Node.js is an open-source, event-driven system built with the Google V8 JavaScript engine. It is used by scalable apps that need real-time interaction between a server and the Internet users and can significantly improve the performance of any site that uses it. Node.js is designed to handle HTTP web requests and responses and constantly provides tiny bits of info. For instance, if a new user fills out a registration form, the second any information is entered in one of the fields, it is delivered to the server even if the other fields are not filled and the user hasn’t clicked on any button, so the information is processed much faster. In comparison, other systems wait for the whole form to be filled and one large chunk of information is then delivered to the server. Regardless of how tiny the difference in the information processing speed may be, things change when the site grows bigger and there are plenty of users using it at the same time. Node.js can be used for online reservation portals, interactive browser-based games or online chat portals, for example, and many companies, including Yahoo, eBay and LinkedIn, have already included it in their services.
Node.js in Cloud Website Hosting
When you host an Internet app on our advanced cloud platform and you wish to try Node.js, you will be able to add it to your account irrespective of the cloud website hosting plan that you use. This can be done from the Upgrades menu in the Hepsia Control Panel and you will be able to use Node.js in no more than a few minutes after you add this service to the account. You can select how many instances you’d like to add to the account – one instance means that one application will be using Node.js. In the new section that will appear in the Control Panel, you can include the path to the .js file in your hosting account and select if the file in question will be reachable through the shared IP of the physical server or through a dedicated IP. Our platform will also select a port number for the connection. You’ll be able to terminate or to restart each instance independently, in case it’s required.
Node.js in Semi-dedicated Hosting
With a semi-dedicated server from our company, you can use all the advantages that the Node.js event-driven platform has, due to the fact that it is available with all our semi-dedicated plans and you are able to add it to your account with several clicks from the Hepsia web 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 amount of instances that the platform will use when you’re adding this service to your package. After that, you will have to indicate the location of the .js file in your account for each instance. You can do this in the new menu that will show up in the Control Panel after you order the upgrade and in the meantime, you can also choose if the access path to the given application will go through a dedicated IP – in case you have one, or through the server’s shared IP address. Each and every instance that you activate can be rebooted or deleted separately and you can see the output of your apps with only several clicks.
Node.js in Dedicated Hosting
You will be able to use Node.js with your real-time, script-driven software apps at no extra fee in case you purchase any of our Linux dedicated hosting and select the Hepsia Control Panel on the order page. The Node.js instances can be managed from the Hepsia Control Panel’s Node.js section through a simple-to-navigate graphical interface, which will enable you to start/delete/reboot any instance or to view the output of the application which uses it with just one mouse click. Even if you are not very experienced, you will be able to use the platform, as all you need to do to set it up is indicate the path to the .js file and select the IP that will be used to access the file in question – a shared or a dedicated one. A random port will be set automatically as well and you will see the advantages of using Node.js instantaneously. By combining Node.js with the power of our dedicated servers, you will be able to take advantage of the full capacity of your applications and to get the best possible performance.