Node.js hosting with room for a real workload

Yes, and the choice never leaves your hands. Each plan is a full-root KVM VPS, so you're not stuck with whichever build a shared server happens to ship. Most people install nvm and pull down the release their project asks for: the current LTS branch for production work, or a pinned version their build was validated against, flipping between the two per project on the same box. Not keen on nvm? Fetch the official Node binaries, or lean on your distribution's own packages instead. Several versions can sit side by side, with an .nvmrc file tying each project to one, which earns its keep the moment two or three apps share a server. A new LTS lands and you upgrade when it suits you. Nobody here pushes the button for you. The release, the package manager (npm, pnpm or yarn) and the update schedule are yours to set.

Both, and neither gives trouble, because root is yours from day one. For a plain Node process most people reach for PM2 first: it keeps the app alive, brings it back after a crash, forks extra instances so every CPU core does some work, and rotates logs without being asked. Run `pm2 start`, follow it with `pm2 startup` and `pm2 save`, and the app will usually come back on its own after a reboot. Fancy containers instead? Install Docker and launch your image straight off, or describe a small stack in a docker-compose file, perhaps an app container sitting beside Postgres and Redis. Mixing them is common too. Some run dependencies in Docker while PM2 supervises the app; others do it the other way round. The machine is yours, so systemd units are equally valid if that suits how you work. Our job stops at the VPS, the network and DDoS protection, and we keep those humming. How you supervise your own processes above that line is entirely your decision.

Self-managed is the deal here, and that's deliberate. An unmanaged server is exactly what lets you hold root, run a custom Node version and wire up your own process supervision at this price. Everything sitting above the operating system is yours: the Node runtime, PM2 or Docker, whichever reverse proxy you like, your databases and your deployment routine, all configured to suit the project rather than a template. Underneath that line we handle the physical hardware, KVM virtualization, the tier-3 datacenter network and DDoS defenses, so the parts you never see stay off your plate. Support is reachable around the clock for infrastructure, provisioning and network questions, and will resize a plan or chase a connectivity fault with you. Would rather not babysit a server at all? Managed options can be arranged on request. A lot of teams simply bring their own developer for the application side and leave us to keep the VPS quick, reachable and protected.

Go ahead. Root access means Postgres, MongoDB or Redis can be installed directly on the VPS, with your Node app talking to them over localhost, which trims latency and removes a network hop entirely. Redis usually ends up holding sessions, cache and job queues, while Postgres or MongoDB looks after the core data. Run one of them, or all three, sized against whatever RAM your tier hands you. Out front, Nginx as a reverse proxy is the normal arrangement: it terminates TLS with a free certificate that renews itself, listens on the public port 443, spreads requests over your PM2 or Docker instances, and will cache static files while it's at it. Nginx facing the internet, Node tucked behind, databases close by. That shape covers most production installs. Want your data on a separate managed database instead? Connect out to it and carry on, because nothing about this obliges the database to live on the same machine.

Type `node server.js` and the whole thing dies the moment you close the terminal or the process falls over, which is why production work goes through a process manager. PM2 is what most people land on. It daemonizes the app, picks it back up after a crash, and paired with `pm2 startup` and `pm2 save` it will restore everything once the machine reboots. Cluster mode forks a worker per CPU core, so one app can use every scrap of what your tier gives it, and the logging built into PM2 shortens the hunt when something breaks. Working in containers? Docker's restart policies cover the same ground, and systemd is a perfectly sound native option if you lean that way. Underneath, guaranteed KVM resources and NVMe storage stop your app fighting noisy neighbors for CPU, while DDoS protection at the network level keeps it answering during an attack. Put a process manager on top of dedicated resources and the uptime you measured in testing is the uptime your users get.

Yes. Sign up, open a ticket, and we'll get the server provisioned, confirm your SSH access and dedicated IPv4 are working, and point you the right way on operating system choice and firewall rules. The app side follows a familiar shape: clone your Git repository onto the box, install dependencies, set the environment variables, run a build if it needs one, then start the process under PM2 or Docker. Happy to talk it through as you go. Moving off another host? We can help bring your code, environment settings and any local database across so the app behaves on the new VPS the way it did on the old one. Stage it and test it on the dedicated IP first, then point DNS over once you're satisfied, which keeps the cutover tidy. Want deeper help at the application layer? Managed assistance is available on request. Otherwise the 24/7 team keeps its focus on the infrastructure and the network side of things.