Node.js is an open-source, event-driven runtime environment, which uses Google's V8 JavaScript Engine. It’s used for scalable apps that require live interaction between a web server and the worldwide web users and can significantly improve the overall performance of any Internet site that uses it. Node.js is intended to handle HTTP web requests and responses and constantly supplies tiny bits of info. For instance, in case a new user fills a signup form, as soon as any information is entered in one of the fields, it is sent 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 whole lot faster. In contrast, traditional platforms wait for the whole form to be filled and one massive hunk of information is then submitted to the server. Irrespective of how small the difference in the processing speed may be, things change in case the Internet site grows bigger and there’re plenty of persons using it simultaneously. Node.js can be used for online reservation portals, interactive web browser-based games or web-based chat systems, for instance, and a lot of corporations, among them LinkedIn, eBay and Yahoo, have already integrated it into their services.
Node.js in Shared Hosting
When you host a web application on our innovative cloud platform and you wish to try Node.js, you’ll be able to add it to your web hosting account regardless of the shared hosting package that you are using. This can be done via the Upgrades section in the Hepsia Control Panel and you’ll be able to use Node.js in no more than a couple of minutes after you add this service to your account. You’ll be able to select how many instances you wish to add to your account – one instance means that one application will be using Node.js. In the new section that will show up in the Control Panel, you can define the path to the .js file in your hosting account and select whether the file in question will be accessible via the physical server’s shared IP address or via a dedicated IP. Our system will also allocate a port for the connection. You will be able to shut down or to reboot each instance separately, if needed.
Node.js in Semi-dedicated Hosting
You’ll be able to use Node.js for any real-time script-powered software application running in a semi-dedicated server account, as the platform is available with all our packages and you can activate it with just a couple of clicks of the mouse. In case you want to use it for multiple Internet sites, you can activate more instances from the Upgrades section of your Hepsia Control Panel. The setup is as easy as inserting the folder path to your .js file and choosing whether Node.js should use a dedicated IP or any of the server’s shared IPs, so you can take full advantage of Node.js even if you do not have any previous experience with such a software platform. Our system will also specify a random port that will be used to access the .js file for the particular app. Hepsia has an easy-to-use GUI that will allow you to restart and to cancel any of your running instances, to create new ones or to see the output of your applications with just a click.
Node.js in VPS
All VPS that are ordered with our custom-made Hepsia hosting Control Panel come with Node.js as standard and you can use this event-driven platform for any script-based application that you run on the VPS. Since we haven’t put a restriction as to the amount of instances that you can activate, you can take full advantage of the power of our Virtual Private Servers and mix it with the full capacity of Node.js. The configuration is done via the Hepsia Control Panel’s simple-to-navigate, point & click interface, so even if you aren’t technically proficient, you won’t need to cope with any difficulties while using the Node.js platform. You’ll just need to specify the directory path in the account to the .js file that will use Node.js and to select whether it will use a shared or a dedicated IP. Furthermore, our system will also select a port to access the file and you’ll be able to find it in the corresponding section in the Hepsia Control Panel. With only one click, you will be able to see your applications’ output and to deactivate or to reboot any Node.js instance running on the Virtual Private Server.
Node.js in Dedicated Hosting
Node.js is offered with all dedicated hosting that are ordered with the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so you will be able to make the most of the platform as soon as your physical machine is set up. Since Hepsia is rather easy to work with, you will be able to make that without any impediments, even if you’ve never used the Node.js platform before, since everything that you’ll have to do on your end is specify the location of the .js file that will use Node.js and the IP address that will be used to access this file. The latter can be a dedicated IP or can be shared with other web sites. You can set up as many Node.js instances as you wish on our amazingly powerful dedicated machines and each instance can be controlled independently – you will be able to start, to restart or to remove it, to check the output of the application using it, etc. This can be done through the simple-to-use, point & click Hepsia Control Panel, so you can use the power of Node.js without any effort.