{"id":886,"date":"2022-07-22T13:05:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-22T07:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/?p=886"},"modified":"2025-05-21T16:24:46","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T10:54:46","slug":"nodejs-hosting-with-cpanel-to-deploy-node-js-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/nodejs-hosting-with-cpanel-to-deploy-node-js-applications\/","title":{"rendered":"NodeJS Hosting with cPanel, Deploy and Manage Nodejs Applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NodeJS hosting with cPanel made it simple and easy to deploy nodejs applications using Setup Nodejs App tool. Basically this tutorial will cover step-by-step procedure to deploy and manage simple nodejs application. While writing this example we used NodeJS Hosting plan provided MediaStroke as it comes with Setup Nodejs App tool. In case, you don&#8217;t have you can buy suitable plan from <a href=\"https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/nodejs-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Step By Step Procedure To Deploy and Manage Simple Nodejs Application with NodeJs Hosting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>By following steps mentioned in this tutorial you can deploy and manage your Nodejs applications on NodeJS Hosting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are two types of NodeJS applications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Common JS Applications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ES6+ Applications<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NodeJS Hosting Application Deployment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To deploy Nodejs application on NodeJS hosting,  firstly you have to create the application. You can create application using cPanel graphical interface by selecting <strong>Setup Nodejs App<\/strong> under <strong>Software<\/strong> section of cPanel home screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1137\" height=\"378\" src=\"https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/software-interface.png\" alt=\"Software UI for setup\" class=\"wp-image-1121\" title=\"Setup Node.js App\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/software-interface.png 1137w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/software-interface-300x100.png 300w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/software-interface-1024x340.png 1024w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/software-interface-768x255.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1137px) 100vw, 1137px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Create Nodejs Application in NodeJs Hosting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Create the application using following steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to cPanel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select <strong>Setup Nodejs App<\/strong> under <strong>Software<\/strong> section of cPanel home screen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>CREATE APPLICATION<\/strong> to begin the application setup on the <strong>Setup Nodejs App<\/strong> page:  <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"484\" src=\"https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/create-application-nodejs-2-1024x484.png\" alt=\"Create nodejs application in nodejs hosting\" class=\"wp-image-1148\" title=\"Node.js Create Application\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/create-application-nodejs-2-1024x484.png 1024w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/create-application-nodejs-2-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/create-application-nodejs-2-768x363.png 768w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/create-application-nodejs-2-1536x725.png 1536w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/create-application-nodejs-2-1530x722.png 1530w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/create-application-nodejs-2.png 1563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the <strong>CREATE APPLICATION<\/strong> form, fill out the following fields:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Node.js version :<\/strong> Choose your preferred version from the drop-down list. Latest version is recommended.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Application mode :<\/strong> Select either <strong>Development<\/strong> or <strong>Production<\/strong> from the list. One may initially choose Development and then switch to Production.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Application root :<\/strong> It is for the location of application files in the file system. To form the full path to the application files in the cPanel home directory, the value will be appended to <code>\/home\/&lt;username&gt;\/<\/code>  e.g. <code>\/home\/&lt;username&gt;\/&lt;applicationroot&gt;<\/code>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Application URL :<\/strong> It is to form a web URL of the application.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Application startup file :<\/strong> The very first file that the application will process once it has been launched. <strong>Note: For ES6+ applications, use <\/strong><code>.cjs<\/code><strong> as file extention (for startup file only)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Passenger log file :<\/strong> You can define the path along with the filename  e.g.&nbsp;<code>\/home\/&lt;username&gt;\/&lt;applicationroot&gt;logs\/logs.log<\/code>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click <strong>CREATE<\/strong> after finishing the form.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After created successfully an application starts automatically. Click <strong>OPEN<\/strong> to view a test page for the application.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>The message &#8220;It Works!&#8221; with NodeJs version should appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NodeJs Hosting package.json file generation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can now customize the environment using the package.json settings file and the npm package manager. Now you can upload the project files to the application root including package.json file or create package.json file from scratch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method A: Create package.json file from scratch<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/package-json-file-creation-2-1024x438.png\" alt=\"Create package.json window for NodeJs Hosting\" class=\"wp-image-1128\" title=\"Create package.json \" srcset=\"https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/package-json-file-creation-2-1024x438.png 1024w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/package-json-file-creation-2-300x128.png 300w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/package-json-file-creation-2-768x328.png 768w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/package-json-file-creation-2.png 1438w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To access the File Manager, click the <strong>File Manager<\/strong> icon under the FILES area of cPanel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select root folder of application under <code>\/home\/&lt;username&gt;\/<\/code> in File Manager&#8217;s left-hand column.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To create a new file, click <strong>+File<\/strong> from Menu bar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enter package.json as New File Name in the <strong>New File<\/strong> dialog box and then click <strong>Create New File<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use a right-click or secondary-click on the package.json file in the right-hand column of File Manager and select <strong>Edit<\/strong>. An edit dialog box appears.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Edit<\/strong> to close the Edit dialog box and open file editor screen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-roboto-font-family\">Enter the following <code>package.json<\/code> file content into the editor screen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Save the file by clicking <strong>Save Changes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To close the editor, click <strong>Close<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>package.json file content for commonjs applications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>{\n  \"name\": \"nodejsapp\",\n  \"version\": \"1.0.0\",\n  \"main\": \"app.js\",\n  \"scripts\": {\n    \"test\": \"echo \\\"Error: not test specified\\\" &amp;&amp; exit 1\"\n  },\n  \"author\": \"\",\n  \"license\": \"ISC\",\n  \"description\":\"\"\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>package.json file content for ES6+ application:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>{\n  \"name\": \"nodejsapp\",\n  \"version\": \"1.0.0\",\n  \"main\": \"app.js\",\n \"type\": \"module\",\n \"scripts\": {\n    \"test\": \"echo \\\"Error: not test specified\\\" &amp;&amp; exit 1\"\n  },\n  \"author\": \"\",\n  \"license\": \"ISC\",\n  \"description\":\"\"\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method B. Upload package.json file<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"382\" src=\"https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/upload-package-json-file-1-1024x382.png\" alt=\"Upload window for package json file\" class=\"wp-image-1149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/upload-package-json-file-1-1024x382.png 1024w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/upload-package-json-file-1-300x112.png 300w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/upload-package-json-file-1-768x287.png 768w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/upload-package-json-file-1.png 1428w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To access the File Manager, click the <strong>File Manager<\/strong> icon under the FILES area of cPanel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select root folder of application under <code>\/home\/&lt;username&gt;\/<\/code> in File Manager&#8217;s left-hand column.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To create a new file, click <strong>Upload<\/strong> from Menu bar.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on Select File button and choose package.json file to upload.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After complete message, your package.json file uploaded to the folder. You may now close the tab.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Run NPM Install<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Take the following actions to install npm:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Select <strong>Setup Nodejs App<\/strong> in the <strong>SOFTWARE<\/strong> section of the cPanel homepage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the pencil icon in the <strong>Web Applications<\/strong> list&#8217;s <strong>Actions<\/strong> column to edit the application.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To begin the NPM installation, click <strong>Run NPM Install<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/npm-install-button-1-1024x149.png\" alt=\"NPM installation window with Run NPM Install button\" class=\"wp-image-1133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/npm-install-button-1-1024x149.png 1024w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/npm-install-button-1-300x44.png 300w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/npm-install-button-1-768x111.png 768w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/npm-install-button-1.png 1495w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Displays a success message, once the NPM installation completes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/npm-install-message-1-1024x349.png\" alt=\"NPM install window in Nodejs Hosting\" class=\"wp-image-1150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/npm-install-message-1-1024x349.png 1024w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/npm-install-message-1-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/npm-install-message-1-768x262.png 768w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/npm-install-message-1-1536x524.png 1536w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/npm-install-message-1-1530x521.png 1530w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/npm-install-message-1.png 1555w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ES6+ modules code issues handle in NodeJs hosting<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Modern applications are built with ES6 module, and as of now NodeJs hosting application does not supports ES6 modules. So we have to handle this issue with additional configuration in nodejs hosting. As you have added the <code>.cjs <\/code>(commonjs) eg. <code>app.cjs<\/code> file as entry file, you have to edit the file.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>To access the File Manager, click the <strong>File Manager<\/strong> icon under the <strong>FILES <\/strong>area of cPanel.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select root folder of application under <code>\/home\/&lt;username&gt;\/<\/code> in File Manager&#8217;s left-hand column.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use a right-click or secondary-click on the <code>app.cjs<\/code> file in the right-hand column of File Manager and select <strong>Edit<\/strong>. An edit dialog box appears.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Edit<\/strong> to close the Edit dialog box and open file editor screen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove any predefined code and add the following content into the editor screen.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-code\"><code>(async ()=&gt;{\n    try {\n        const app = await import('.\/app.js');\n        if (app.default &amp;&amp; typeof app.default.listen === 'function') {\n            app.default.listen();\n        }\n    } catch (err){\n        console.log('Failed to start ESM application:', err);\n        process.exit(1);\n    }\n})();<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p>Here, update the <code>import<\/code> function with parameter as path to the main file of the project<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"6\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Save the file by clicking <strong>Save Changes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To close the editor, click <strong>Close<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Manage Nodejs Applications in NodeJs Hosting<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To manage Nodejs applications created use following procedures:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Web Applications<\/strong> page shows the list of Nodejs applications.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/all-web-applications-nodejs-1-1024x250.png\" alt=\"all nodejs hosting applications list\" class=\"wp-image-1151\" title=\"NodeJS Web Applications \" srcset=\"https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/all-web-applications-nodejs-1-1024x250.png 1024w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/all-web-applications-nodejs-1-300x73.png 300w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/all-web-applications-nodejs-1-768x187.png 768w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/all-web-applications-nodejs-1-1536x374.png 1536w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/all-web-applications-nodejs-1-1530x373.png 1530w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/all-web-applications-nodejs-1.png 1563w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Start Node.js Application<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By following the steps listed below, you can start nodejs application that had stopped:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <strong>Start <\/strong>icon in the row of the stopped application and in the <strong>Actions<\/strong> column.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Start icon changes to Stop icon on completion of action.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stop Nodejs Application<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>By following the steps listed below, you can stop nodejs application that has already started:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <strong>Stop <\/strong>icon in the row of an already-running application in the <strong>Actions<\/strong> column.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Stop <\/strong>icon changes to <strong>Start <\/strong>icon, on completion of action.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Re-Start Node.js Application<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>By following the steps listed below, you can<\/strong> re-start nodejs application that has already started:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the <strong>Restart <\/strong>icon in the row of an already-running application in the <strong>Actions<\/strong> column.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An already-running application gets stopped and started again, on completion of action.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Delete Node.js Application<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>By following the steps listed below, you can<\/strong> delete nodejs application:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the Bin icon in the row of an application that to be deleted in the <strong>Actions<\/strong> column.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the confirmation pop-up appeared, click <strong>AGREE<\/strong> to proceed with deletion or <strong>CANCEL<\/strong> to close it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An application will be deleted from the <strong>Web Applications<\/strong> list once the action is completed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Edit Nodejs Application<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong><strong><strong>By following the steps listed below, you can<\/strong> edit nodejs application:<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Click the Pencil icon in the row of an application you want to edit, in the <strong>Actions<\/strong> column.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Application details will be opened in new tab for editing.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"630\" src=\"https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/edit-nodejs-application-1-1024x630.png\" alt=\"NodeJs Hosting nodejs application edit window\" class=\"wp-image-1152\" title=\"Node.js edit Application\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/edit-nodejs-application-1-1024x630.png 1024w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/edit-nodejs-application-1-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/edit-nodejs-application-1-768x473.png 768w, https:\/\/mediastroke.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/edit-nodejs-application-1.png 1243w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>You can modify below details of that applications:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Nodejs version :<\/strong> To change the Nodejs version, pick one from a drop-down list.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Application mode :<\/strong> To change the application mode, choose either Production or Development available in drop-down options.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Application root :<\/strong> A physical address for the application on a server that corresponds to its URI must be mentioned in order to specify the application root.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Application URL :<\/strong> Provide an HTTP\/HTTPS URL link to the application.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Application startup file :<\/strong> Enter the name of the application startup file as &lt;filename&gt;.js.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Passenger log file :<\/strong> Specify the path to the log file.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Environment variables :<\/strong> You can add or modify environment variable by specifying name and value to it. Also you can delete environment variable by clicking Bin icon in that row in Actions column.  The confirmation pop-up appeared, click <strong>AGREE<\/strong> to proceed with deletion or <strong>CANCEL<\/strong> to close it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Following actions are available :\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>RESTART :<\/strong> Click the <strong>RESTART<\/strong> button to restart the Nodejs app.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>STOP APP :<\/strong> Click the <strong>STOP APP<\/strong> button to stop the Nodejs app.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Run NPM Install :<\/strong> To install the package(s) specified in the package.json file, click the <strong>Run NPM Install<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Run JS Script :<\/strong> When you click the <strong>Run JS Script<\/strong> button, the command(s) specified in the <strong>Scripts<\/strong> section of the package.json file will be executed. Click &#8220;Ok&#8221; after selecting the script&#8217;s name and specifying any other necessary parameters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Edit package.json :<\/strong> Click on <strong>edit<\/strong> to edit contents of package.json. The contents of package.json will be opened in  editor in pop-up window. You can edit contents and then click the <strong>SAVE<\/strong> button to save it or <strong>CANCEL<\/strong> to cancel &amp; close editor.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Conclusion:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This article summing up covering step-by-step procedure to deploy and manage Nodejs applications on server using cPanel with NodeJS Hosting. This article is written considering simple Nodejs applications particularly. 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