Question How do I enable Node.js on a domain?

[carlsson]

Server operating system version

Ubuntu 20.04.6 LTS

Plesk version and microupdate number

18.0.70 Update #2

I need Node.js on a domain that I will host shortly. So I created the new domain, and was prepared to follow the instructions here.
However, I got stuck at the very beginning; "Upload the Node.js application files". Where can I find these files?

Some questions:
• In the node panel on the domain, there's a button to enable Node.js. I did that, and then it looks like the picture.
• In Plesk Extensions, you could download something that is called Node.js Toolkit. One of the USP's are "Add Node.js applications to your websites with just a few clicks." Where should one click?
• I am confused by the versions. Per the attachament it's version 21.7, nodejs.org says the latest version is 24. What version should I use?
• At nodejs.org I found a downloadable sourcecode. Are those the files I'm looking for?

I'm sorry, I'm still a Linux noob and this is probably just everyday stuff for most of you. But for me it's... Well let's say there are a lot of question marks.

Tia,
/Andreas

 

[carlsson]

To answer myself; I understand that Node.js already is installed. The app.js is the app that the developer should put on the site. You don't need to download any files from nodejs.org or do any other installation, Plesk have already installed everything (or maybe it was the mentioned Node.js Toolkit).

I also finally managed to click on the different blue text's and could change some of the settings.

/End of note to those that are equally stupid as I am.

 

[scsa20]

However, I got stuck at the very beginning; "Upload the Node.js application files". Where can I find these files?

The application files is your application files that you want to run as your nodejs site

In the node panel on the domain, there's a button to enable Node.js. I did that, and then it looks like the picture

Yep, that's the normal interface.

In Plesk Extensions, you could download something that is called Node.js Toolkit. One of the USP's are "Add Node.js applications to your websites with just a few clicks." Where should one click?

The Node.js Toolkit allows you to install additional versions.

I am confused by the versions. Per the attachament it's version 21.7, nodejs.org says the latest version is 24. What version should I use?

You should be able to click on the version and choose a different version. If the version you're looking for isn't there, you can install it through the Node.js Toolkit.

At nodejs.org I found a downloadable sourcecode. Are those the files I'm looking for?

No that is not the files you're looking for.