Budget Cloud Containers in Canada

Canadian cloud containers that respect a startup budget.

Local Hosting

Canadian startups and students need compute that doesn't eat the runway. Budget cloud containers in Canada from ASCS Cloud deliver lightweight containers on our own Alberta hardware from about $3.08/month CAD with yearly billing, a instant activation and flat pricing.

Keep experiments, staging environments and hobby projects alive without signing up for metered big-cloud bills.

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Choose OS / App
2
Choose Plan
3
Review & Pay
Step 1 of 3

Choose Your Operating System or Pre-Installed App

Select the software you want pre-installed on your VPS. All apps deploy in one click from our control panel.

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Debian 13 (Trixie)
Debian 12 (Bookworm)
Arch Linux
Fedora 44
AlmaLinux 10
Alpine Linux
2FAuth
Actual Budget
AdGuard Home
AMP Panel
Audiobookshelf
Authentik
Autobrr
Beaver Habit Tracker
Beszel
BookStack
Caddy
Calibre-web
CasaOS
Cloudflared
ConvertX
Coolify
Crafty Controller
CrowdSec
Docker Engine
Etherpad
Excalidraw
FileBrowser
FreePBX
Glances
Grafana
Home Assistant
Homepage
HedgeDoc
Immich
Invoice Ninja
IT-Tools
Jellyfin
Jellyseerr
Kasm Workspaces
LAN Cache
MariaDB / MySQL
Matrix (Synapse)
Mattermost
MinIO
MongoDB
n8n Automation
Navidrome
Netbird
NetBox
Netdata
Nextcloud AIO
NPM Proxy
Odoo ERP
OnlyOffice
Open WebUI
OpenMediaVault
OpenVPN
Overseerr
Paperless-NGX
PdfDing
PhotoPrism
Pi-hole
Plex Media
Pocket ID
PocketBase
Portainer CE
PostgreSQL
Prowlarr
Radarr
Readarr
Redis
RetroArch
Rocket.Chat
romM
SearXNG
Sonarr
Speedtest
Stirling-PDF
Syncthing
Tailscale VPN
Traefik
TrueNAS CE
Unraid
Uptime Kuma
Vaultwarden
Warracker
WG-Easy
Wiki.js
Wishlist
WordPress
Step 2 of 3

Choose Your Plan

Select your container plan. Yearly billing, instant activation, console access included on every plan.

i7 12700KF Micro Instances NEW

Container-based isolation. Monthly or yearly billing — save 5% with yearly. instant activation. Console access included. Public IPv6 Alberta address included.

Nano

Intel Core i7 12700KF Container
$3.08/month CAD
  • ✓ 1 vCPU
  • ✓ 1GB DDR4
  • ✓ 16GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

Mini

Intel Core i7 12700KF Container
$3.50/month CAD
  • ✓ 1 vCPU
  • ✓ 2GB DDR4
  • ✓ 16GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

Base

Intel Core i7 12700KF Container
$3.82/month CAD
  • ✓ 1 vCPU
  • ✓ 4GB DDR4
  • ✓ 16GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

Plus

Intel Core i7 12700KF Container
$4.14/month CAD
  • ✓ 1 vCPU
  • ✓ 4GB DDR4
  • ✓ 32GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

Max

Intel Core i7 12700KF Container
$4.65/month CAD
  • ✓ 1 vCPU
  • ✓ 4GB DDR4
  • ✓ 32GB + 300GB HDD
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

i9 14900KF Micro Instances NEW

Container-based isolation. Monthly or yearly billing — save 5% with yearly. instant activation. Console access included. Public IPv6 Alberta address included.

Nano

Intel Core i9 14900KF Container
$3.69/month CAD
  • ✓ 1 vCPU
  • ✓ 1GB DDR4
  • ✓ 16GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

Mini

Intel Core i9 14900KF Container
$4.19/month CAD
  • ✓ 1 vCPU
  • ✓ 2GB DDR4
  • ✓ 16GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

Base

Intel Core i9 14900KF Container
$4.57/month CAD
  • ✓ 1 vCPU
  • ✓ 4GB DDR4
  • ✓ 16GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

Plus

Intel Core i9 14900KF Container
$4.97/month CAD
  • ✓ 1 vCPU
  • ✓ 4GB DDR4
  • ✓ 32GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

Max

Intel Core i9 14900KF Container
$5.57/month CAD
  • ✓ 1 vCPU
  • ✓ 4GB DDR4
  • ✓ 32GB + 300GB HDD
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

E5 2680v4 Micro Instances NEW

Container-based isolation. Monthly or yearly billing — save 5% with yearly. instant activation. Console access included. Public IPv6 Alberta address included.

Nano

Intel Xeon E5 2680v4 Container
$3.17/month CAD
  • ✓ 2 vCPUs
  • ✓ 1GB DDR4 ECC
  • ✓ 32GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

Mini

Intel Xeon E5 2680v4 Container
$3.48/month CAD
  • ✓ 2 vCPUs
  • ✓ 2GB DDR4 ECC
  • ✓ 32GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

Base

Intel Xeon E5 2680v4 Container
$3.86/month CAD
  • ✓ 2 vCPUs
  • ✓ 4GB DDR4 ECC
  • ✓ 32GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

Plus

Intel Xeon E5 2680v4 Container
$4.23/month CAD
  • ✓ 2 vCPUs
  • ✓ 4GB DDR4 ECC
  • ✓ 64GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

Max

Intel Xeon E5 2680v4 Container
$4.69/month CAD
  • ✓ 2 vCPUs
  • ✓ 4GB DDR4 ECC
  • ✓ 64GB + 300GB HDD
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

i5 3470 Free Tier OUT OF STOCK

Container-based isolation. Free tier — renew every 30 days to confirm active use. Console access included. Public IPv6 Alberta address included.

Next available: 2026-11-09 at 12:00 PM MST. Please consider our highly affordable, paid micro instances instead.

Free

Intel Core i5 3470 Container
Freerenew every 30 days
  • ✓ 1 vCPU
  • ✓ 256MB RAM
  • ✓ 16GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

No formal uptime agreement.

Next available: 2026-11-09 at 12:00 PM MST

Step 3 of 3

Review & Pay

Review your selections and complete your order.

Order Summary

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Why Our VPS

Why Choose ASCS Cloud Micro Instances?

Full Root Access

Run containers with complete control and minimal overhead. Install any OS or software you need.

Blazing Performance

Intel i9, i7 and Xeon processors with NVMe Gen 4 storage for maximum throughput.

Local Hosting

Hosted in Edmonton, AB on our own hardware. Low latency for Western Canada.

Service-Area Latency

Typical ping from your city to our Onoway, AB data centre

Onoway<1 ms
St. Albert~2 ms
Spruce Grove~2 ms
Edmonton~3 ms
Sherwood Park~4 ms
Red Deer~8 ms
Calgary~12 ms
Grande Prairie~16 ms
Fort McMurray~19 ms
Lethbridge~20 ms
Medicine Hat~23 ms
Saskatoon~24 ms
Regina~33 ms
Vancouver~39 ms
Winnipeg~45 ms
Toronto~62 ms
FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

Are these good for staging environments?

Yes, micro instances are a great place to run staging sites and test APIs before deploying to a full VPS.

Do you charge per second like big clouds?

No. Simple yearly CAD pricing with no metering.

Is my data in Canada?

Yes, everything runs in our Onoway, Alberta facility.

Explore Micro Instances Plans