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Node.js VPS

Node.js with a whole server behind it

Run apps, APIs and bots on a root-access KVM VPS. Install any Node release, keep it alive with PM2 or Docker, and count on guaranteed CPU and RAM over NVMe storage — from $13.52/mo.

$9.99

where Node VPS pricing starts

Full root

run the machine your way

Any version

install the Node build you need

NVMe

fast storage on every tier

Why It Wins

What matters most after launch day

Datacenter hardware behind root-access Node.js VPS plans

Root access, no small print

Install the Node build, global CLIs, compilers and system packages your project needs. No corner of the machine is off limits to you.

Cores and memory, guaranteed

KVM gives the event loop a fixed allocation of CPU and RAM, so someone else's traffic spike never shows up in your latency graphs.

DDoS protection included free

Hostile traffic gets scrubbed at the network edge before it touches your server, so APIs, sockets and bots stay responsive under attack.

A dedicated IPv4 of your own

Each server comes with its own IPv4 — a clean sender reputation, space for your own certificates, and webhook endpoints that never move.

Booted in under a minute

Debian, CentOS or Ubuntu comes online in less than sixty seconds. Clone your repo, start the process, and traffic is flowing.

NVMe storage on every tier

All plans write to NVMe, so npm installs land fast, builds keep their momentum and database reads return without a pause.

Virtual servers carved out of clustered hardware

Full Control

With root, the runtime answers to you

Shared hosting hands the provider your Node version and half the configuration decisions. Root on a VPS clears that ceiling away. Fetch the exact release your app was built for through nvm, layer on the global CLIs and build tools you rely on, and supervise with PM2 or Docker as you see fit — the whole machine bends to your workflow.

  • Genuine root, zero caveats
  • Any Node.js release, installed by you
  • Your pick of PM2 or Docker
  • SSH straight in and deploy

Pricing

Node.js VPS tiers and pricing

From a first API to a busy realtime backend, every row promises the same: root access, NVMe storage and a dedicated IPv4.

1 Core Unmanaged VPS

Your starting line: a server that's all yours

$13.52/mo

the price never jumps at renewal

vCPU cores
1
RAM
1 GB DDR4
SSD disk
25 GB
Root access
Full
  • Full root access, no locked doors
  • Runs on KVM virtualisation
  • 24 Linux and BSD images ready to go
  • London or Dallas - pick your data centre
  • 1 Tbps+ DDoS filtering up front
  • 20 Gbps uplink on every hypervisor
  • SSD disk space included
  • Bolt on cPanel whenever you want it
  • Snapshot backups on demand
  • Add extra SSD disks in seconds
  • Reboot, rebuild and console from your panel
  • No setup fee - deploys the moment you pay
  • Humans on support 24/7, not bots
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2 Core Unmanaged VPS

Enough runway for a real workload

$20.28/mo

the price never jumps at renewal

vCPU cores
2
RAM
2 GB DDR4
SSD disk
50 GB
Root access
Full
  • Full root access, no locked doors
  • Runs on KVM virtualisation
  • 24 Linux and BSD images ready to go
  • London or Dallas - pick your data centre
  • 1 Tbps+ DDoS filtering up front
  • 20 Gbps uplink on every hypervisor
  • SSD disk space included
  • Bolt on cPanel whenever you want it
  • Snapshot backups on demand
  • Add extra SSD disks in seconds
  • Reboot, rebuild and console from your panel
  • No setup fee - deploys the moment you pay
  • Humans on support 24/7, not bots
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4 Core Unmanaged VPS

Built for busy apps and small fleets

$33.81/mo

the price never jumps at renewal

vCPU cores
4
RAM
4 GB DDR4
SSD disk
75 GB
Root access
Full
  • Full root access, no locked doors
  • Runs on KVM virtualisation
  • 24 Linux and BSD images ready to go
  • London or Dallas - pick your data centre
  • 1 Tbps+ DDoS filtering up front
  • 20 Gbps uplink on every hypervisor
  • SSD disk space included
  • Bolt on cPanel whenever you want it
  • Snapshot backups on demand
  • Add extra SSD disks in seconds
  • Reboot, rebuild and console from your panel
  • No setup fee - deploys the moment you pay
  • Humans on support 24/7, not bots
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6 Core Unmanaged VPS

For memory-hungry stacks that can't wait

$67.63/mo

the price never jumps at renewal

vCPU cores
6
RAM
8 GB DDR4
SSD disk
100 GB
Root access
Full
  • Full root access, no locked doors
  • Runs on KVM virtualisation
  • 24 Linux and BSD images ready to go
  • London or Dallas - pick your data centre
  • 1 Tbps+ DDoS filtering up front
  • 20 Gbps uplink on every hypervisor
  • SSD disk space included
  • Bolt on cPanel whenever you want it
  • Snapshot backups on demand
  • Add extra SSD disks in seconds
  • Reboot, rebuild and console from your panel
  • No setup fee - deploys the moment you pay
  • Humans on support 24/7, not bots
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8 Core Unmanaged VPS

Production-grade, flat out

$108.22/mo

the price never jumps at renewal

vCPU cores
8
RAM
16 GB DDR4
SSD disk
200 GB
Root access
Full
  • Full root access, no locked doors
  • Runs on KVM virtualisation
  • 24 Linux and BSD images ready to go
  • London or Dallas - pick your data centre
  • 1 Tbps+ DDoS filtering up front
  • 20 Gbps uplink on every hypervisor
  • SSD disk space included
  • Bolt on cPanel whenever you want it
  • Snapshot backups on demand
  • Add extra SSD disks in seconds
  • Reboot, rebuild and console from your panel
  • No setup fee - deploys the moment you pay
  • Humans on support 24/7, not bots
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10 Core Unmanaged VPS

Full throttle, sustained

$270.57/mo

the price never jumps at renewal

vCPU cores
10
RAM
32 GB DDR4
SSD disk
400 GB
Root access
Full
  • Full root access, no locked doors
  • Runs on KVM virtualisation
  • 24 Linux and BSD images ready to go
  • London or Dallas - pick your data centre
  • 1 Tbps+ DDoS filtering up front
  • 20 Gbps uplink on every hypervisor
  • SSD disk space included
  • Bolt on cPanel whenever you want it
  • Snapshot backups on demand
  • Add extra SSD disks in seconds
  • Reboot, rebuild and console from your panel
  • No setup fee - deploys the moment you pay
  • Humans on support 24/7, not bots
Claim This Server

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An NVMe drive up close — the hardware that trims page-load times

Raw Speed

KVM and NVMe keep the event loop honest

Node stays fast right up until the CPU runs dry. KVM assigns your app genuine cores and genuine memory — not a slice other tenants tug at — and that's what keeps the event loop responsive when load arrives. NVMe underneath speeds installs and database reads, so production performs the way your benchmarks promised.

  • Guaranteed cores and memory
  • Every tier riding NVMe
  • 1 Gbps of network uplink
  • No overselling, ever

Typical Workloads

What these servers spend their days doing

Developer running Node.js APIs and realtime workloads on a VPS

APIs and app backends

Express, Fastify, NestJS or a GraphQL layer, with headroom to spare for what a real launch throws at it.

Realtime, chat and bots

WebSocket servers, chat services and Discord or Telegram bots keep their connections alive around the clock.

Docker and microservices

Deploy one image, run a compact compose stack, or host several services side by side on a single root server.

The network filtering that soaks up attacks before they reach a site

Always Reachable

A dedicated IP behind serious DDoS filtering

An API earns its keep by staying up. Network-level DDoS filtering keeps endpoints responding while an attack rolls in, and the dedicated IPv4 gives webhooks and outbound calls a stable reputation no one else can dent. You're the only tenant on the machine, which means SSH hardening, the firewall and TLS are configured exactly how you want them.

  • Hostile traffic filtered upstream
  • IPv4 that belongs only to you
  • A single-tenant machine — yours
  • Free SSL under your control
Traffic climbing on the chart without the site slowing down

Scaling Up

From day-one deploy to sustained load

Buy the tier this month needs and climb when the app proves it. Upgrading leaves your code, databases and process setup exactly as they were — only the resources beneath them grow. As traffic rises, extra CPU, RAM, storage and bandwidth are a few clicks out, with no reinstall and nothing to migrate.

  • Tier upgrades in a few clicks
  • 30 GB up to 250 GB of storage
  • 125 GB through 1 TB of bandwidth
  • Data never has to move

The Route Up

From blank server to live app

PM2 launching a Node.js application from the terminal
  1. 1

    Size up a tier

    Match it to the traffic and memory you expect. Root access and NVMe storage are standard on every plan, not just the big ones.

  2. 2

    Set up your runtime

    Fetch the exact release via nvm or the official binaries, then put the process under PM2 or run the whole thing in Docker.

  3. 3

    Launch, then scale as needed

    Stand Nginx in front for TLS and proxying, aim your domain at the IP, and step up a tier once the metrics call for it.

Included

Standard with every Node.js VPS

  • Root login on a VPS of your own
  • KVM-guaranteed CPU and memory
  • NVMe storage starting at the base tier
  • A dedicated IPv4 address
  • Any Node.js release you choose
  • Full support for PM2 and Docker
  • Space to run Nginx as a proxy
  • Git, SSH and standard build tools
  • Network-level DDoS filtering
  • Support awake at every hour

Production Stack

Every layer of a working Node deployment

All the moving parts of a production setup, assembled on a VPS you control outright.

Node.js production layers: PM2, Docker, Nginx and database services

Your Node runtime

Pull any release via nvm or the official tarballs — current LTS for production, or the exact build your bundle was tested on.

Supervision, your way

PM2 holds the process up and restarts it after a crash. Docker plus a compose file does the same inside a container. With root, either takes minutes.

Databases, local or remote

Run Postgres, MongoDB or Redis on the box and connect over localhost, or reach out to a managed instance elsewhere. Either works fine.

Nginx up front, HTTPS handled

Terminate TLS with a free self-renewing certificate, proxy through to Node, and serve on port 443 like any production site should.

RAM sized for real work

Node likes memory. Budget 2 GB for a modest API, and 4 GB or beyond once the app is carrying genuine load.

A clear upgrade path

Rising response times and tight memory say it's time. More cores, RAM and disk sit a couple of clicks away.

Plain Answers

Node.js hosting without the jargon

What Node.js release can I install?

Any release at all — the decision stays with you. Every plan is a KVM VPS with root included, so no shared platform gets to dictate your build. Most people go through nvm: install it, fetch the release the project wants, done. That could be the current LTS line for production, or the precise version your build was validated against. Not an nvm fan? The official Node binaries or your distribution's packages work just as well. Multiple versions can coexist on one machine, with an .nvmrc file in each project pinning the right one — useful when a single server carries several apps. When a new LTS ships, you move on your schedule, not ours. Runtime version, package manager — npm, pnpm or yarn — and upgrade cadence are entirely your decisions.

Can I run my app under PM2 or Docker?

Either one, or both together — root access means nothing special is required. For a bare Node process, PM2 is the usual choice: it keeps the app alive, relaunches it after a crash, forks a worker per core when you want the whole CPU working, and rotates its own logs. Run pm2 start, then pm2 startup and pm2 save, and the app returns on its own after a reboot. Prefer containers? Install Docker and launch your image, or bring up a small docker-compose stack — the app in one container, Postgres and Redis next door. Plenty of people blend the two: Docker for dependencies, PM2 for the app, or the reverse. And since the server is yours, a plain systemd unit is just as legitimate. We take care of the VPS, the network and the DDoS filtering; how you supervise the process is your call.

Is this a managed service, or do I run the machine?

You run it — these are unmanaged by design. That's precisely what puts root, your choice of Node version and your own process setup within reach at this price. Everything above the OS is your territory: runtime, PM2 or Docker, reverse proxy, databases, deploy pipeline — arranged however the project demands. Below that line, we own the hardware, the KVM layer, the London datacenter network and the DDoS defences, so the parts you can't see never land on your desk. Support runs 24/7 for infrastructure, provisioning and network matters, and will gladly resize a plan or track down a misbehaving route. If self-managing isn't what you signed up for, ask about managed cover. Many teams simply keep a developer on the application side while we keep the VPS fast, reachable and protected.

Can the database and reverse proxy live on the VPS too?

Absolutely — that's the typical arrangement. With root you can install Postgres, MongoDB or Redis straight onto the VPS and let the Node app talk over localhost: less latency, one hop fewer. Redis commonly covers sessions, caching and job queues, while Postgres or MongoDB holds the primary data. Run one or all three, scaled to the RAM your tier provides. Out front, Nginx as a reverse proxy is the standard pattern — it terminates TLS with a free self-renewing certificate, listens on port 443, balances across your PM2 workers or containers, and serves static files without involving Node at all. Nginx facing the world, Node behind it, data close at hand: that's what a production deployment normally looks like. Prefer a separate managed database instead? Just connect outward — nothing forces the data onto the same machine.

How does the app survive after I disconnect?

Through a process manager — the reason nobody runs node server.js bare in production, where it dies the second the shell closes or an exception escapes. PM2 is the standard answer: it daemonizes the app, restarts on crash, and with pm2 startup plus pm2 save it revives everything after a reboot without you logging in. Cluster mode forks a worker per core so one app can use the entire tier, and the built-in logs make post-incident digging far easier. Using containers instead? Docker restart policies cover the same ground, and a systemd unit is a perfectly sound native option. Around all that, guaranteed KVM cores and NVMe storage mean your app never fights for CPU, while network-level DDoS filtering keeps it reachable mid-attack. Process manager plus dedicated resources: what you benchmarked is what production delivers.

Will you help with deployment or moving an existing app?

Gladly. Once the order lands, open a ticket and the team gets you rolling — server provisioned, SSH and your dedicated IPv4 checked and working, plus sound advice on the operating system and firewall. On the application side, a standard deploy goes: clone the Git repository onto the server, install dependencies, set the environment variables, build if the project requires it, then launch under PM2 or Docker. We're happy to walk through each step with you. Coming from another host? We can help move the code, environment settings and a local database so the app behaves identically on its new VPS. Stage everything against the dedicated IP first, then flip DNS, and the cutover stays tidy. Want a heavier hand on the application layer? Ask about managed cover — otherwise the 24/7 team concentrates on infrastructure and network.

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Get your Node.js app off the ground today.

Root access, any Node release, PM2 or Docker on NVMe — plus real humans to call when you want another set of eyes.

View Node.js Plans

Node deserves more than a laptop and crossed fingers. Give it a process that stays alive, a properly proxied port and a console you can deploy from. HostingFast owns the hardware under it all: NVMe drives, LiteSpeed up front, and a network desk that never clocks off.

We tuned it for JavaScript developers pushing APIs and apps live, so the extras other hosts bill for come standard: certificates, site moves, daily snapshots and answers from the people running the servers.

Node in production without a whole server

Spin up a Node application from the panel, select the version, define the entry point, and the process manager keeps it running and restarts it on a crash. npm and Git wait at the SSH prompt, environment variables live in the panel, and the app serves behind LiteSpeed with its certificate already in place.

The hardware carries the load: 100% NVMe storage, LiteSpeed over HTTP/2, and a 99.9% uptime SLA our monitoring desk stands behind. Fast pages keep visitors and search engines happy alike.

Node hosting, priced sensibly

No second price lurks in year two. The listed rate is the invoiced rate, this term and every term after, and any intro offer shows its renewal figure alongside. Servers are built to order for you alone, so they sit outside the money-back window — talk to us before you commit and we will size the machine honestly.

You do not need a platform seat at $50 a month to put an API online. Node runs on the business shared plans, and when the app demands root or more memory, a KVM VPS from $13.52 steps in.

A developer working against a hosted server over SSH

Node's home on the platform

Node processes execute on NVMe-backed accounts in our London datacentre, auto-restarted on exit and watched by monitoring that reaches an engineer before it ever reaches you.

We never wait for a customer to flag an outage. Fleet monitoring runs minute by minute and wakes an engineer first, so what usually reaches you is the fix, not the fault.

  • Per-application choice of Node versions
  • Auto-restarting process manager
  • a 99.9% uptime SLA backed by service credits
  • Daily backups you restore yourself, in one click

Good to Know

More that's built in

Your workflow, unchanged

git pull, npm install, restart — the exact commands from your local machine, run over SSH.

A panel that gets out of your way

Day-to-day tools sit two clicks deep at most, and none are locked behind a bigger tier.

Scale up without relocating

A larger plan is a single confirmation away, and you pay only the difference from switch day.

Free to leave any time

Standard panels and standard backups make leaving easy whenever you choose. Most customers never do.

Fast from the first byte

Your app runs on NVMe storage with LiteSpeed caching ahead of it — fast before you open a single setting.

HTTPS at no cost

Every domain gets a certificate issued and renewed automatically, and it never shows up on a bill.

Getting Going

Set up in three quick steps

  1. 1

    Select a tier

    Choose a business tier, or a VPS when the app needs root.

  2. 2

    Hook up the domain

    Aim the domain here; the certificate installs for you.

  3. 3

    Open for traffic

    Push your code, define the entry point, start the process.

In Every Plan

Bundled in at no extra cost

  • Built to order, so specced with you before you buy
  • Panel-managed Node applications
  • Command-line SSH, Git and npm
  • HTTP/2 enabled on LiteSpeed servers
  • Network-edge DDoS filtering as standard
  • Free WHOIS privacy on every registry that permits it
  • One-click installer covering 240+ apps
  • Accounts provisioned minutes after checkout

Still Curious

Questions that keep coming up

Do bots and background workers run here too?

They do. The process manager keeps long-running scripts alive beside your web app, and cron handles anything on a schedule. When a workload wants serious memory or a dedicated queue service, that is the moment a VPS at $13.52 a month becomes the smarter buy.

Do I wait around after ordering?

The panel login reaches you within minutes. If your app currently lives elsewhere, we copy it across first, test everything, and only then repoint the DNS.

Do certificates cost anything?

Free, installed and renewing on its own. You would only buy a certificate for a wildcard or a validated seal that procurement demands.

What if Node.js hosting turns out to be the wrong size?

Machines like these are assembled to your specification, so they carry no money-back window — that is why we would rather get the sizing right up front than sell you more than you need. Tell the team the workload before you order and they will recommend the tier honestly. Outgrowing it later is a resize, not a repurchase.

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