Node.js is an avant-garde event-driven platform, which is used to develop scalable applications. It is built with Google's V8 JavaScript Engine and it handles HTTP requests and responses between a web server and an immense number of users much more effectively than any other system. What makes Node.js one of a kind is the fact that in contrast to traditional systems which process the information in giant chunks, it processes everything in little bits. For example, if a user has to fill out several fields on a site, Node.js handles the information from the first field the moment it is inserted, utilizing the server’s processing resources more effectively. In contrast, 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 negligible for a single person, but it certainly does make a difference when a huge number of users are visiting a site all at once. Several examples of sites where Node.js can be applied are online dinner booking portals, live chat rooms or interactive browser video game portals, i.e. websites that need fast real-time interaction.

Node.js in Cloud Hosting

You will be able to make use of Node.js with each cloud hosting plan offered by our company, since the event-driven platform is available on our cloud servers and can be added to an active shared web hosting account with a few mouse clicks. Once you sign in to your Hepsia hosting Control Panel, you’ll find Node.js under the Upgrades menu where you can pick the number of instances that you’d like to get. One instance means that one application will use Node.js and you will be able to add as many instances to your account as you wish. A new menu will show up in the Hepsia Control Panel shortly afterwards and to begin using Node.js, you’ll need to insert the path to the .js file that will use the platform and to choose if the connection will go through the shared IP of the physical server or through a dedicated one. The controls inside the Hepsia Control Panel will also allow you to reboot or to suspend an instance and to view any given application’s output.