Node.js is an open-source, event-driven runtime system, which uses Google's V8 JavaScript Engine. It’s used by scalable web apps that require real-time interaction between a web server and the online users and can substantially enhance the performance of any site that’s using it. Node.js is designed to process HTTP requests and responses and constantly provides small amounts of info. For example, in case a new user fills in a registration form, as soon as any information is entered in one of the boxes, it is 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 handled much faster. In contrast, conventional platforms wait for the entire form to be filled and one giant chunk of information is then delivered to the server. Irrespective of how tiny the difference in the processing speed may be, circumstances change when the site grows bigger and there are plenty of users using it simultaneously. Node.js can be used for booking websites, real-time web browser-based games or instant messaging apps, for instance, and plenty of companies, including LinkedIn, Yahoo and eBay, have already included it in their services.
Node.js in Shared Hosting
All Linux shared hosting offered by our company support Node.js and you’ll be able to add this advanced event-driven platform to your web hosting account via the Add Services/Upgrades link in your Hepsia Control Panel. You will be able to select the number of instances for this upgrade, i.e. how many separate websites/platforms will utilize Node.js simultaneously, and you can add as many instances as you wish. Hepsia will also allow you to select the path to your .js app and to choose whether you’ll use a dedicated IP address or the server’s shared one. Accessing Node.js will be possible via a randomly generated port allocated by our cloud hosting system. In addition, you can stop or reboot any instance that you have activated, edit the path to the .js app or see the output of the active instances with only several clicks from your web hosting Control Panel using a rather simple-to-navigate graphical interface.
Node.js in Semi-dedicated Servers
You’ll be able to use Node.js for any real-time script-powered software app running in a semi-dedicated server account, since the Node.js platform is available with all our semi-dedicated server plans and you can add it with just a couple of clicks of the mouse. If you’d like to use it for several Internet sites, you can add more instances via the Upgrades section of your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. The activation is as easy as adding the folder path to your .js file and selecting whether the platform should use a dedicated IP or any of the physical server’s shared IP addresses, so you can make full use of Node.js even if you don’t have any previous experience with such software. Our system will also select a randomly generated port that will be used to access the .js file for the specific application. Hepsia has a user-friendly interface that will permit you to restart and to deactivate any of your active instances, to order new ones or to view the output of your apps with just one click.
Node.js in VPS Servers
Node.js is available with all Hepsia hosting Control Panel-managed Linux VPS plans that we offer and you can configure it without any difficulty, even if you’ve never worked with it before, since Hepsia offers a simple-to-navigate, point ‘n’ click GUI, which will allow you to do anything without any effort. The Node.js platform can be used for as many web-based applications as you wish, so you can get the most out of your web sites by combining the power of our Virtual Private Servers with the performance provided by the Node.js platform. You need to add the directory path to the .js file within your account and to select whether it will use a dedicated IP or your VPS server’s shared one and you’ll be all set. Accessing the file will be possible using a port number that our system will allocate randomly when you set up a new Node.js instance. The Hepsia Control Panel will give you full control over all instances and, with only a click, you will be able to start, to delete or to reboot them, as well as to view the output of each application that uses the platform.
Node.js in Dedicated Servers
You’ll be able to make use of the Node.js platform with your real-time, script-based web applications at no additional fee if you buy any of our Linux dedicated web hosting plans and select the Hepsia Control Panel during the order procedure. The Node.js instances can be managed from the Node.js section of the Hepsia CP via an intuitive interface, which will allow you to start/deactivate/reboot any instance or to check the output of the app which uses it with only one click of the mouse. Even if you’re not very experienced, you will be able to make use of the platform, as all you have to do to activate it is define the path to the .js file and pick the IP address that will be used to access the latter – a shared or a dedicated IP. A random port will be set automatically too and you’ll notice the advantages of using Node.js right away. By mixing the Node.js platform with the power of our dedicated servers, you’ll be able to use the full capacity of your apps and to get the best possible performance.