N|Solid Overview
NodeSource has developed N|Solid to meet the needs of enterprise production environments. Built upon the experience and insights of several core contributors to the Node.js ecosystem, N|Solid provides live instrumentation of your production system's health, and stability with no changes to your application code. In addition, N|Solid offers the ability to control access for your critical applications.
Overview of the N|Solid Components
N|Solid Runtime
At times, Node.js can feel like a black box. Shifting to an asynchronous programming model changes how developers are required to handle and interpret existing data. In order to help customers gain more visibility, we provide the N|Solid Runtime. The N|Solid Runtime is a build of Node.js bundled with an advanced native C++ component, the N|Solid Agent. The N|Solid Agent runs on its own thread inside your application, with direct access to the core elements of Node.js, libuv and the V8 JavaScript engine.
The N|Solid Runtime provides access to detailed metrics, and allows you to control application behavior in production. It also includes a powerful security policy model that allows restricting access to system resources by untrusted modules.
Read more about using the Runtime from the command line »
Node Compatibility
N|Solid 4.x is delivered bundled with either a Node.js v12.x Erbium LTS, Node.js v14.x Fermium LTS and, Node.js v16.x Gallium LTS (included in N|Solid v4.6.2) runtime. All N|Solid features are additive, meaning any application that runs on Node.js will also work with N|Solid. To verify the version of Node.js you have bundled in N|Solid, use nsolid -v.
For more information about the Node.js API, consult the Node.js API Documentation.
N|Solid Console
The N|Solid Console provides centralized access to all of your applications, and an aggregated view of each application's processes. This holistic view simplifies triage at runtime, makes it easier to find outliers, and takes advantage of advanced diagnostic tools directly from your browser.
Summary
The combination of the Runtime and Console make N|Solid an invaluable tool for gaining insight into the behavior of your live production applications.
Backed by NodeSource's 24x7 support, N|Solid adds enterprise-grade diagnostic and security features, delivered on a release cycle that is aligned with Node.js Long Term Support (LTS) releases. This provides a stable production platform for all of your Node applications.