Node.js is an advanced, event-driven non-blocking I/O system designed for Internet sites which offer interactive communication. A few instances of such websites would be online browser-based video game portals, online chat rooms or hotel reservation portals. The platform handles the info exchanged between the Internet site and its users in tiny bits, which accelerates the loading speed and the performance of the website considerably. When some form with 3 boxes should be filled by a user, for example, typically all three boxes should be filled out and the entire content is then forwarded as one huge chunk of information to the web server. With Node.js, the content of the first box is processed once it is entered, before the user types anything in the second box. Therefore, a lot more information can be handled a lot faster and more efficiently in contrast with any other system, which can exert a substantial influence on the website’s performance. Node.js is already being used by many of the largest IT corporations such as Microsoft and Yahoo.
Node.js in Hosting
As Node.js is present on our advanced cloud hosting platform, you’ll be able to add it to your account and to use it for any web-based application that you’ve got, regardless of which hosting plan you have picked upon registration. The Upgrades section in the Hepsia Control Panel, which is included with all shared hosting accounts, will allow you to pick the number of instances that you wish to have – this is the number of the web applications that will use Node.js. A couple of minutes afterwards, you can insert the path to the application, in other words the location of the .js file in your shared web hosting account, as well as to select the IP address to gain access to the file – a dedicated IP address or the physical server’s shared one. In the new Node.js menu that will show up in the Hepsia Control Panel, you’ll be able to restart an instance or to deactivate it in case you don’t need it any longer. You’ll also be provided with access to the output code with only a click.
Node.js in Semi-dedicated Servers
You will be able to use Node.js for any real-time script-powered application running in a semi-dedicated server account, as the Node.js platform comes with all our semi-dedicated server hosting packages and you can set it up with only a couple of clicks. If you’d like to use it for several websites, you can get more instances from the Upgrades section of your Hepsia Control Panel. The configuration is as simple as specifying the location of your .js file and choosing if the platform should use a dedicated IP or any of the physical server’s shared ones, so you can make the most of Node.js even if you have no previous experience with similar software. Our system will also assign a random port number which will be used to access the .js file for the given application. Hepsia has a user-friendly interface that will allow you to reboot and to stop any of your running instances, to get new ones or to see your applications’ output with just one click.