Node.js is an innovative event-driven platform, which is used to develop scalable web apps. It’s built with Google's V8 JavaScript Engine and it handles requests and responses between a server and an enormous number of online users much more effectively than any traditional platform. What makes Node.js one of a kind is the fact that unlike conventional systems which handle the information in giant chunks, it handles everything in little bits. As an illustration, in case a user has to fill a few fields on a site, Node.js handles the info in the first field the moment it’s entered, utilizing the server’s processing power more effectively. In contrast, conventional platforms wait for all the fields to be filled and while the info from them is being processed, requests from other users remain in the queue. The difference may be insignificant for a single user, but it truly does make a difference if an immense number of users are browsing a site simultaneously. A couple of instances of Internet sites where Node.js can be used are dinner booking portals, online chat rooms or interactive browser video game portals, in other words sites that offer fast real-time interaction.
Node.js in Hosting
Since Node.js is available on our avant-garde cloud hosting platform, you’ll be able to add it to your shared account and to utilize it for any web-based application that you have, regardless of which hosting plan you’ve selected during the subscription process. The Upgrades section in the Hepsia Control Panel, which comes with all shared website hosting account, will allow you to select the number of instances that you wish to have – this is the number of the web apps that will use Node.js. A couple of minutes afterwards, you’ll be able to specify the path to the application, in other words where the .js file will be located in your shared website hosting account, as well as to select the IP to get access to the file – a dedicated IP address or the server’s shared one. In the new Node.js section that will appear in the Hepsia Control Panel, you can reboot an instance or to discontinue it if you don’t want it anymore. You’ll also be given access to the output code with just one click of the mouse.
Node.js in Semi-dedicated Servers
With a semi-dedicated server from our company, you can use all the benefits that the Node.js event-driven platform is offering, because it’s comes with all our plans and you’re able to add it to your semi-dedicated account with a few mouse clicks from the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel – the account management tool that’s included with each and every semi-dedicated server. If you wish to use Node.js for multiple web apps, you can select the amount of instances that the platform will use when you’re adding this service to your package. Then, you’ll have to add the path to the .js file in your account for each instance. You can do this in the new section that will appear in the Control Panel after you order the upgrade and during the process, you can also select whether the access path to the given app will go through a dedicated IP address – in case you’ve got one, or through the server’s shared IP address. Each instance that you order can be restarted or cancelled independently and you can view the output of your apps with just several mouse clicks.
Node.js in VPS Servers
You can make use of Node.js with any of the VPS servers offered by our company if you choose Hepsia as your Control Panel. The Node.js platform will have its own section where you can set it up with several mouse clicks even if you have no experience with a similar software platform, as Hepsia is really intuitive and simple to navigate. All it takes to activate a new Node.js instance is to indicate the directory path to the .js file that will use the Node.js platform and to select the IP address 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 constraints on how many sites can use Node.js simultaneously, so you can use our virtual machines for plenty of sites and enjoy an incredible performance. Fast-access menus in the Hepsia Control Panel’s Node.js section will permit you to start, to discontinue or to restart any instance independently and to view their output.
Node.js in Dedicated Servers
When you decide to order any of our dedicated servers for your script-driven web applications and if you select the Hepsia Control Panel during the order procedure, you’ll be able to use Node.js at no additional cost, since the platform is incorporated into our custom-developed Control Panel tool. Since our servers are exceptionally powerful, you will enjoy great performance even if you manage multiple Node.js instances simultaneously. The setup requires several clicks of the mouse and Hepsia’s interface will make it extremely easy for you to set up a new instance even if you have little or no prior experience. Inserting the .js file path and selecting a shared or a dedicated IP will be everything that you will have to do on your end and as soon as our system has chosen a port number to access that file, you’ll be all set. Any of the Node.js instances that you have activated can be restarted or stopped independently and you will be given access to an in-depth output log for each of the apps that use Node.js.