Looking into playing with Node.JS

[lostinsmtp]

I dont really know where to put this, so it's going here. Feel free to move it!

Is Node.JS supported anywhere with you guys? I mean, I know I can get a VPS and install it myself, but that is a bit more than what I was wanting to do right now.

[Chris]

While not announced and not shown on our site yet, our cPanel (linux) services were recently updated to support Python and Node.js. Multiple versions in fact, I believe, 6, 8, 9, 10 are all supported.

[lostinsmtp]

Chris, as always my man, quick to the answer! So I would need to purchase a Linux hosting package? Not a big deal, $5 is dirt cheap. Now, I am planning on using a SQL Server, I assume that Linux does not run SQL Server and that I would need to create a DB / user under my Windows account?

[Chris]

Correct, you would need to purchase a Linux package (paid). Your second assumption is correct, you would need to create a SQL Server db etc. through your windows account. You may need to npm install something like Tedious in order to get Node.js to connect to SQL Server.