Node.js is an advanced event-driven system, which is used to develop scalable applications. It is built with Google's V8 JavaScript Engine and it processes requests and responses between a server and an enormous number of Internet users more efficiently than any other system. What makes Node.js one of a kind is the fact that in contrast to conventional systems that process the info in giant hunks, it handles everything in small bits. As an illustration, if a user has to fill in a couple of fields on a website, Node.js handles the information from the first field the second it is typed, utilizing the server’s processing resources more effectively. In contrast, other platforms wait for all the fields to be filled and while the information from them is being processed, requests from other users stay in the queue. The difference may be insignificant for a single person, but it indeed does make a difference when an enormous number of individuals are browsing a website all at once. A few examples of Internet sites where Node.js can be applied are online dinner reservation portals, online chat rooms or interactive browser-based video game portals, i.e. sites that need fast real-time communication.

Node.js in Shared Website Hosting

When you host an Internet application on our avant-garde cloud platform and you would like to try Node.js, you will be able to add it to your hosting account irrespective of the shared website hosting plan that you’re using. You can make this via the Upgrades section in the Hepsia Control Panel and you will be able to take advantage of Node.js in no more than several minutes after you add this feature to the account. You will be able to select the number of instances that you want to add to your account – one instance means one application using Node.js. In the new section that will appear in the Control Panel, you can write the path to the .js file in your hosting account and select if that file will be accessible through the shared IP address of the server or via a dedicated one. Our system will also designate a port number for the connection. You will be able to switch off or to restart each instance separately, in case it’s required.

Node.js in Semi-dedicated Servers

If you order a semi-dedicated server plan from us, you will be able to make use of the full potential of Node.js with any application that you host on our cloud website hosting platform, since it’s available with each semi-dedicated plan that we’re offering. You can add the number of instances, or apps that can use Node.js, via the Hepsia hosting Control Panel with which you can administer your account. The only things that you will have to do after that will be to add the path to the .js file that will use Node.js within the account and to choose the IP address that will be used in order to access this file. You can select a dedicated IP address in case you have one, or any of the physical server’s shared IP addresses. Our system will also designate a randomly generated port. Using the Node.js controls inside the Hepsia Control Panel, you can check a given application’s output or to start/restart/deactivate any of the instances that you’ve created.

Node.js in VPS Servers

You can make use of Node.js with each of the VPS web hosting service offered by us if you choose Hepsia as your hosting Control Panel. The Node.js platform will have its own section where you can set it up with a couple of clicks even if you have no experience with a similar software platform, since Hepsia is pretty intuitive and simple to use. All it takes to add a new Node.js instance is to indicate the path to the .js file that will use the platform and to select the IP that will be used to access it – a dedicated IP or your VPS’s shared IP. A random access port will be assigned automatically as well. There won’t be any restrictions on how many websites can use Node.js at the same time, so you can use our Virtual Private Servers for multiple sites and enjoy a splendid performance. Quick-access buttons in the Node.js section of the Hepsia Control Panel will permit you to start, to stop or to restart any Node.js instance independently and to see their output.

Node.js in Dedicated Servers

Node.js is offered with all dedicated service that are ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel, so you will be able to take full advantage of this event-driven platform once your dedicated server is up and running. As Hepsia is exceptionally easy to work with, you’ll be able to make that without having any difficulty, even if you haven’t used the Node.js platform before, since everything that you will need to do on your end is insert the path to the .js file that will use the Node.js platform and the IP address that will be used to access the file. The latter can be a dedicated IP or can be shared with other sites. You can manage as many Node.js instances as you like on our ultra-powerful servers and each instance can be managed independently – you will be able to start, to reboot or to deactivate it, to view the output of the app that uses it, etc. You can do this through the easy-to-work-with, point ‘n’ click Hepsia Control Panel, so you can make use of the power of Node.js without any effort.