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Posted by Cezar Mart
Cezar Mart
8,401 Points

How to install nodejs on my paid web host?

I completed Complete Web Developer track, which was great, but all the class examples worked on either the Treehouse's workspaces or on localhost. Now I would like to actually put my newly acquired knowledge live. I would like to develop a web app using NodeJS. I have my paid web host, but how do I install NodeJS service on their server? Actually, as I am going through many of web hosting services, I am not seeing any that have NodeJS available. They all have PHP, but none of them has NodeJS. How do I get it? All lessons were done in the localhost environment, but where is a lesson on how to go live with NodeJS?

1 Answer

LaVaughn Haynes
LaVaughn Haynes
12,397 Points

I use Dreamhost (and have Node access) but only because I've been using them since I started many years ago. With them you have to have a VPS. You can't have Node with shared hosting. A popular company that I've heard of is Heroku or Digital Ocean. I think you can have Node with them.

Here are some others as well https://seroter.wordpress.com/2013/07/29/where-the-heck-do-i-host-my-node-js-app/

Ryan Hunt
Ryan Hunt
16,091 Points

I have Digital Ocean and you can spin up a small nodejs virtual server for $5 per month. I'm in the process from switching over from Dreamhost to Digital Ocean and I'm really liking their service. Tons of great options and a lot of great tutorials for getting different things set up.