Node.js is an event-driven runtime system, which uses the Google V8 JavaScript engine. It is used by scalable apps that require real-time interaction between a server and the Internet users and can considerably enhance the performance of any site that uses it. Node.js is designed to process HTTP requests and responses and constantly provides little bits of info. For example, in case a new user fills out a subscription form, as soon as any information is entered in one of the boxes, it is submitted to the server even if the rest of the fields are not filled out and the user has not clicked on any button, so the information is processed a lot faster. In contrast, conventional platforms wait for the whole form to be filled out and one big chunk of information is then forwarded to the server. No matter how little the difference in the information processing time may be, circumstances change when the website expands and there are a lot of people using it at the same time. Node.js can be used for booking portals, real-time web browser-based games or instant messaging software, for instance, and numerous companies, including LinkedIn, Yahoo and eBay, have already incorporated it into their services.
Node.js in Web Hosting
If you host a web application on our advanced cloud hosting platform and you want to try out Node.js, you will be able to add it to your hosting account regardless of the web hosting plan that you use. This can be done via the Upgrades menu in the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you’ll be able to take advantage of Node.js in no more than a few minutes after you add this upgrade to your account. You can choose how many instances you would like to add to your account – one instance means one app using Node.js. In the new section that will show up in the Control Panel, you can add the path to the .js file in your hosting account and choose if that file will be reachable via the shared IP address of the physical server or through a dedicated IP. Our platform will also specify a port number for the connection. You will be able to delete or to restart each instance independently, if it’s needed.
Node.js in Semi-dedicated Servers
With a semi-dedicated server from our company, you can make use of all the advantages that the Node.js event-driven platform offers, because it is comes with all our semi-dedicated hosting plans and you are able to add it to your semi-dedicated account with a couple of clicks of the mouse from the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel – the semi-dedicated server management tool that’s included with every semi-dedicated server. In case you’d like to employ Node.js for multiple Internet apps, you can choose the number of instances which the platform will use when you’re adding this feature to your package. After that, you will need to indicate the path to the .js file in your semi-dedicated account for each instance. You can do this in the new menu that will show up in the Control Panel after you order the upgrade and in the meantime, you can also select whether the path to the given app will go through a dedicated IP – if you have one, or through the server’s shared IP address. Each and every instance that you run can be restarted or shut down separately and you can view your apps’ output with just a few mouse clicks.
Node.js in VPS Servers
Node.js comes with all Hepsia hosting Control Panel-equipped Linux VPS service that we offer and you can configure it without the need to deal with any problem, even if you have not used it before, as the Hepsia Control Panel offers an easy-to-navigate, point & click interface, which will permit you to do anything effortlessly. The platform can be used for as many applications as you need, so you can make the most of your Internet sites by combining the power of our Virtual Private Servers with the performance provided by Node.js. You will need to include the path to the .js file within your VPS account and to choose whether it will use a dedicated IP address or your virtual server’s shared one and you’ll be all set. Accessing the file will be possible using a port that our system will generate randomly when you set up a new Node.js instance. The Hepsia Control Panel will grant you complete control over all instances and, with only one mouse click, you’ll be able to start, to terminate or to restart them, as well as to see the output of each application that uses the Node.js platform.
Node.js in Dedicated Servers
Node.js comes with all Linux dedicated servers on which our custom Hepsia hosting Control Panel is installed. The latter offers a very intuitive and user-friendly interface, so even if you haven’t used Node.js before, you’ll be able to unveil its true potential in only a couple of simple steps. As soon as you’ve uploaded the application’s content, you’ll have to define the directory path to the specific .js files that will use the Node.js platform and to select the IP that they will use (dedicated or shared), whereas our system will designate a randomly generated port that will be used to access these files. There’s no limit on the total amount of Node.js instances that you can enable and run at the same time and you will exert complete command over them through the Hepsia Control Panel – you’ll be able to set up new ones or to stop/restart existing ones, to view the output log for each application, etc.