Node.js is an avant-garde event-driven platform, which is used to create scalable web apps. It uses the Google V8 JavaScript engine and it handles requests and responses between a server and a large number of online users more efficiently than any traditional platform. What makes Node.js one of a kind is the fact that unlike traditional platforms which handle the information in large chunks, it handles everything in small bits. For instance, if a user needs to fill several fields on a site, Node.js handles the information in the first field the second it is inserted, utilizing the server’s processing capabilities more effectively. In comparison, traditional systems wait for all the fields to be filled out and while the info in them is being processed, requests from other users stay in the queue. The difference may be insignificant for one single user, but it truly does make a difference if an enormous number of users are browsing a site at the very same time. A few examples of websites where Node.js can be employed are online dinner reservation portals, chat rooms or interactive browser-based video game portals, in other words websites that support fast live communication.
Node.js in Shared Hosting
Since Node.js is present on our leading-edge cloud hosting platform, you’ll be able to add it to your account and to use it for any web-based app that you have, regardless of which shared hosting package you’ve selected during the subscription process. The Upgrades section in the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, which is included with all shared accounts, will permit you to select the number of instances that you would like to add – this is the number of the web apps that will use Node.js. A few minutes after that, you can insert the path to the application, i.e. where the .js file will be located in your web hosting account, as well as to choose the IP address to acquire access to the file – a dedicated IP or the physical server’s shared IP. In the new Node.js section that will show up in the Control Panel, you’ll be able to reboot an instance or to remove it if you do not need it anymore. You’ll also receive access to the output code with only a single click of the mouse.
Node.js in Semi-dedicated Servers
With a semi-dedicated server from our company, you can make use of all the advantages that the Node.js platform offers, since it is available with all our semi-dedicated packages and you’re able to add it to your semi-dedicated account with a couple of clicks from the Hepsia hosting Control Panel – the semi-dedicated server administration tool that comes bundled with each semi-dedicated server. If you wish to employ Node.js for multiple Internet applications, you can pick the number of instances that the platform will use when you’re adding this service to your plan. Then, you will have to enter the path to the .js file in your account for each instance. This can be done in the new menu that will show up in the Hepsia Control Panel after you add the upgrade and in the meantime, you can also select if the path to the specific app should go through a dedicated IP – if you’ve got one, or through the server’s shared IP. Each and every instance that you add can be rebooted or stopped independently and you can view the output of your applications with just several clicks of the mouse.
Node.js in VPS Servers
All Linux VPS servers that are ordered with our custom-built Hepsia Control Panel include Node.js as standard and you can take advantage of this event-driven platform for each software app that you run on the VPS. As we haven’t imposed a limitation as to the number of Node.js instances that you can run, you can make full use of the power of our Virtual Private Servers and combine it with the full capacity of Node.js. The configuration is done through the Hepsia Control Panel’s simple-to-navigate, point-and-click graphical interface, so even if you are not technically proficient, you will not experience any obstacles while working with the Node.js platform. You will just need to specify the path in the VPS account to the .js file that will use Node.js and to select if it will use a shared or a dedicated IP. Furthermore, our system will also choose a port to access the file and you will be able to see it in the respective section in the Hepsia Control Panel. With just a click, you’ll be able to check your applications’ output and to discontinue or to reboot any instance hosted on the server.
Node.js in Dedicated Servers
Node.js comes bundled with all Linux dedicated servers on which our custom-developed Hepsia hosting Control Panel is installed. The latter has an incredibly intuitive and easy-to-navigate interface, so even if you haven’t used the Node.js platform before, you will be able to take advantage of its true potential in just a couple of easy steps. Once you have uploaded the application’s content, you will have to enter the directory path to the given .js files that will use the Node.js platform and to choose the IP address which they’ll use (shared or dedicated), whereas our system will choose a random port number that will be used to access the files in question. There is no limitation on the total number of Node.js instances that you can set up and run at the same time and you will exert full control over them through the Hepsia Control Panel – you will be able to activate new ones or to discontinue/restart existing ones, to check the output log for each application, and so on.