How to run node.js on normal linux hosting

Question

I recently saw a good blogging platform named ghost.
But it is based on node.js so a usual Linux hosting can't handle it.
So is it possible to run node.js on a Cpanel (Linux host) or convert node.js projects to normal php?

Answer 1

DigitalOcean is currently the cheapest and (in my opinion) the easiest way to start a Ghost blog. They offer one-click Ghost installations on their SSD VPSes, which run on Ubuntu. Hmm, DigitalOcean is quite new, they began back in 2011, but are setting new standards - for $5 /month, you can get a VPS with 20Gb SSD, 1TB bandwidth and other cool features...

But beware, they're so cheap because they don't offer 24/7 support, like Mediatemple or other enterprise hosting solutions, but they do have an amazing community-driven forum/blog, where you can find nice tutorials, ranging from how to set up a VPS to hosting OpenVPN.

Answer 2

Usually normal shared hosts do not provide node.js hosting. You can try aws ec2 and install node.js in it or try heroku or other node.js hosting providers.

Answer 3

Regular shared hosts don't support nodejs but you can try a private server like aws or specific nodejs hosting like www.nodejitsu.com

Answer 4

Yalamber answered the question as I would have.

I'm not sure if this applied when Nick wrote his answer, but IMO the cheapest and easiest way to set up a Ghost blog is via Ghost's Hosted Platform: https://ghost.org/subscribe/trial/