Node.js is an avant-garde event-driven system, which is used to set up scalable web applications. It’s built with the Google V8 JavaScript engine and it handles requests and responses between a server and an immense number of users much more efficiently than any other platform. What makes Node.js one of a kind is the fact that in contrast to conventional platforms which process the information in huge chunks, it processes everything in little bits. For example, when a user has to fill several fields on a site, Node.js handles the information from the first field the second it is inserted, utilizing the server processing time more efficiently. In contrast, conventional platforms 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 a single person, but it absolutely does make a difference if a huge number of individuals are visiting a website at the very same time. A couple of instances of Internet sites where Node.js can be employed are dining reservation portals, chat rooms or interactive browser game portals, i.e. websites that need fast live communication.

Node.js in Cloud Website Hosting

Since Node.js is present on our leading-edge cloud platform, you’ll be able to add it to your account and to use it for any web app that you’ve got, irrespective of which cloud website hosting plan you have chosen during the subscription process. The Upgrades menu in the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with all shared website hosting account, will allow you to pick the number of instances that you want to run – this is the number of the web applications that will use Node.js. A couple of minutes after that, you can specify the path to the application, in other words where the .js file will be located in your hosting account, as well as to choose the IP address to gain access to that file – a dedicated IP address or the server’s shared one. In the new Node.js menu that will show up in the Control Panel, you will be able to restart an instance or to terminate it in case you don’t want it any longer. You’ll also be provided with access to the output code with just a click.

Node.js in Dedicated Servers

Node.js is included with all dedicated servers that are ordered with the Hepsia hosting Control Panel, so you will be able to take advantage of the event-driven platform as soon as your server is assembled. Since the Hepsia Control Panel is really easy to use, you will be able to do that without the need to deal with any complications, even if you’ve never used the Node.js platform before, since everything that you will have to do on your end is enter the location of the .js file that will use the platform and the IP that will be used to access this file. The latter can be a dedicated IP or can be shared with other Internet sites. You can activate as many Node.js instances as you want on our stunningly powerful dedicated machines and each instance can be controlled separately – you’ll be able to start, to reboot or to terminate it, to see the output of the application that uses it, etc. This can be done through the user-friendly, point & click Hepsia Control Panel, so you can make use of the power of Node.js with no effort.