Node.js is an advanced, open-source, event-driven, non-blocking I/O platform used for websites that offer real-time communication. A few examples of such sites would be online browser game portals, web-based chat rooms or hotel reservation portals. Node.js processes the information exchanged between the website and its users in little bits, which enhances the load speed and the performance of the website considerably. If some form with 3 boxes should be filled by a specific user, for instance, usually all three boxes should be filled and the entire content is then sent as one giant chunk of information to the web server. With Node.js, the first box’s content is processed the second it is inserted, before the user writes anything in the second box. Thus, a lot more info can be processed much faster and more efficiently compared with any other system, which can have a significant impact on the overall performance of the site. Node.js is already being employed by many of the largest IT firms like Yahoo and Microsoft.

Node.js in Web Hosting

You’ll be able to use Node.js with each and every web hosting plan that we offer, as the platform is available on our cloud servers and can be added to an existing shared account with several clicks of the mouse. Once you sign into your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you’ll find Node.js in the Upgrades section where you can select how many instances you’d like to run. One instance means that one app will use Node.js and you’ll be able to add as many instances to your web hosting account as you want. A new section will appear in the Hepsia Control Panel shortly afterwards and to start using Node.js, you will have to insert the path to the .js file that will use the platform and to select whether the connection will pass through the physical server’s shared IP or via a dedicated IP. The controls inside the Hepsia Control Panel will also permit you to restart or to suspend an instance and to see the output of any given application.

Node.js in Dedicated Servers

If you decide to use any of our dedicated web hosting plans for your script-based web apps and if you select the Hepsia hosting Control Panel during the order procedure, you will be able to make use of Node.js at no additional charge, since the event-driven platform is available in our in-house developed tool. As our dedicated servers are unbelievably powerful, you will get excellent results even if you run a lot of Node.js instances at once. The setup takes several clicks of the mouse and Hepsia’s GUI will make it incredibly easy for you to set up a new Node.js instance even if you’ve got little or no prior experience. Defining the path to the .js file and selecting a shared or a dedicated IP address will be everything that you will have to do on your end and once our system has assigned a port to access the .js file, you’ll be all set. Any of the Node.js instances that you’ve created can be rebooted or terminated separately and you will obtain access to an in-depth output log for each of the apps that use Node.js.