Node Hosting

Hosting compatible with Node

Managed

Managed providers provide a simplified "Node Appliance" solution. Node and NPM will already be set up for you, and deploys are typically done via git push or similar method. You will have less control of your server, but everything will be set up for you.

Name	Node Version	Web Sockets	IP/Hostname	IRC	Repository	Free Plan	Paid Plans	Notes
appfog	0.4.12, 0.6.17		Yes		cloudfoundry	Yes – up to 2G RAM for your applications	Yes – monthly subscriptions and enterprise support available	General Availability
bejes.us								Beta Coming Soon (accepting signups) - powered by Nodester
Cloud Foundry			No		cloudfoundry	Yes - Only during beta.		Beta, accepting signups
Cloudnode	0.4.12, 0.6.17	Yes	Yes			Yes - Up to 3 VMs, 25 MB CouchDB space, 250,000 requests/month.		Beta (accepting signups) - powered by Nodester
DotCloud	0.4.10	Yes	Paid plan	#dotcloud	dotcloud	Yes - 2 services.	Pro - $99/month, 4 services. Enterprise - Unlimited services.	Beta
Heroku	0.4.x, 0.6.x, 0.8.x	No	Yes	#heroku	heroku	Yes - 1 Dynamo (256 MB Ram)
no.de	0.4.11	Paid plan	Paid plan	#joyent	joyent	Yes - 128 MB Ram
NodeSocket	0.4.12	Yes	Yes		nodesocket			In Private Beta
Nodejitsu	0.4.12, 0.6.x, 0.8.x	Yes	Yes	#nodejitsu	nodejitsu	30 days sandbox	Yes	now with Joyent
Nodester	0.6.12, 0.6.17, 0.8.1	Yes	Yes	#nodester	nodester	Yes - Unlimited	No	Open (with invite)
JSApp.US			No		node-host			Open signup, web editing/npm command
Node Ninja(JP)	0.6.11	Yes	Yes			Yes		In Private Beta
NAE(CN)	0.6.2	Yes	Just allow *.cnodejs.net or custom domain			Yes - You can create 10 apps. And you can request a MongoDB for every app.		Open (with invite)
OpenShift	0.6.10	No (on the roadmap)	Yes	#openshift	openshift	Yes		Open
Windows Azure	0.6+	Yes (Worker Role)	Yes		Azure-Sdk-for-Node	3 month free trial 10 free web sites forever	Yes

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##Self-Managed Preconfigured

"Node Appliance" solution where Node and NPM are already set up for you, and deploys are typically done via git push or similar method. You will have complete control over and responsibility for your servers, but everything will be set up for you.

Name	Node Version	Web Sockets	IP/Hostname	IRC	Repository	Free Plan	Paid Plans	Notes
Cure	0.6.2	Yes	Yes			Yes - One week trial. (Up to 1GB outgoing b/w, $0.18 per GB after.)	$12.95/month per server.	Uses Rackspace rather than Amazon EC2

Self-Managed

VPS providers, which often require you to set everything up yourself, including the operating system.

• Host Stage
• A2 Hosting
• Amazon EC2
• BuyVM
• DreamHostPS - Need a total reconfiguration of virtual machines
• Gandi
• GleSYS
• [HP Cloud] (https://www.hpcloud.com)
• Host Europe
• IPAP - Consult the many comments at lowendbox before considering these guys…
• Joyent
• Linode
• Oversun Scalaxy - Site in Russian
• Prgmr
• Rackspace Cloud
• ServerGrove [also has MongoDB hosting]
• Slicehost
• VPS.Net
• W2Servers
• Webbynode - setup guide - deployment guide - screencast
• WebFaction - setup guide
• Windows Azure
• Wirehive
• Zerigo

DIY Platforms

Node.JS hosting platforms that allow you to host Node.JS apps on your own servers or clouds.

• Nodester - Open source Node.JS hosting platform and services
• CloudFoundry - Open source PaaS with support for NodeJS
• OpenShift - Open source polyglot PaaS with native support for Node.js
• Nodejitsu
  • haibu - Open-source Node.js Application Server
  • node-http-proxy - Proxy / Load Balancing
  • jitsu - CLI Deployment tool
  • forever - Process Monitoring
  • winston - Multi-transport Logging
  • node-cloudservers Rackspace Cloud Server Provisioning
  • node-cloudfiles Rackspace Cloud Files
• Stagecoach - Simple staging and production deployment with node-http-proxy and forever; good for deploying many node apps and non-node sites to one VPS