Web Hosting Nodejs and Express

Web Hosting Nodejs and Express

A web host provides space on a remote computer for running the programming code that runs your website. This can either be on-premises, in a data center (multiple computers at once), or part of an array of servers belonging to your hosting provider’s network of servers. A hosting company typically offers various packages combining computing resources and Internet connectivity for an affordable monthly price, including “cloud” plans or dedicated plans.

Node.js is an event-driven system designed for real-time server applications and widely used by large organizations for developing real-time services on both web and mobile platforms. As it can handle numerous requests simultaneously while your application loads and executes, Node provides businesses an ideal platform to build applications with. Numerous businesses now rely on it as part of their service development infrastructures.

Express is a lightweight framework with no strict rules dictating how it should handle specific duties, giving developers greater flexibility in creating customized functionality through middleware components and packages.

The standard Express hello world example demonstrates how to create a basic web server application. It features a function to listen for GET requests on a given port and respond with an HTML document with “Hello World!” text as an answer.

The example uses a template engine, which defines an output document by providing placeholders that will be filled in when it’s created. Express offers several template engines including Jade, Mustache and Dust.