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Had to read three pages and still haven't quite confirmed that this is node.js hosting. But based on the pricing page, I guess it is. Can you please just say th

Had to read three pages and still haven't quite confirmed that this is node.js hosting. But based on the pricing page, I guess it is. Can you please just say that? Just say "It's node hosting and the deployment system is fast." You literally just stole some of my life.

gkoberger 11y ago
Just to piggyback for people confused: It's zero-configuration Node hosting, for permanent lightweight microservices or temporary Node projects that need to be accessible online. In other words, it's as close to uploading PHP files to a server that you'll get with Node. For people wondering, the creator is Guillermo Rauch, who is behind Socket.io and LearnBoost (the company that brought us Express, Mongoose, Stylus, Jade, etc... basically the entire Node stack)
- mmaunder 11y ago
  Why not just upload node files to a server?
  - l0gicpath 11y ago
    I suppose you could do that, but I reckon their main selling point is convenience. Same argument can be made for any cloud hosting service. Why not just buy a VPS and set it up yourself, it's just more convenient for some people.
  - gkoberger 11y ago
    For PHP, you upload index.php, go to yoursite.com/index.php, and it works. Node isn't like that at all. For example, here's the "Hello World" guide for getting Node started: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-a-node-js-application-for-production-on-ubuntu-14-04 https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-... This is basically the problem `now` is solving... "what if Node was as easy as PHP?"
    - smt88 11y ago
      > For PHP, you upload index.php That's not inherent to PHP. It's just how most hosts are set up. The only major difference is the order in which things are done (and the necessity to have shell access to the host.) The real comparison is this: # PHP # 1. Install a server 2. (Possibly optional) Install a process manager 3. (Possibly optional) Configure the process manager 4. Configure the server 5. Start the server 6. Upload files # Node # 1. Install Node 2. Upload files 3. Start the server
      - goldbrick 11y ago
        So you have 3 configuration steps for PHP and none for Node? You're completely full of it.
        smt88 11y ago
        6 for PHP, 3 for node. There's an objective difference: node has a built-in, production-ready server.
        goldbrick 11y ago
        Silliness. Here's me building a production php server: 1) `apt-get install php5 apache2` 2) upload index.php 3) There is no step 3
thecatspaw 11y ago
it literally says "now: realtime node.js deployments" on the top on the page. > You literally just stole some of my life. he absolutely did not! You decided to spend time investigating what now is, he did not steal anything from anyone.
- dandelany 11y ago
  deployment != hosting.
Rauchg 11y ago
We'll add the keyword "hosting" in some of the explanations which should help. Thanks for the feedback!

gkoberger 11y ago

Just to piggyback for people confused: It's zero-configuration Node hosting, for permanent lightweight microservices or temporary Node projects that need to be accessible online. In other words, it's as close to uploading PHP files to a server that you'll get with Node. For people wondering, the creator is Guillermo Rauch, who is behind Socket.io and LearnBoost (the company that brought us Express, Mongoose, Stylus, Jade, etc... basically the entire Node stack)

mmaunder 11y ago
Why not just upload node files to a server?
- l0gicpath 11y ago
  I suppose you could do that, but I reckon their main selling point is convenience. Same argument can be made for any cloud hosting service. Why not just buy a VPS and set it up yourself, it's just more convenient for some people.
- gkoberger 11y ago
  For PHP, you upload index.php, go to yoursite.com/index.php, and it works. Node isn't like that at all. For example, here's the "Hello World" guide for getting Node started: https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-up-a-node-js-application-for-production-on-ubuntu-14-04 https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-set-... This is basically the problem `now` is solving... "what if Node was as easy as PHP?"
  - smt88 11y ago
    > For PHP, you upload index.php That's not inherent to PHP. It's just how most hosts are set up. The only major difference is the order in which things are done (and the necessity to have shell access to the host.) The real comparison is this: # PHP # 1. Install a server 2. (Possibly optional) Install a process manager 3. (Possibly optional) Configure the process manager 4. Configure the server 5. Start the server 6. Upload files # Node # 1. Install Node 2. Upload files 3. Start the server
    - goldbrick 11y ago
      So you have 3 configuration steps for PHP and none for Node? You're completely full of it.
      - smt88 11y ago
        6 for PHP, 3 for node. There's an objective difference: node has a built-in, production-ready server.
        goldbrick 11y ago
        Silliness. Here's me building a production php server: 1) `apt-get install php5 apache2` 2) upload index.php 3) There is no step 3

thecatspaw 11y ago

it literally says "now: realtime node.js deployments" on the top on the page. > You literally just stole some of my life. he absolutely did not! You decided to spend time investigating what now is, he did not steal anything from anyone.

dandelany 11y ago
deployment != hosting.

Rauchg 11y ago

We'll add the keyword "hosting" in some of the explanations which should help. Thanks for the feedback!