Node.js is an open-source, event-driven system, which uses the Google V8 JavaScript engine. It’s used by scalable web applications that require live interaction between a web server and the online users and can tremendously enhance the overall performance of any Internet site that uses it. Node.js is intended to process HTTP requests and responses and constantly provides small bits of info. For instance, in case a new user fills in a registration form, the moment any info is entered in any of the fields, it’s forwarded to the server even if the remaining boxes are not filled and the user has not clicked on any button, so the information is handled much faster. In contrast, conventional platforms wait for the entire form to be filled and one huge chunk of information is then forwarded to the server. Regardless of how little the difference in the processing speed may be, circumstances change when the website grows bigger and there are many people using it at the same time. Node.js can be used for online reservation portals, interactive web browser-based video games or live chat applications, for example, and plenty of corporations, including eBay, LinkedIn and Yahoo, have already implemented it in their services.
Node.js in Hosting
When you host an Internet application on our advanced cloud hosting platform and you wish to try out Node.js, you will be able to add it to your web hosting account regardless of the hosting package that you’re using. You can make this via the Upgrades section in the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you’ll be able to take advantage of Node.js in no more than a few minutes after you add this feature to the account. You’ll be able to choose the number of instances that you would like to add to the account – one instance means that one app will be using Node.js. In the new section that will appear in the Control Panel, you can define the path to the .js file in your web hosting account and select if that file will be reachable through the shared IP of the server or via a dedicated IP. Our platform will also designate a port number for the connection. You will be able to shut down or to reboot each instance independently, if necessary.
Node.js in Semi-dedicated Hosting
With a semi-dedicated server from us, you can make use of all the benefits that the Node.js platform offers, since it is comes with all our semi-dedicated hosting plans and you’re able to add it to your account with a few clicks of the mouse from the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the account management tool that comes with each and every semi-dedicated server. If you wish to use Node.js for different web-based apps, you can choose the amount of instances that the platform will use when you are adding this service to your plan. Then, you will need to indicate the path to the .js file in your semi-dedicated account for each instance. You can do this in the new menu 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 application will go through a dedicated IP – if you have one, or through the server’s shared IP. Each and every instance that you add can be restarted or discontinued separately and you can see the output of your apps with only a couple of clicks.
Node.js in VPS
Node.js comes with all Hepsia hosting Control Panel-managed Linux VPS that we are offering and you can activate it without any difficulties, even if you’ve never worked with it before, because the Hepsia Control Panel offers an easy-to-use, point ‘n’ click interface, which will permit you to do anything without any efforts. The Node.js platform can be used for as many web apps as you like, so you can get the most out of your web sites by combining the power of our Virtual Private Servers with the performance that the Node.js platform offers. You need to define the folder path to the .js file in your VPS account and to select whether it will use a dedicated IP or your Virtual Private Server’s shared one and you’ll be all set. Accessing the file will be possible using a port that our system will generate randomly when you activate a new Node.js instance. The Hepsia Control Panel will give you complete control over all instances and, with just one mouse click, you will be able to start, to stop or to restart them, as well as to check the output of each app that uses the Node.js platform.
Node.js in Dedicated Hosting
Node.js comes bundled with all dedicated servers hosting packages on which our custom-developed Hepsia Control Panel is installed. The latter has a very intuitive and easy-to-navigate graphical interface, so even if you’ve never worked with Node.js before, you can uncover its true potential in only a few simple steps. As soon as you’ve uploaded the application’s content, you’ll need to define the path to the specific .js files that will use Node.js and to select the IP which they’ll use (dedicated or shared), whereas our system will choose a randomly generated port number that will be used to access these files. There isn’t any restriction as to the total number of instances that you can set up and use simultaneously and you will have total control over them through the Hepsia Control Panel – you’ll be able to create new ones or to cancel/reboot existing ones, to revise the output log for each app, and many others.