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Re: Hosting for Node.js apps done right

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Post by jackmaney »

marknadal wrote: post #8

Really neat to have FTP access for new JavaScript to NodeJS developers that don't know how to use git yet.

Well, then it's high time those folks learn git, isn't it? The basics aren't that difficult.

Or, if not git, then some other version control system. In the 21st century, a VCS really isn't optional.

Re: Hosting for Node.js apps done right

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Post by kertof »

philbarr wrote: post #4
randunel wrote: post #2

"Dev" price: € 6 / month 1 app instance 256MB RAM 1GB storage Unlimited custom domains FTP access Free MongoDB database Free support If they also have a transfer limit, then just forget about it :(

Yes they don't seem to be offering anything above and beyond their competitors, particularly on price. Not even a free tier. I'm not saying that companies should have a free tier "by rights", only that it's a good way to get you sucked in whilst you develop your app and then when you scale you're unlikely to change provider.

I agree that a Free Tier is the best way to get you to adopt a tool. I'd love to build and test at very small scale, then start paying when I've launched and scaling.

Re: Hosting for Node.js apps done right

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Post by listic »

stephenr wrote: post #11
marknadal wrote: post #8

Really neat to have FTP access for new JavaScript to NodeJS developers that don't know how to use git yet.

In 2014 ftp access is not a feature, it is an alarm bell to anyone that has any concern at all for security.

I _hope_ that when they write 'FTP' they actually mean '(FTP or) SFTP'. Alas, that's no always true.

Re: Hosting for Node.js apps done right

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Post by Duhck »

pkorzeniewski wrote: post #10

One question - does it support TCP sockets? I've evaluated a dozen or so Node.js hosting solutions and none (0, null, nil) supported TCP sockets. HTTP/S and WebSockets only. It's ridiculous - a TCP server is a major use case for Node.js and yet if you want to host it, you must configure and administrate your own server (on EC2 or whatever).

We had the same problem. We actually wanted to use Heroku just for pre-production as it was the easiest to deploy / manage, but their TCP socket implementation is such a joke.

We would up just using AWS, and sunk a few days into dev / sys ops.

I would happily pay for a solution to this problem

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