Node.js is an innovative event-driven platform, which is used to develop scalable Internet apps. It’s built with Google's V8 JavaScript Engine and it processes HTTP requests and responses between a server and an immense number of users much more effectively than any traditional platform. What makes Node.js exceptional is the fact that in contrast to conventional platforms which process the information in giant chunks, it handles everything in tiny bits. As an illustration, if a user needs to fill out several fields on an Internet site, Node.js processes the information in the first field once it is entered, utilizing the server processing time more efficiently. In comparison, conventional platforms wait for all the fields to be filled and while the information from them is being processed, requests from other users remain in the queue. The difference may be insignificant for one single person, but it undoubtedly does make a difference when an immense number of individuals are visiting a website at once. Several examples of websites where Node.js can be used are dinner booking portals, web-based chat rooms or interactive browser video game portals, i.e. websites that support fast real-time communication.

Node.js in Cloud Hosting

All cloud hosting offered by us support Node.js and you will be able to add this advanced platform to your shared web hosting account using the Add Services/Upgrades link in your Hepsia Control Panel. You’ll be able to choose the number of instances for this particular upgrade, in other words how many different websites/platforms will make use of Node.js simultaneously, and you can get as many instances as you wish. The Hepsia Control Panel will also allow you to select the location of your .js application and to select whether you will use a dedicated IP address or the server’s shared one. Accessing Node.js will be possible via a randomly generated port set by our cloud system. On top of that, you can stop or restart any instance that you’ve added, edit the path to the .js app or view the output of the active instances with only a couple of clicks from your hosting Control Panel via a really simple-to-use graphical interface.