Node.js is an event-driven environment, which uses the Google V8 JavaScript engine. It is used by scalable web apps that require live communication between a web server and the online users and can tremendously accelerate the performance of any Internet site that’s using it. Node.js is designed to process HTTP requests and responses and constantly delivers tiny bits of information. For instance, in case a new user fills out a registration form, once any info is entered in any of the boxes, it’s delivered to the server even if the other fields are not filled and the user has not clicked any button, so the info is handled a lot faster. In contrast, traditional systems wait for the whole form to be filled and one giant chunk of information is then delivered to the server. No matter how little the difference in the processing time may be, things change in case the website grows bigger and there are numerous persons using it at the same time. Node.js can be used for booking websites, real-time web browser games or web-based chat portals, for example, and lots of corporations, among them eBay, Yahoo and LinkedIn, have already implemented it in their services.

Node.js in Shared Web Hosting

You’ll be able to make use of Node.js with every shared web hosting package that we offer, since the platform is available on our cloud servers and can be added to an existing hosting account with several clicks of the mouse. When you sign into your Hepsia Control Panel, you’ll see Node.js under the Upgrades menu where you can pick how many instances you want to add. One instance means that one application will use the platform and you’ll be able to add as many instances to your web hosting account as you want. A new menu will appear in the Hepsia Control Panel shortly after that and to begin using Node.js, you’ll need to add the path to the .js file that will use the platform and to decide whether the connection should proceed through the shared IP address of the server or through a dedicated IP. The controls inside the Hepsia Control Panel will also enable you to restart or to cancel an instance and to view any given application’s output.

Node.js in Dedicated Hosting

You will be able to make use of Node.js with your real-time, script-driven software apps at no additional charge if you obtain one of our Linux dedicated servers hosting packages and choose the Hepsia hosting Control Panel on the order page. The Node.js instances can be managed from the Node.js section of the Hepsia CP via an easy-to-work-with GUI, which will allow you to start/terminate/restart any instance or to check the output of the application which uses it with only one mouse click. Even if you are not very experienced, you will be able to make use of the Node.js platform, since all you have to do to set it up is specify the folder path to the .js file and choose the IP address that will be used to access the latter – a shared or a dedicated one. A random port number will be assigned automatically as well and you’ll notice the upsides of running Node.js momentarily. By mixing the platform with the power of our dedicated servers, you’ll be able to use the full potential of your applications and to get the best conceivable performance.