Node.js is an avant-garde event-driven platform, which is used to set up scalable applications. It is built with Google's V8 JavaScript Engine and it handles HTTP requests and responses between a server and an immense number of online users much more effectively than any other platform. What makes Node.js special is the fact that unlike conventional platforms that process the information in large chunks, it handles everything in little bits. For example, in case a user needs to fill in several fields on an Internet site, Node.js handles the information in the first field as soon as it is inserted, utilizing the server’s processing power more efficiently. In comparison, traditional platforms wait for all the fields to be filled out and while the information from them is being processed, requests from other users stay in the queue. The difference may be negligible for a single person, but it indeed does make a difference if an immense number of people are browsing a website at the very same time. Several examples of websites where Node.js can be used are dinner booking portals, web-based chat rooms or interactive browser-based video game portals, in other words websites that support quick real-time interaction.

Node.js in Web Hosting

You will be able to make use of Node.js with each and every web hosting plan offered by us, as the platform is present on our cloud hosting servers and can be added to an active shared hosting account with a few clicks of the mouse. Once you log into your Hepsia Control Panel, you’ll find Node.js in the Upgrades section where you can choose the number of instances that you’d like to run. One instance means that one single application will use the platform and you will be able to add as many instances to your hosting account as you like. A new menu will show up in the Control Panel soon afterwards and to start using Node.js, you’ll have to include the path to the .js file that will use the platform and to select whether the connection should go through the shared IP address of the server or through a dedicated one. The controls inside the Hepsia Control Panel will also permit you to restart or to suspend an instance and to view the output of any given application.

Node.js in Semi-dedicated Servers

All our semi-dedicated servers come with Node.js, so if you wish to host any real-time app on our leading-edge cloud website hosting platform, you’ll be able to take full advantage of the power that the system can give you with only several clicks in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. The service is upgradeable, so in case you would like to use Node.js for different websites, you will be able to pick the number of running instances, one instance being one application. Using the Hepsia Control Panel’s simple-to-use GUI, you’ll have to add the location of the .js file for each instance and to choose whether Node.js will use a dedicated IP or the physical server’s shared IP. Our cloud platform will allocate a random port to access your app and you will see it in the corresponding section of the Control Panel. Hepsia will also allow you to view the output of any of your apps or to deactivate/reboot each instance separately.

Node.js in VPS Servers

All VPS servers that are ordered with our in-house developed Hepsia Control Panel come with Node.js by default and you can use the event-driven platform for any script-based web application that you run on the VPS. As we have not set a restriction on how many Node.js instances you can get, you can use the power of our virtual servers and mix it with the full potential of the Node.js platform. The configuration is done via the Hepsia Control Panel’s time and effort saving, point-and-click graphical interface, so even if you’re not technically experienced, you will not need to deal with any difficulties while working with the platform. You’ll just need to enter the folder path in the VPS account to the .js file that will use Node.js and to select whether it will use a shared or a dedicated IP address. In addition, our system will also assign a port number to access the file and you’ll be able to find it in the respective section in the Hepsia Control Panel. With only one click of the mouse, you will be able to see the output of your applications and to discontinue or to reboot any Node.js instance running on the VPS server.

Node.js in Dedicated Servers

Node.js is offered with all dedicated servers on which our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel is installed. The latter offers a rather simple and easy-to-navigate graphical interface, so even if you have not worked with Node.js before, you will be able to unveil its true potential in only a few simple steps. Once you have uploaded the application’s content, you’ll need to insert the location of the respective .js files that will use the Node.js platform and to select the IP that they will use (shared or dedicated), while our system will specify a randomly generated port number that will be used to access the files in question. There is no constraint on the total amount of Node.js instances that you can set up and run simultaneously and you’ll exert full control over them through the Hepsia Control Panel – you’ll be able to activate new ones or to discontinue/reboot existing ones, to view the output log for each app, etcetera.