Using Node.js

Enabling Node.js support

To enable Node.js support on the server, follow these steps:

Plesk for Linux

1. Go to Tools & Settings and click Updates.
2. Go to Add/Remove Components, expand Web hosting, and mark the
   “NodeJS support” component for installation.
3. Click Continue to begin the installation.

Plesk for Windows

1. Go to Tools & Settings and click Updates.
2. Go to Add/Remove Components, expand Web hosting, and mark the
   “Node.js IIS module (iisnode)” and “Node.js” components for
   installation.
3. Select the desired Node.js version under the “Node.js” component
4. Click Continue to begin the installation.

Managing Node.js versions

Plesk supports the latest stable and LTS releases of Node.js, with the
following limitations:

• (Plesk for Linux) Both releases can be installed simultaneously, and
  Node.js applications on different domains can use any available
  Node.js version.
• (Plesk for Windows) Only one Node.js version can be installed at any
  time, and is used to power all Node.js applications on the server.

To manage the Node.js version(s) available on the server, follow
these steps:

Plesk for Linux

1. Go to Extensions and click Node.js Manager. Here, you can see
   the Node.js versions installed on the server as well as the paths to
   their corresponding binaries.
2. Click the icon next to a Node.js version to disable
   it. Disabling a Node.js version has the following effects:
   • The disabled Node.js version can no longer be selected when
     managing Node.js applications for domains.
   • Existing Node.js applications are switched to a different, enabled
     Node.js version (if possible).
   • If all Node.js versions on the server are disabled, all existing
     Node.js applications stop working, and the ability to manage
     Node.js applications for domains is removed until…