Node.js on Self-Managed VPS Hosting

Node.js Hosting on a VPS — apps that never sleep

Deploy Express APIs, real-time apps, and full-stack JavaScript projects with full root access, persistent processes, and zero platform lock-in.

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Unmetered bandwidth

Run Node.js from day one.

Every plan includes Node.js installation, unmetered bandwidth, and full root access.

Length of Subscription

Stack 4

For lightweight apps and solo projects

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Auto-renews at €15.99/mo after 3 months.

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For apps running in production

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Other VPS hosts meter your bandwidth. We don’t.

Most providers hand you a transfer allowance, then bill you per gigabyte the moment you exceed it — so a traffic spike becomes a surprise invoice. DreamHost doesn’t meter bandwidth at all.

$810

is what 10 TB of monthly transfer costs on AWS Lightsail (USD). On a DreamHost Self-Managed VPS, the same 10 TB costs $0.

VPS bandwidth overage cost comparison, as of June 2026 (figures in USD)
Provider	Bandwidth	Overage rate	Cost at 10 TB/mo	Cost at 50 TB/mo
DreamHost	Unmetered	No overage	$0	$0
AWS Lightsail	Metered	$0.09/GB	$810	$4,410
DigitalOcean	Metered	$0.01/GB	$90	$490
Vultr	Metered	$0.01/GB	$75	$475
Linode / Akamai	Metered	$0.005/GB	$45	$245

No transfer caps, no overage fees, no surprise invoice when your traffic spikes — fair use applies.

Competitor figures are each provider's publicly listed overage rates as of June 2026, for outbound transfer beyond each provider's included transfer allowance (plan plus any account-level free-transfer grant); figures in USD. DreamHost Self-Managed VPS includes unmetered bandwidth with no per-GB or per-TB overage charges, subject to terms.

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What You Can Build

Everything your Node.js app needs to run in production.

REST & GraphQL APIs

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Real-Time Applications

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Full-Stack JavaScript

End-to-End JS Deployments

Host Next.js, Nuxt, or Remix apps alongside your Node.js backend on the same VPS. Control your entire stack including runtime version, memory limits, environment variables, and process concurrency.

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