Micro Instances in North America

Lightweight, low-cost cloud compute for North America.

Local Hosting

The big cloud brands priced everyone out of running little servers. Micro instances in North America from ASCS Cloud bring that back: small Linux containers on our dedicated i7 12700KF hardware in Onoway, Alberta, from about $2/month CAD with yearly billing.

They are the practical middle ground between a free tier you can't rely on and a full VPS you don't need, and they come with Canadian data residency and a 14-day free trial.

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Choose OS / App
2
Choose Plan
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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, 14-day free trial, console access included on every plan.

Xeon Silver 4114 Micro Instances NEW

DDR4 ECC. Monthly or yearly billing — save 5% with yearly. 14-day free trial. Console access included. Public IPv6 Alberta address included.

4C 4GB

Intel Xeon Silver 4114 Container
$6.75/month CAD
  • ✓ 4 vCPUs
  • ✓ 4GB DDR4 ECC
  • ✓ 32GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

6C 6GB

Intel Xeon Silver 4114 Container
$11.25/month CAD
  • ✓ 6 vCPUs
  • ✓ 6GB DDR4 ECC
  • ✓ 64GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

6C 8GB

Intel Xeon Silver 4114 Container
$13.50/month CAD
  • ✓ 6 vCPUs
  • ✓ 8GB DDR4 ECC
  • ✓ 96GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

i7 12700KF Micro Instances NEW

Container-based isolation. Monthly or yearly billing — save 5% with yearly. 14-day free trial. Console access included. Public IPv6 Alberta address included.

Nano

Intel Core i7 12700KF Container
$1.91/month CAD
  • ✓ 1 vCPU
  • ✓ 1GB DDR4
  • ✓ 16GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

Mini

Intel Core i7 12700KF Container
$2.17/month CAD
  • ✓ 1 vCPU
  • ✓ 2GB DDR4
  • ✓ 16GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

Base

Intel Core i7 12700KF Container
$2.37/month CAD
  • ✓ 1 vCPU
  • ✓ 4GB DDR4
  • ✓ 16GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

Plus

Intel Core i7 12700KF Container
$2.57/month CAD
  • ✓ 1 vCPU
  • ✓ 4GB DDR4
  • ✓ 32GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

Max

Intel Core i7 12700KF Container
$2.89/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. 14-day free trial. Console access included. Public IPv6 Alberta address included.

Nano

Intel Xeon E5 2680v4 Container
$2.76/month CAD
  • ✓ 2 vCPUs
  • ✓ 1GB DDR4 ECC
  • ✓ 32GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

Mini

Intel Xeon E5 2680v4 Container
$3.03/month CAD
  • ✓ 2 vCPUs
  • ✓ 2GB DDR4 ECC
  • ✓ 32GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

Base

Intel Xeon E5 2680v4 Container
$3.36/month CAD
  • ✓ 2 vCPUs
  • ✓ 4GB DDR4 ECC
  • ✓ 32GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

Plus

Intel Xeon E5 2680v4 Container
$3.68/month CAD
  • ✓ 2 vCPUs
  • ✓ 4GB DDR4 ECC
  • ✓ 64GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

Max

Intel Xeon E5 2680v4 Container
$4.08/month CAD
  • ✓ 2 vCPUs
  • ✓ 4GB DDR4 ECC
  • ✓ 64GB + 300GB HDD
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

E5 2660v3 Free Tier NEW

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

Free

Intel Xeon E5 2660 v3 Container
Freerenew every 30 days
  • ✓ 1 vCPU
  • ✓ 2GB DDR4 ECC
  • ✓ 20GB SSD Storage
  • ✓ Console Access
  • ✓ Public IPv6 Alberta Address
  • ✓ Onoway, AB

No formal uptime agreement.

Step 3 of 3

Review & Pay

Review your selections and complete your order.

Order Summary

Operating System / App—
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You will be redirected to Stripe to complete your payment securely.

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

Who is a micro instance for?

Anyone running bots, small APIs, automation, or self-hosted tools who wants reliable hosting without overspending.

Do I need technical skills?

Basic Linux comfort helps, since you manage your own container, but support is friendly and local.

How do micro instances compare to free tiers?

They are reliable, cheap, and permanent, unlike free tiers that throttle or disappear.

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