Node.js is an avant-garde, open-source, event-driven, asynchronous I/O system built for Internet sites which offer real-time interaction. Some examples of such websites are online browser game portals, web-based chat rooms or hotel booking portals. Node.js handles the information exchanged between the website and its users in tiny bits, which enhances the load speed and the overall performance of the site tremendously. If some form with three boxes has to be filled by a user, for example, usually all three boxes should be filled out and the entire content is then sent as one large chunk of information to the web server. With Node.js, the first box’s content is processed once it is entered, before the user types anything in the second one. Therefore, a lot more information can be handled a lot faster and more effectively compared to any conventional platform, which can have a huge impact on the site’s overall performance. Node.js is already being employed by some of the top IT corporations like Yahoo and Microsoft.

Node.js in Hosting

You’ll be able to make use of Node.js with each hosting plan that we’re offering, as the event-driven platform is available on our cloud servers and can be added to an existing web hosting account with several clicks of the mouse. Once you sign into your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you’ll see Node.js in the Upgrades section where you can choose the number of instances that you want to run. One instance means that one single application will use the platform and you’ll be able to add as many instances to your web hosting account as you need. A new menu will appear in the Control Panel shortly after that and to start using Node.js, you will have to specify the path to the .js file that will use it and to decide if the connection will proceed through the shared IP address of the server or via a dedicated one. The controls inside Hepsia will also enable you to restart or to terminate an instance and to view any given app’s output.