Deploy Node.js on Google Cloud C4A Arm-based Axion VMs
Introduction
Getting started with Node.js on Google Axion C4A (Arm Neoverse-V2)
Create a Google Axion C4A Arm virtual machine on GCP
Install Node.js using Node Version Manager
Validate Node.js baseline on Google Axion C4A Arm virtual machine
Benchmark Node.js performance with Autocannon
Next Steps
Deploy Node.js on Google Cloud C4A Arm-based Axion VMs
Google Axion C4A Arm instances in Google Cloud
Google Axion C4A is a family of Arm-based virtual machines powered by Google’s custom Axion CPU, built on Arm Neoverse-V2 cores. These instances deliver high performance and energy efficiency for modern cloud workloads, including CI/CD pipelines, microservices, media processing, and general-purpose applications.
The C4A series provides a cost-effective alternative to x86 virtual machines while leveraging the scalability and performance benefits of the Arm architecture in Google Cloud.
For more information on Google Axion, see the Google blog Introducing Google Axion Processors, our new Arm-based CPUs .
Node.js
Node.js is an open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment built on Chrome’s V8 engine. It enables you to build scalable server-side applications, APIs, and backend services using JavaScript. Node.js features an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model, making it highly efficient for handling concurrent connections. Node.js is widely used for web servers, real-time applications, microservices, and cloud-native backend services.
For more information on Node.js, see the Node.js website and the Node.js documentation .