Node.js is an advanced event-driven system, which is used to set up scalable apps. It uses Google's V8 JavaScript Engine and it handles requests and responses between a web server and a large number of online users much more effectively than any conventional system. What makes Node.js special is the fact that unlike conventional platforms that process the information in large chunks, it handles everything in tiny bits. For instance, if a user needs to fill out several fields on an Internet site, Node.js handles the information from the first field once it is typed, utilizing the server’s processing resources more effectively. In comparison, other platforms wait for all the fields to be filled and while the info from them is being processed, requests from other users stay in the queue. The difference may be insignificant for a single user, but it really does make a difference if a huge number of users are visiting a website all at once. Several examples of Internet sites where Node.js can be employed are dining booking portals, online chat rooms or interactive browser video game portals, in other words sites that offer fast real-time interaction.

Node.js in Web Hosting

All web hosting that we are offering come with Node.js and you are able to add this avant-garde platform to your shared account via the Add Services/Upgrades menu in your Hepsia hosting Control Panel. You will be able to choose the number of instances for this upgrade, in other words how many separate websites/platforms will make use of Node.js simultaneously, and you can order as many instances as you need. The Hepsia Control Panel will also permit you to set the location of your .js app and to choose if you’ll use a dedicated IP or the physical server’s shared one. Accessing Node.js will be possible through a random port selected by our cloud hosting system. Also, you can stop or restart any instance that you’ve added, edit the path to the .js app or check the output of the active instances with just a few clicks from your web hosting Control Panel via a truly easy-to-use graphical interface.

Node.js in Dedicated Servers

You’ll be able to use the Node.js platform with your real-time, script-based applications at no extra charge if you purchase one of our dedicated servers and choose the Hepsia hosting Control Panel during the order procedure. The Node.js instances can be administered from the Node.js section of the Hepsia CP through an intuitive interface, which will allow you to start/discontinue/restart any Node.js instance or to view the output of the application that uses it with just one click. Even if you’re not very tech-savvy, you will be able to use the Node.js platform, since all you will have to do to activate it is insert the location of the .js file and select the IP that will be used to access the latter – a shared or a dedicated one. A randomly generated port number will be selected automatically too and you will see the benefits of running Node.js instantaneously. By mixing the platform with the power of our dedicated servers, you’ll be able to use the full potential of your apps and to get the best possible performance.