Node.js in production.
Simple, fast, and multi-cloud.
Optimized Node Alpine templates, automatic Let's Encrypt SSL, managed database connection pools, and process clustering. Deploy to GCP, AWS, Azure, or Linode in seconds.
Production-grade Node.js infrastructure
Run NestJS, Express, Fastify, or Koa backends on your own dedicated compute. Control node weights, memory constraints, and ports without fighting cloud dashboards.
Lightweight Alpine Builds
Multi-stage Docker builds utilizing official node-alpine distributions. Includes dependency caching to make builds fast.
Let's Encrypt SSL
Automatic certificate configuration and silent renewals. Routes HTTPS on 443 directly to your Node HTTP port.
Managed Postgres & Redis
Link managed database instances instantly. Database connection parameters are injected securely via system environment variables.
Health-Check Probing
Specify custom health check endpoints like `/api/health`. Traffic routing shifts only when your Node process returns a successful response.
CI/CD Pipeline Ready
Push code from GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or local terminal. Automated rollouts ensure zero downtime for active users.
GCP, AWS & Azure VM targets
Deploy node applications to Google Cloud, Amazon Web Services, Azure, Linode, or Alibaba. True cloud independence.
Quickstart — Node.js live on GCP with HTTPS in 2 commands
vxcli vm create \
--name node-gcp-vm --cloud gcp --region us-central1-a \
--instance-type e2-medium --key-pair-name GCPPRODKEY1
# Capture the public IP address
export GCP_IP=<gcp-public-ip>vxcli deploy nodejs \
--source-dir ./ \
--app-name backend-api \
--http-port 80 \
--start "node dist/main.js" \
--release-command "npm run db:migrate" \
--env NODE_ENV=production \
--env PORT=3000 \
--env DATABASE_URL=postgres://user:pass@gcp-db-endpoint/db \
--enable-ssl \
--domain api.example.com \
--ssl-email [email protected] \
--host $GCP_IP --ssh-user ubuntu --key-pair-name GCPPRODKEY1
# api.example.com is now live with automated Let's Encrypt SSL.Node.js production checklist
- Always run with `NODE_ENV=production`. This enables optimization modes in Express, NestJS, and packages like React SSR.
- Define appropriate memory ceilings using node flags (e.g. `--max-old-space-size=2048`) to prevent OOM termination on small VMs.
- Use clustering or process managers to leverage multi-core VMs. Node is single-threaded; scaling processes maximizes CPU usage.
- Log as JSON to standard output/error, allowing log aggregators to parse and process your metrics effectively.
- Design endpoints for health checking (e.g. returning 200 Fast) that do not block on slow external database lookups.
Node.js hosting FAQ
Take control of your Node.js backend
Package, deploy, and scale Node processes on Google Cloud, AWS, or Azure VMs without infrastructure overhead.