Node.js hosting that leaves room for real production apps

Yes, entirely your call. Every plan is a full-root KVM VPS, so nothing ties you to whatever version a shared host happens to offer. Most people install nvm and pull down the exact release the app needs, the current LTS line for production stability, or a specific version the build was tested against, then switch between versions per project on the same server. Prefer the official Node binaries, or your distro's packages? Install those instead. Several versions can sit side by side, with each app pinned to its own through an .nvmrc file, which helps a lot when more than one project lives on the box. A new LTS arriving does not force your hand either: you upgrade on your own schedule rather than waiting on us. Nothing about the runtime is locked down, so the version, the package manager, npm or pnpm or yarn, and the timing of updates are all yours to decide.

Both work well, because root is yours. For a plain Node process, PM2 is the usual pick: it keeps the app running, restarts it after a crash, forks several instances so every CPU core gets used, and rotates the logs. One `pm2 start`, plus `pm2 startup` and `pm2 save`, is normally enough for the app to survive a reboot. Would you rather containerise? Install Docker and run your image directly, or bring a small stack up with a docker-compose file, an app container next to Postgres and Redis for instance. Some people mix the two, Docker for dependencies and PM2 for the app, or the other way round. The server belongs to you, so systemd units are on the table as well if that fits your workflow better. We keep the VPS, the network and DDoS protection healthy underneath; how the processes get supervised is your decision.

Self-managed is what these VPS plans are, on purpose. Nobody could offer root access, custom Node versions and a process setup of your own choosing at this price if the server came managed. From the operating system upwards, the lot is yours: the Node runtime, PM2 or Docker, the reverse proxy, the databases, the deploy routine, all configured to suit your app. Underneath sits the part we run, which is the physical hardware, the KVM virtualisation, the tier-3 datacentre network and DDoS protection, so nothing you cannot see becomes your headache. Support is on hand 24/7 for infrastructure, provisioning and network questions, and will resize a plan or chase a connectivity fault with you. Would you rather not administer a server at all? Managed options exist on request, and plenty of teams put a developer on the application layer while we keep the VPS quick, online and protected.

Yes. Root access lets you install Postgres, MongoDB or Redis directly on the VPS and have the Node app talk to them over localhost, which cuts latency and saves a network hop. Redis pairs well with sessions, caching and job queues, while Postgres or MongoDB looks after the primary data. Run one of them, or all three, sized to whatever RAM your tier includes. In front of the app, Nginx as a reverse proxy is the standard arrangement: it terminates TLS with a free auto-renewing SSL certificate, serves the public 443 endpoint, load-balances across your PM2 or Docker instances, and will cache static assets while it is at it. That is the classic production layout, Nginx on the edge, Node behind, databases alongside. Prefer your data on a separate managed database? Connect out to it instead, because nothing forces the database onto this box.

A bare `node server.js` dies the moment the terminal closes or the process falls over, so on a real server it belongs under a process manager. PM2 is the usual answer: it daemonises the app, restarts it by itself after a crash, and with `pm2 startup` plus `pm2 save` brings the whole lot back after a reboot. Cluster mode forks one worker per CPU core, so a single app uses everything the tier gives it, and the built-in log handling makes tracing a problem far less painful. Containerising instead? Docker's restart policies cover the same ground, and systemd is a perfectly solid native option if you lean that way. Guaranteed KVM resources and NVMe storage sit under all of it, so the app never fights a noisy neighbour for CPU, and network-level DDoS protection keeps it reachable while under attack. Between the process manager and dedicated resources, the uptime you see in testing is the uptime your users get.

Yes. Sign up, open a ticket, and our team helps you get going: provisioning the server, confirming SSH and your dedicated IPv4, pointing you the right way on the OS and the firewall. For the app itself, the usual deploy is to clone the Git repository onto the server, install dependencies, set the environment variables, build if a build is needed, then start the process under PM2 or Docker. We are glad to advise on that flow. Coming from another host? We can help bring the code, the environment configuration and any local database across so the app behaves the same on the new VPS. Stage it and test on the dedicated IP before DNS moves, and the cutover goes smoothly. Managed assistance for the application layer is available on request if you want a heavier hand; otherwise the 24/7 team stays on the infrastructure and network side of things at all times.

Yes. Since you have full root and outbound access, you can authenticate npm, pnpm or yarn against a private registry using a token in your package manager's config, exactly as you would on your own machine. There's no proxy or firewall rule blocking package installs, so private dependencies resolve the same way they do in local development.

Every plan includes daily backups of the server, covering your application code, installed dependencies, configuration and any co-located database data. If a deploy goes wrong, a dependency upgrade breaks something, or a config change needs undoing, you can restore to a previous day rather than rebuilding by hand.

Yes — root access means the server's own cron is available for anything you'd rather run outside your application process, such as nightly database dumps or report generation. Just as commonly, people schedule jobs from within Node itself using a scheduling library, keeping that logic in the same codebase as the rest of the app. Both approaches run fine side by side on the same VPS.

Yes, every Node.js VPS plan carries a 30-day money-back guarantee, so you can put a real workload on the server, benchmark it against wherever you're hosting now, and request a refund within that window if it isn't the right fit. It's the same guarantee across our hosting lineup, not a scaled-down version for VPS.

Yes. A single VPS can run several Node processes at once — each on its own port, managed as a separate PM2 process or container, with a reverse proxy routing incoming requests to the right one based on subdomain or path. It's a common way to run an API, an internal dashboard and a webhook handler on one server instead of three, or to keep a staging copy running next to production.

Yes. Pricing across our plans, including the Node.js VPS tiers, is displayed and billed in your local currency automatically based on where you're signing up from, so international teams don't have to work out conversions before checkout.