Install Express.js on a VPS

Host an Express (Node.js) app or API on your VPS from the SoftServer panel. Node.js, Nginx and a process manager are configured automatically.

Install steps

1. Open your server and go to Platform Installation.
2. Choose Express as the backend. Run it standalone as an API, or with a Next.js or Nuxt frontend.
3. Confirm the install. Node.js is provisioned, Nginx is set up as a reverse proxy, and your app is started and supervised.
4. Open the domain shown in the panel.

After install

• Connect your domain under Domains and enable free SSL.
• Deploy your own code with Git deploy and pull updates from the dashboard.
• Add a MariaDB database or Redis from the panel if you need them.
• Switch Node.js versions any time from Node.js management.

Express is lightweight and unopinionated, so it is a good choice for small APIs and services. Everything else — SSL, cron, backups, firewall — works the same as for any other app on SoftServer.