Node.js is an avant-garde event-driven system, which is used to set up scalable applications. It’s built with the Google V8 JavaScript engine and it processes HTTP requests and responses between a web server and an enormous number of Internet users more effectively than any traditional platform. What makes Node.js exceptional is the fact that unlike conventional systems which handle the info in giant chunks, it processes everything in little bits. For instance, in case a user needs to fill in several fields on an Internet site, Node.js processes the info from the first field as soon as it’s entered, utilizing the server’s processing capabilities more effectively. In comparison, conventional systems wait for all the fields to be filled out and while the information from them is being processed, requests from other users stay in the queue. The difference may be insignificant for a single user, but it undoubtedly does make a difference when a large number of people are navigating a website simultaneously. A few instances of websites where Node.js can be used are dining reservation portals, chat rooms or interactive browser video game portals, i.e. websites that support fast real-time communication.
Node.js in Cloud Website Hosting
When you host an Internet app on our advanced cloud website hosting platform and you would like to try out Node.js, you will be able to add it to your account irrespective of the cloud website hosting plan that you are using. This can be done via the Upgrades section in the Hepsia hosting Control Panel and you will be able to use Node.js in no more than a couple of minutes after you add this feature to the account. You can select how many instances you want 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 type the path to the .js file in your web hosting account and choose if that file will be reachable via the server’s shared IP address or through a dedicated IP. Our system will also allocate a port number for the connection. You’ll be able to turn off or to reboot each instance independently, in case it is necessary.
Node.js in Semi-dedicated Servers
With a semi-dedicated server from our company, you can make use of all the benefits that the Node.js platform offers, because it is available with all our semi-dedicated hosting packages and you can add it to your semi-dedicated account with a couple of clicks of the mouse from the Hepsia website hosting Control Panel – the semi-dedicated server management tool that comes bundled with every semi-dedicated server. If you’d like to use Node.js for different web apps, you can choose the amount of instances that the platform will use when you are adding this feature to your package. After that, you will have to specify the location of the .js file in your semi-dedicated account for each instance. You can do this in the new section that will show up in the Hepsia Control Panel after you add the upgrade and during the process, you can also choose whether the path to the specific application should go through a dedicated IP – if you have one, or through the physical server’s shared IP. Each instance that you add can be rebooted or cancelled 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 in-house developed Hepsia hosting Control Panel include Node.js as standard and you can take full advantage of this event-driven platform for each script-driven software application that you run on the VPS. As we haven’t set a restriction on how many instances you can create, you can make the most of the power of our servers and combine it with the full capacity of Node.js. The configuration is done through the Hepsia Control Panel’s time and effort saving, point-and-click interface, so even if you’re not technically proficient, you will not have to deal with any difficulties 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 if it will use a shared or a dedicated IP address. What’s more, our system will also allocate a port to access the file and you’ll be able to see it in the respective section in the Control Panel. With only a click, you will be able to view the output of your apps and to remove or to restart any instance hosted on the VPS server.
Node.js in Dedicated Servers
Node.js is available with all dedicated servers on which our custom-built Hepsia Control Panel is installed. The latter has an amazingly intuitive and user-friendly graphical interface, so even if you’ve never worked with Node.js before, you can uncover its true potential in just a couple of easy steps. As soon as you have uploaded the app’s content, you will need to indicate the folder path to the particular .js files that will use the Node.js platform and to choose the IP which they’ll use (dedicated or shared), whereas our system will allocate a randomly generated port that will be used to access the files in question. There is no constraint as to the total amount of Node.js instances that you can enable and use at the same time and you will have complete control over them through the Hepsia Control Panel – you’ll be able to activate new ones or to cancel/restart existing ones, to see the output log for each app, and so on.