Deploy model
Drop in your Express app with a Dockerfile. Hostim handles HTTPS, custom domains, attached PostgreSQL or Redis, and graceful restarts. Health check path is configurable so your /healthz endpoint controls rollout.
Why Express on EU bare metal for France
Express is the workhorse of French Node.js backends — agencies and product teams alike. CNIL audits care about transfers and sub-processor lists; an EU operator with all data in Germany clears both questions. Hostim runs your Express Dockerfile, attaches managed PostgreSQL or Redis, and forwards SIGTERM cleanly so your shutdown handler gets a chance to drain.
Latency, residency and French regulators
Latency. Typical RTT from Paris to our Falkenstein region is around 18 ms. CNIL enforces GDPR more aggressively than most EU regulators. French SaaS buyers often ask for a SCC-free architecture — meaning no transfer of personal data to the US. Hostim is fully in the EU and keeps you out of that question.
Regulator. CNIL (Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés).
Local law. Loi Informatique et Libertés, the French national data protection act. Hostim is operated by HOSTIM.DEV UG, a German company, with all data in Falkenstein, Germany — there is no transfer outside the EU for application data.
Local alternatives you may have considered: Scaleway, Clever Cloud, OVHcloud, Platform.sh.
How Hostim runs Express
Express hosting is a Node.js process bound to a port, fronted by HTTPS. The platform should handle the certificate, the routing, and the restart policy — your code only handles the HTTP layer.
Common pitfalls
Express with synchronous file IO blocks the event loop and will time out under load. Use streaming or push large work to a worker container that talks to the same database.
Typical env vars
NODE_ENV, PORT, DATABASE_URL, JWT_SECRET
FAQ
Latence depuis Paris ?
RTT typique Paris → Falkenstein : 18 ms. Pour une API Express c'est imperceptible.
Comment se compare Hostim à Clever Cloud ?
Clever Cloud est un excellent hébergeur EU. Hostim est généralement moins cher au repos (€2.5/mois pour le conteneur, base PostgreSQL gratuite) et plus simple côté facturation : un prix par ressource, pas de facturation à la requête.
DPA disponible en français ?
DPA disponible en anglais et en allemand. Traduction française en préparation; si nécessaire formellement, contactez-nous.
Y a-t-il un sous-processeur hors UE ?
Uniquement Stripe pour les paiements (standard pour SaaS UE). Les données applicatives restent dans l'UE.
Ready to deploy Express?
Spin up an app in minutes. Managed database on the free tier, custom domain included.
The numbers behind this
Platform figures from the published price list, docs and our own benchmark.
€2.50/month
Hostim entry app plan
Plan sa-1-1: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM. Flat price, billed hourly, no usage meter.
€0
Managed database free tier
PostgreSQL 256 MB, MySQL 256 MB, Redis 128 MB, volume 1 GB. No cap on how many free instances you create.
Included on every plan
Database high availability
PostgreSQL and MySQL run as a primary plus hot standby with automatic failover, shared plans included.
2,708 TPS
Managed PostgreSQL write throughput
pgbench, 4 clients, 300 s, plan drp-50 (2 vCPU / 4 GB). AWS RDS db.t4g.medium scored 1,080 TPS on the same test.
€0/GB
Traffic charges
No ingress fees and no per-GB egress line on app plans.
1 today (Falkenstein, Germany)
Regions
Bare metal, EU only, with more regions planned. No AWS, GCP or Azure underneath.
“Managed PostgreSQL runs as a replicated cluster with automatic failover on every plan, shared and dedicated alike.”
— Hostim.dev docs, managed PostgreSQL
Sources
- Hostim.dev price list — Hostim.dev (checked 2026-08-06)
- Pricing model — plan-based billing, no metering — Hostim.dev docs (checked 2026-08-06)
- Managed PostgreSQL — high availability and failover — Hostim.dev docs (checked 2026-08-06)
- PostgreSQL benchmark: AWS RDS vs Hostim vs self-hosted on Hetzner — Hostim.dev blog, July 2026 (checked 2026-08-06)