Using a VPS for Node.js and custom apps

A VPS is ideal for running Node.js and other custom applications, because you have full control to install your runtime, dependencies and background processes, something shared hosting usually cannot offer.

A typical setup involves:

• Installing Node.js and your app's dependencies via SSH
• Using a process manager such as PM2 to keep your app running
• Putting a web server like Nginx in front as a reverse proxy
• Adding an SSL certificate so your app is served over HTTPS

The same approach works for apps built with Python, Ruby, Java, Go and more; you install what you need and run it exactly how you want.

Choose a plan with enough RAM and CPU for your app, and scale up as traffic grows. You will connect via SSH using the details at my.dirhamaday.ae. If you would like a hand deploying your app or setting up the reverse proxy, our UAE team is on WhatsApp at +971 58 553 6767.