Install RocketChat on an Ubuntu 14.04 VPS

install-rocketchat-on-an-ubuntu-14-04-vpsIn this blog post we will show you how to install RocketChat on an Ubuntu 14.04 VPS. RocketChat is a web chat server which runs on Node.js and MongoDB. RocketChat allows you to chat with your colleagues and friends face-to-face over audio and video, upload files, record and transmit voice messages and many more. This guide should work on other Linux VPS systems as well but was tested and written for Ubuntu 14.04 VPS.

Read More

How to install NodeJS, Bower and Gulp on a CentOS 7 VPS

node.js bowerThe following article will guide you through the steps of installing NodeJS, Bower and Gulp on a CentOS 7 VPS.

What is NodeJS?

It is a platform built on Chrome’s JavaScript runtime (V8) for easily building fast, scalable network applications. NodeJS uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it lightweight and efficient, perfect for data-intensive real-time applications that run across distributed devices.

What is Bower?

Bower is a package manager for managing web frameworks, libraries, utilities, assets etc. It is a must-have tool for any web-developer out there.

What is Gulp?

Gulp is a streaming build system. It is very fast, simple and efficient. It utilizes the power of node’s streams, so you get fast builds that don’t write intermediary files to disk, especially when developing on one of our blazing fast SSD VPS hosting plans.

Read More