Node.js is an open-source, event-driven system, which uses the Google V8 JavaScript engine. It is used for scalable web apps that require real-time communication between a server and the worldwide web users and can significantly improve the overall performance of any website that’s using it. Node.js is intended to handle HTTP requests and responses and constantly supplies little bits of information. For instance, if a new user fills a subscription form, the second any information is entered in any of the boxes, it is delivered to the server even if the remaining fields are not filled out and the user hasn’t clicked on any button, so the info is processed much faster. In comparison, other systems wait for the whole form to be filled and one huge hunk of information is then submitted to the server. Regardless of how little the difference in the processing speed may be, things change when the site expands and there are numerous users using it simultaneously. Node.js can be used for booking websites, real-time browser video games or online chat clients, for instance, and plenty of corporations, among them Yahoo, LinkedIn and eBay, have already implemented it in their services.
Node.js in Shared Website Hosting
When you host an Internet app on our leading-edge cloud website hosting platform and you would like to try out Node.js, you will be able to add it to your account regardless of the shared website hosting plan that you use. This can be done through the Upgrades section in the Hepsia Control Panel and you’ll be able to take advantage of Node.js in no more than a few minutes after you add this service to the account. You can select the number of instances that you wish to add to the account – one instance means that one app will be using Node.js. In the new section that will show up in the Control Panel, you can write the path to the .js file in your web hosting account and select whether the file in question will be reachable via the shared IP address of the physical server or via a dedicated IP. Our platform will also select a port for the connection. You will be able to deactivate or to reboot each instance separately, in case it’s needed.
Node.js in Semi-dedicated Servers
If you order a semi-dedicated server plan through our company, you will be able to use the full capacity of Node.js with any web application that you host on our cloud website hosting platform, as it is included with each and every package that we offer. You can specify the number of instances, or applications that can use Node.js, through the Hepsia hosting Control Panel with which you can manage your semi-dedicated server. The only things that you’ll have do after that will be to insert the path within the account to the .js file that will use Node.js and to pick the IP address that will be used to access this file. You can pick a dedicated IP address in case you’ve got one, or any of the physical server’s shared IP addresses. Our platform will also choose 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/reboot/delete any of the instances that you have created.
Node.js in VPS Servers
All VPS servers that are ordered with our custom-built Hepsia hosting Control Panel come with Node.js by default and you can take full advantage of the platform for each script-driven software app that you run on the Virtual Private Server. As we have not imposed any limit as to how many Node.js instances you can get, you can make the most of the power of our servers and mix it with the full capacity of the Node.js platform. The configuration is done via the Hepsia Control Panel’s time and effort saving, point ‘n’ click GUI, so even if you’re not technically experienced, you won’t have any problems while using the platform. You’ll just have to specify the folder path in the VPS account to the .js file that will use Node.js and to choose whether it will use a shared or a dedicated IP. What’s more, our system will also designate a port to access the file and you will be able to find it in the respective section in the Control Panel. With only one click, you’ll be able to see your applications’ output and to deactivate or to reboot any Node.js instance hosted on the Virtual Private Server.
Node.js in Dedicated Servers
You’ll be able to make use of the Node.js platform with your real-time, script-driven web apps at no additional charge in case you order any of our Linux dedicated web hosting plans and choose the Hepsia Control Panel on the order page. The Node.js instances can be administered from the Node.js section of the Hepsia Control Panel through an easy-to-navigate interface, which will permit you to start/stop/reboot any instance or to view the output of the application that uses it with just a click. Even if you are not very experienced, you’ll be able to make use of the platform, since all you will need to do to activate it is enter the location of the .js file and select the IP address that will be used to access the file in question – a shared or a dedicated IP. A randomly generated port number will be set automatically as well and you will notice the advantages of using Node.js straight away. By mixing the Node.js platform with the power of our dedicated servers, you’ll be able to make the most of the full capacity of your apps and to get the best achievable performance.