Make sure to alter the values as needed depending on the account and the application.<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Method #1: Set up the Node.js application using the cPanel interface<\/h3>\nStep #1: Create the application<\/h3>\n\n- Log in to cPanel.<\/li>\n
- From your cPanel cPanel home screen, go to the Software<\/em> block and click on Setup Node.js App.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/cpanel_create-application-nodejs-selector_setup-nodejs-app.png\")
<\/li>\n- Click on Create Application.<\/span><\/strong>
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/cpanel_create-application-nodejs-selector_create-application.png\")
<\/li>\n- Complete the following fields on the succeeding page:
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/cpanel_create-application-nodejs-selector_application-setup-form.png\")
<\/p>\n\n- Node.js version<\/strong>: A dropdown will be available for you to choose a version you want to use.<\/li>\n
- Application<\/strong> mode<\/strong>: You will have two options: Development or Production. (You can use Development as you start and change this to Production at a later time.)<\/li>\n
- Application root<\/strong>: This is the location for your application files. Make sure to append \/home\/username<\/em> to complete the path to the application files in the cPanel home directory. (Example locations: \/home\/username\/appname<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0\/home\/username\/apps\/appname<\/em>)<\/li>\n
- Application URL<\/strong>: This is the web address of the application.<\/li>\n
- Application startup file<\/strong>: This will be the initial file that will run as the application opens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Make sure to complete all the required details in the form, and click on\u00a0Create<\/strong>.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/cpanel_create-application-nodejs-selector_create-application-complete.png\")
<\/li>\n- The application should start right away. Click on\u00a0Open\u00a0<\/strong>for you to see a test version.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/cpanel_create-application-nodejs-selector_application-open.png\")
You should see the\u00a0It Works!<\/strong>\u00a0message appear.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n <\/p>\n
By using the\u00a0package.json<\/em> settings file and the npm package manager, you can now work on improving the interface of the application itself by following the next steps:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n
Step #2: Create the package.json file<\/h3>\n\n- Go to your cPanel homepage.<\/li>\n
- Under Files<\/em>,<\/span> click on\u00a0File Manager<\/strong>.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/cpanel_create-application-nodejs-selector_files-file-manager.png\")
<\/li>\n- On the left side of the page, click on the application root location (see step 4 from earlier):
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/cpanel_create-application-nodejs-selector_application-root-folder.png\")
<\/li>\n - Click on\u00a0+File<\/strong>.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/cpanel_create-application-nodejs-selector_application-root-folder-new-file.png\")
<\/li>\n- For the file name, type in package.json,\u00a0<\/em> and click on\u00a0Create New File<\/strong>.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/cpanel_create-application-nodejs-selector_create-new-file-300x149.png\")
<\/li>\n- The package.json\u00a0<\/em>file should now be visible. Right-click on the created file and click on\u00a0Edit<\/strong>.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/cpanel_create-application-nodejs-selector_edit-json-file.png\")
<\/li>\n- A pop-up dialog box will appear. Click on OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- On the editor screen, type in the following:\n
{\r\n \"name\": \"app\",\r\n \"version\": \"1.0.0\",\r\n \"description\": \"My App\",\r\n \"main\": \"app.js\",\r\n \"scripts\": {\r\n \"test\": \"echo \\\"Error: no test specified\\\" && exit 1\"\r\n },\r\n \"author\": \"\",\r\n \"license\": \"ISC\"\r\n}<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n - Click on Save Changes<\/span><\/strong>.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/cpanel_create-application-nodejs-selector_save-changes.png\")
<\/li>\n- You can now click on Close<\/span><\/strong>.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/cpanel_create-application-nodejs-selector_close-editor.png\")
<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n <\/p>\n
Step #3: Install npm<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\n
\n- Once again, go to your cPanel homepage and click on Setup Node.js App<\/strong>. This should be under the\u00a0Software<\/em> block.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n- Under\u00a0Actions<\/strong>, click on the pencil (Edit the application) icon.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/cpanel_create-application-nodejs-selector_edit-application.png\")
<\/li>\n- Click on Run NPM Install<\/span><\/strong>
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/cpanel_create-application-nodejs-selector_run-npm-install.png\")
<\/li>\n- You should receive a prompt saying that NPM install has been completed successfully.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/cpanel_create-application-nodejs-selector_npm-installation-complete-300x53.png\")
<\/li>\n - On the application setup page, you can choose to “Enter the virtual environment” where you can add and install packages with NPM through SSH login. This command should be visible in the information box within the application setup page.
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2021\/11\/cpanel_create-application-nodejs-selector_command-application-setup-page-300x51.png\")
<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n <\/p>\n
Method #2: Set up the Node.js application using the command line<\/h3>\n
If you are more comfortable using SSH than cPanel, these are the steps for you:<\/p>\n
\n- Log in using SSH.<\/li>\n
- Use this command to create the application:\n
cloudlinux-selector create --json --interpreter nodejs --version 11 --app-root app --domain example.com --app-uri app<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
- This should be the application directory:\n
cd ~\/app<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
- Create the\u00a0package.json\u00a0<\/em>file using this command:\n
vi package.json<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
- From your keyboard, press i<\/span> to change to insert mode. Add the following text into the editor:\n
{\r\n\u00a0 \"name\": \"app\",\r\n\u00a0 \"version\": \"1.0.0\",\r\n\u00a0 \"description\": \"My App\",\r\n\u00a0 \"main\": \"app.js\",\r\n\u00a0 \"scripts\": {\r\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \"test\": \"echo \\\"Error: no test specified\\\" && exit 1\"\r\n\u00a0 },\r\n\u00a0 \"author\": \"\",\r\n\u00a0 \"license\": \"ISC\"\r\n }<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n- Press the Esc (escape key) and<\/span> then : (colon) <\/span>to switch to command mode.<\/li>\n
- Press x<\/span> and then Enter<\/span> which will save your work and will let you exit simultaneously.<\/li>\n
- Next, install the npm using:\n
cloudlinux-selector install-modules --json --interpreter nodejs --user example --app-root app<\/pre>\nUse this command to add or install other packages with npm: (you will then enter a virtual environment – see step 5 above)<\/p>\n
source \/home\/example\/nodevenv\/app\/11\/bin\/activate && cd \/home\/example\/app<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
- As you run the application, here are the commands you can use:stop:\n
cloudlinux-selector stop --json --interpreter nodejs --app-root ~\/app<\/pre>\nstart:<\/p>\n
cloudlinux-selector start --json --interpreter nodejs --app-root ~\/app<\/pre>\nrestart:<\/p>\n
cloudlinux-selector restart --json --interpreter nodejs --app-root ~\/app<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n <\/p>\n
* NOTE : Node.js Selector is only available on VPS hosting.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For you to be able to use Node.js* applications via cPanel, you will need to run the Node.js Selector. We will help you install this using the methods listed below. Before you proceed, take note of the following terms used within this article: app:\u00a0application root directory and application URL. app.js: application startup file. example: username. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[47],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-5745","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-cpanel"],"year_month":"2026-08","word_count":760,"total_views":0,"reactions":{"happy":0,"normal":0,"sad":0},"author_info":{"name":"syd123","author_nicename":"syd123","author_url":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/author\/syd123\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"cPanel","term_url":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/help-category\/cpanel\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/5745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5745"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/5745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7717,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/5745\/revisions\/7717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=5745"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=5745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- \n
- Log in to cPanel.<\/li>\n
- From your cPanel cPanel home screen, go to the Software<\/em> block and click on Setup Node.js App.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n- Click on Create Application.<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/li>\n- Complete the following fields on the succeeding page:
\n<\/p>\n- \n
- Node.js version<\/strong>: A dropdown will be available for you to choose a version you want to use.<\/li>\n
- Application<\/strong> mode<\/strong>: You will have two options: Development or Production. (You can use Development as you start and change this to Production at a later time.)<\/li>\n
- Application root<\/strong>: This is the location for your application files. Make sure to append \/home\/username<\/em> to complete the path to the application files in the cPanel home directory. (Example locations: \/home\/username\/appname<\/em>\u00a0or\u00a0\/home\/username\/apps\/appname<\/em>)<\/li>\n
- Application URL<\/strong>: This is the web address of the application.<\/li>\n
- Application startup file<\/strong>: This will be the initial file that will run as the application opens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Make sure to complete all the required details in the form, and click on\u00a0Create<\/strong>.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
\n<\/li>\n- The application should start right away. Click on\u00a0Open\u00a0<\/strong>for you to see a test version.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span>
\nYou should see the\u00a0It Works!<\/strong>\u00a0message appear.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n
By using the\u00a0package.json<\/em> settings file and the npm package manager, you can now work on improving the interface of the application itself by following the next steps:<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Step #2: Create the package.json file<\/h3>\n
- \n
- Go to your cPanel homepage.<\/li>\n
- Under Files<\/em>,<\/span> click on\u00a0File Manager<\/strong>.
\n<\/li>\n- On the left side of the page, click on the application root location (see step 4 from earlier):
\n<\/li>\n- Click on\u00a0+File<\/strong>.
\n<\/li>\n- For the file name, type in package.json,\u00a0<\/em> and click on\u00a0Create New File<\/strong>.
\n<\/li>\n- The package.json\u00a0<\/em>file should now be visible. Right-click on the created file and click on\u00a0Edit<\/strong>.
\n<\/li>\n- A pop-up dialog box will appear. Click on OK<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
- On the editor screen, type in the following:\n
{\r\n \"name\": \"app\",\r\n \"version\": \"1.0.0\",\r\n \"description\": \"My App\",\r\n \"main\": \"app.js\",\r\n \"scripts\": {\r\n \"test\": \"echo \\\"Error: no test specified\\\" && exit 1\"\r\n },\r\n \"author\": \"\",\r\n \"license\": \"ISC\"\r\n}<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n- Click on Save Changes<\/span><\/strong>.
\n<\/li>\n- You can now click on Close<\/span><\/strong>.
\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n
Step #3: Install npm<\/h3>\n
<\/p>\n
- \n
- Once again, go to your cPanel homepage and click on Setup Node.js App<\/strong>. This should be under the\u00a0Software<\/em> block.
\n<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n- Under\u00a0Actions<\/strong>, click on the pencil (Edit the application) icon.
\n<\/li>\n- Click on Run NPM Install<\/span><\/strong>
\n<\/li>\n- You should receive a prompt saying that NPM install has been completed successfully.
\n<\/li>\n- On the application setup page, you can choose to “Enter the virtual environment” where you can add and install packages with NPM through SSH login. This command should be visible in the information box within the application setup page.
\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/p>\n
Method #2: Set up the Node.js application using the command line<\/h3>\n
If you are more comfortable using SSH than cPanel, these are the steps for you:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Log in using SSH.<\/li>\n
- Use this command to create the application:\n
cloudlinux-selector create --json --interpreter nodejs --version 11 --app-root app --domain example.com --app-uri app<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
- This should be the application directory:\n
cd ~\/app<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
- Create the\u00a0package.json\u00a0<\/em>file using this command:\n
vi package.json<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
- From your keyboard, press i<\/span> to change to insert mode. Add the following text into the editor:\n
{\r\n\u00a0 \"name\": \"app\",\r\n\u00a0 \"version\": \"1.0.0\",\r\n\u00a0 \"description\": \"My App\",\r\n\u00a0 \"main\": \"app.js\",\r\n\u00a0 \"scripts\": {\r\n\u00a0 \u00a0 \"test\": \"echo \\\"Error: no test specified\\\" && exit 1\"\r\n\u00a0 },\r\n\u00a0 \"author\": \"\",\r\n\u00a0 \"license\": \"ISC\"\r\n }<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n- Press the Esc (escape key) and<\/span> then : (colon) <\/span>to switch to command mode.<\/li>\n
- Press x<\/span> and then Enter<\/span> which will save your work and will let you exit simultaneously.<\/li>\n
- Next, install the npm using:\n
cloudlinux-selector install-modules --json --interpreter nodejs --user example --app-root app<\/pre>\n
Use this command to add or install other packages with npm: (you will then enter a virtual environment – see step 5 above)<\/p>\n
source \/home\/example\/nodevenv\/app\/11\/bin\/activate && cd \/home\/example\/app<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n
- As you run the application, here are the commands you can use:stop:\n
cloudlinux-selector stop --json --interpreter nodejs --app-root ~\/app<\/pre>\n
start:<\/p>\n
cloudlinux-selector start --json --interpreter nodejs --app-root ~\/app<\/pre>\n
restart:<\/p>\n
cloudlinux-selector restart --json --interpreter nodejs --app-root ~\/app<\/pre>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
<\/p>\n
* NOTE : Node.js Selector is only available on VPS hosting.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
For you to be able to use Node.js* applications via cPanel, you will need to run the Node.js Selector. We will help you install this using the methods listed below. Before you proceed, take note of the following terms used within this article: app:\u00a0application root directory and application URL. app.js: application startup file. example: username. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[47],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-5745","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-cpanel"],"year_month":"2026-08","word_count":760,"total_views":0,"reactions":{"happy":0,"normal":0,"sad":0},"author_info":{"name":"syd123","author_nicename":"syd123","author_url":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/author\/syd123\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"cPanel","term_url":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/help-category\/cpanel\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/5745","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5745"}],"version-history":[{"count":28,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/5745\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7717,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/5745\/revisions\/7717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5745"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=5745"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=5745"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- From your keyboard, press i<\/span> to change to insert mode. Add the following text into the editor:\n
- Under\u00a0Actions<\/strong>, click on the pencil (Edit the application) icon.
- On the left side of the page, click on the application root location (see step 4 from earlier):
- Application<\/strong> mode<\/strong>: You will have two options: Development or Production. (You can use Development as you start and change this to Production at a later time.)<\/li>\n
- Click on Create Application.<\/span><\/strong>