Node.js is a cutting-edge event-driven platform, which is used to develop scalable Internet applications. It’s built with Google's V8 JavaScript Engine and it processes HTTP requests and responses between a web server and an immense number of users more effectively than any conventional platform. What makes Node.js unique is the fact that unlike traditional systems which handle the information in huge hunks, it processes everything in tiny bits. For example, if a user has to fill out a few fields on a website, Node.js handles the info from the first field as soon as it’s typed, utilizing the server’s processing power more effectively. In contrast, other platforms wait for all the fields to be filled out and while the info in them is being processed, requests from other users stay in the queue. The difference may be insignificant for one single user, but it really does make a difference if an immense number of individuals are visiting a website at the very same time. A couple of examples of sites where Node.js can be applied are dinner reservation portals, web-based chat rooms or interactive browser-based video game portals, i.e. sites that need fast real-time communication.
Node.js in Cloud Web Hosting
If you host a web application on our leading-edge cloud hosting platform and you’d like to try Node.js, you will be able to add it to your web hosting account regardless of the cloud web hosting package that you use. This can be done via the Upgrades menu in the Hepsia Control Panel and you will be able to take advantage of Node.js in no more than a couple of minutes after you add this upgrade to your 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 appear in the Control Panel, you can define the path to the .js file in your web hosting account and select if that file will be accessible through the shared IP of the physical server or through a dedicated one. Our system will also select a port number for the connection. You’ll be able to cancel or to restart each instance separately, in case it is necessary.
Node.js in Semi-dedicated Hosting
With a semi-dedicated server from our company, you can use all the advantages that the Node.js platform has, as it is is included with all our semi-dedicated plans and you can add it to your account with a few mouse clicks from the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the semi-dedicated server management tool that comes with every semi-dedicated server. In case you wish to use Node.js for different Internet applications, you can choose the number of instances that the platform will use when you are adding this feature to your semi-dedicated plan. After that, you will have to insert the location of the .js file in your semi-dedicated account for each instance. This can be done in the new section that will show up in the Hepsia Control Panel after you add the upgrade and in the meantime, you can also select whether the access path to the specific app will go through a dedicated IP address – if you have one, or through the physical server’s shared IP. Each instance that you run can be rebooted or deactivated separately and you can check your apps’ output with just a few mouse clicks.
Node.js in VPS
You can run Node.js with any of the VPS packages that we’re offering in case you choose Hepsia as your hosting Control Panel. The Node.js platform will have its own section where you can configure it with a couple of mouse clicks even if you’ve got no experience with similar software, since Hepsia is amazingly intuitive and simple to work with. All it takes to start a new Node.js instance is to include the folder path to the .js file that will use the Node.js platform and to select the IP that will be used to access it – a dedicated one or your Virtual Private Server’s shared IP address. A randomly generated access port will be assigned automatically too. There won’t be any limit on the number of the sites that can use Node.js simultaneously, so you can use our virtual servers for numerous websites and enjoy an astonishing overall performance. Fast-access buttons in the Hepsia Control Panel’s Node.js section will enable you to start, to discontinue or to restart any Node.js instance separately and to see their output.
Node.js in Dedicated Hosting
Node.js is included with all Linux dedicated servers hosting packages on which our custom-built Hepsia hosting Control Panel is installed. The latter has a very simple and easy-to-navigate GUI, so even if you’ve never used the Node.js platform before, you’ll be able to unleash its full potential in only a few simple steps. Once you have uploaded the application’s content, you’ll have to specify the folder path to the particular .js files that will use the Node.js platform and to choose the IP that they’ll use (shared or dedicated), while our system will allocate 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 enable and use at the same time and you’ll exert total command over them from the Hepsia Control Panel – you will be able to order new ones or to stop/reboot existing ones, to check the output log for each app, and many others.