What is managed hosting and what providers offer it?

Managed hosting providers run the servers, databases, scaling, and updates for you, so you just push code; Render, Railway, and Heroku are common Node.js examples.

Features:

• Pre-configured infrastructure (Node.js, MongoDB, etc.)
• Direct deployment from source control (GitHub, GitLab)
• Automated scaling and maintenance

Example providers for Node.js:

• Render (render.com)
• Railway (railway.com)
• Heroku (heroku.com)

You deploy code; they handle servers, updates, and scaling.