as the Node.js platform is included with all our semi-dedicated packages and you can order it with just a few clicks of the mouse. In case you wish to use it for several websites, you can get more instances from the Hepsia Control Panel’s Upgrades section. The setup is as simple as specifying the location of your .js file and selecting if the Node.js platform should use a dedicated IP or any of the physical server’s shared IPs, so you can take advantage of Node.js even if you do not have any previous experience with such software. Our system will also specify a random port number which will be used to access the .js file associated with the specific application. Hepsia has a simple-to-use interface that will allow you to restart and to remove any of your active instances, to create new ones or to view the output of your applications with just a click.

Node.js in VPS Servers

All Linux VPS servers that are ordered with our in-house developed Hepsia Control Panel include Node.js by default and you can take full advantage of the event-driven platform for each script-driven web app that you host on the Virtual Private Server. As we have not set any restriction as to the number of instances that you can activate, you can use the power of our VPSs and combine it with the full potential of the Node.js platform. The configuration is done through the Hepsia Control Panel’s intuitive, point-and-click interface, so even if you aren’t technically proficient, you will not encounter any problems while working with the platform. You’ll simply need to add the path in the VPS 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 choose a port number to access this file and you will be able to see it in the corresponding Control Panel section. With only one mouse click, you will be able to view your apps’ output and to delete or to restart any Node.js instance hosted on the server.

Node.js in Dedicated Servers

You’ll be able to make use of the Node.js platform with your real-time, script-driven software apps at no additional fee if you purchase one of our Linux dedicated web hosting plans and select the Hepsia hosting Control Panel during the order procedure. The Node.js instances can be managed from the Node.js section of the Hepsia Control Panel via an easy-to-navigate graphical interface, which will permit you to start/terminate/restart any instance or to view the output of the application which uses it with just a click. Even if you’re not very experienced, you’ll be able to make use of the Node.js platform, as all you have to do to activate it is insert the folder path to the .js file and choose the IP that will be used to access the file in question – a dedicated or a shared one. A randomly generated port will be designated automatically as well and you will notice the advantages of using Node.js immediately. By combining the platform with the power of our dedicated servers, you’ll be able to use the full capacity of your applications and to get the best achievable performance.