Node.js is an open-source, event-driven platform built with the Google V8 JavaScript engine. It’s used for scalable web apps that require real-time communication between a server and the online users and can significantly improve the overall performance of any Internet site that uses it. Node.js is intended to handle HTTP web requests and responses and ceaselessly delivers little amounts of info. For instance, in case a new user fills out a registration form, once any information is inserted in any of the fields, it is forwarded to the server even if the other fields are not filled out and the user has not clicked on any button, so the information is processed much faster. In comparison, traditional systems wait for the entire form to be filled and one huge chunk of information is then submitted to the server. Regardless of how tiny the difference in the processing speed may be, things change when the Internet site expands and there are many individuals using it simultaneously. Node.js can be used for booking portals, interactive browser video games or live chat platforms, for example, and lots of corporations, among them eBay, Yahoo and LinkedIn, have already implemented it in their services.
Node.js in Cloud Website Hosting
You’ll be able to take advantage of Node.js with every cloud website hosting plan that we’re offering, as the event-driven platform is available on our cloud hosting servers and can be added to an active hosting account with a few clicks of the mouse. Once you log in to your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you will see Node.js in the Upgrades section where you can choose the number of instances that you would like to get. One instance means that one app will use Node.js and you will be able to add as many instances to your hosting account as you need. A new menu will appear in the Hepsia Control Panel shortly after that and to begin using Node.js, you’ll have to include the path to the .js file that will use it and to select whether the connection will pass through the shared IP address of the server or via a dedicated IP. The controls inside the Hepsia Control Panel will also enable you to reboot or to stop an instance and to view any given application’s output.
Node.js in Dedicated Hosting
You’ll be able to make use of the Node.js platform with your real-time, script-based software applications at no extra charge when you acquire one of our Linux dedicated servers hosting packages and pick the Hepsia Control Panel during the order procedure. The Node.js instances can be managed from the Node.js section of the Hepsia Control Panel through a simple-to-use GUI, which will allow you to start/deactivate/reboot any Node.js instance or to see the output of the application that uses it with just one click. Even if you are not very experienced, you’ll be able to use the platform, since all you have to do to activate it is enter the directory path to the .js file and pick the IP address that will be used to access the file in question – a dedicated or a shared IP. A randomly generated port will be allocated automatically too and you will notice the benefits of running Node.js immediately. By mixing the platform with the power of our dedicated servers, you will be able to use the full capacity of your applications and to get the best conceivable performance.