Deploy model
Push your Dockerfile or a Git repo with a Dockerfile. Hostim builds the image, attaches managed PostgreSQL or Redis, and routes HTTPS traffic to it. Process exit signals are forwarded so your shutdown handlers fire.
Why Node.js on EU bare metal for Italy
The Italian Node.js scene is agency-heavy — Milan, Bologna, Rome teams shipping client e-commerce or internal tools. The pain point is usually cost: Vercel or AWS bills explode with traffic, and local hosts often sell raw VPS instead of managed PaaS. Hostim sits in the middle: managed Docker hosting, flat per-resource pricing, EU residency in writing. Latency from Milan is 22 ms — equivalent to most local Italian options.
Latency, residency and Italian regulators
Latency. Typical RTT from Rome to our Falkenstein region is around 28 ms. The Italian Garante has issued some of the largest GDPR fines in the EU and was first to block ChatGPT in 2023. Italian SaaS buyers care about EU data residency. Milan to Falkenstein is typically 22 ms; Rome is around 28 ms.
Regulator. Garante per la protezione dei dati personali.
Local law. Codice in materia di protezione dei dati personali (Italian data protection code). 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: Aruba, SeeWeb, Register.it, Serverplan.
How Hostim runs Node.js
Node.js hosting today is just running node server.js inside a Docker container behind HTTPS. The interesting parts are the database, the env vars, and graceful shutdown — not the runtime itself.
Common pitfalls
A Node app that ignores SIGTERM will lose in-flight requests on every deploy. Use a small process supervisor or hook server.close() into the SIGTERM handler.
Typical env vars
NODE_ENV, PORT, DATABASE_URL, REDIS_URL
Questions
FAQ
Qual è il costo mensile per un'app Node.js?
Un container Node.js parte da €2.5 / mese. Database PostgreSQL o Redis gestiti hanno un piano gratuito. Volume persistente fatturato a GB.
Ci sono sub-processor extra-UE?
Solo Stripe per i pagamenti, secondo prassi standard SaaS UE. I dati delle applicazioni rimangono nell'UE.
Come gestisco i secret?
Hostim ha un secret manager integrato. Aggiungi le variabili d'ambiente nel pannello e vengono iniettate nel container al runtime.
Latenza da Milano e Roma?
RTT tipico: Milano → Falkenstein 22 ms; Roma → Falkenstein 28 ms.
Ready to deploy Node.js?
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)