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An update on Heroku Node.js support

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Summary:

[...] we are closing the Node.js experimental release to new users. All existing users will continue to have access to the Node.js experimental release.

[...] For those on the waiting list, you’ll be first on the list for the next version next year.

That's at least a 13-week window for Joyent to wow us with no.de, the hosting they used for the recent Node Knockout. I'm a Heroku fan but I'm also impatient.

http://joyeur.com/2010/09/16/smartplatform-and-node-js/

Unfortunately only for Knockout participants.

Sure, but they're planning on rolling it out as a full service soon. They could yet beat Heroku to market.

Heroku -> Expensive

Joyent -> Expensive

EngineYard -> Expensive

Is it possible that nobody thinks in the small guy for a managed service?

I'm waiting for nodejitsu, let's see what they have to offer.

If all of your examples are too expensive then you are expecting too low a cost.

Joyent -> $250/mo for 2GB RAM

Heroku -> $108/mo for the equivalent

EngineYard -> $85/mo for the equivalent

Not everyone can spend $100 per month in a server.

But not everyone needs 2G of ram? No reason why a $20 linode can't suffice if you don't need to spend $100/mo yet

If you can't spend $100/month on a server use App Engine, a free Heroku Dyno, an EC2 micro instance, or any number of other cheap virtualized hosting companies.

these aren't servers.

these are PaaS.

if you want a cheap server with no extra services or support, there are cheaper things, like EC2 Micro instances, Linode, Slicehost, Rackspace, and a million other VPS providers.

Apples to Oranges.

So, if you really need to run your node app right now why not just grab a prgmr or Linode instance...?

I am a bit underwhelmed. Node.js support at Heroku and Joyent are not public. If you start in the Node game right now you have to setup your own servers. SAAS anyone?

I set up a node server on AWS this weekend using a Micro instance. It took almost an hour to execute my install script (most of that was compiling the lastest Node) but in the end I was charged $0.37 for 15 hours of compute time and some disk usage. Step by step: http://dpritchett.posterous.com/get-up-and-running-with-node...

I did the same thing this weekend. Setting up node on ec2-micro with a ubuntu 10.04 image. The process was mostly straight forward but I had a issue with in correct entry in fstab resulting in not being able to ssh in after a reboot. The fix was simple but I did waste an hour on it.

Here is a list of steps I did http://pastebin.com/gz01XZnU

Main thing is to fix the fstab as soon as you login the first time.

Not exactly what you asked, but you can use Erbix.com which supports the CommonJS standard and is based on the RingoJS engine.

Next year?

That's an eternity in internet time!

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