Get ultimate power and control with a dedicated server.
Dedicated servers are an ideal solution for customers who have a limited budget or are looking to build an enterprise-class server. Our servers support your choice of Linux distributions or Windows servers with optional control panels to ease the burden of managing your site. Our plans are backed by 100% network uptime and outstanding customer support that has you covered every step of the way
All dedicated servers include:
- Unmetered traffic
- Root access
- Your choice of Toronto or Vancouver data centre location
- *Various distributions except RedHat
- **Minimum of 8 cores
- *** Minimum of 4 cores
- ^2 CALs (included with any Windows OS licensing)
Features
Linux Dedicated Servers
With a dedicated Linux server, you have the flexibility to manage and host a wide variety of websites and applications. Your Linux dedicated server will be pre-provisioned and ready with your Linux distribution of choice.
Available Linux OS Distributions:
- CentOS
- Ubuntu
- Debian
- Fedora
- Redhat
- OpenSUSE
Full Root Access: You are your server's administrator and you will get full root access to install any software you need. With each of our servers we provide free setup and installation.
LAMP Ready Web Server: Canadian Web Hosting provides both the expertise and support needed to run your Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP/Perl or Python (LAMP) ready dedicated server.
Open-Source Website Platforms: A dedicated server running LAMP supports a wide range of essential website and content management platforms like Wordpress, Drupal, and Joomla, as well as hundreds of free scripts and one-click installation capabilities ranging from shopping carts to wikis to photo sharing.
Linux Community: Many of our team members are active in the Linux community, contributing to support forums and participating in local events. We have certified Red Hat technicians on staff 24/7 and with the popularity of Linux and our community-driven approach, it makes it easy to find the resources you need.
Windows Dedicated Servers
Integrate with other Windows applications with Windows Server 2016, the newest server operating system from Microsoft. With hundreds of new features, it offers full Windows server functionality. Pick from Standard Edition or Data Center Edition.
Standard Edition: Ideal for low-density or non-virtualized environments. The standard edition is the best value for servers without virtualization or with just one virtual instance.
Data Center Edition: Ideal for highly-virtualized environments. The data center edition allows unlimited virtual instances at a single price.
Other available editions of Windows Servers:
- Windows 2012
- Windows 2016
Select Your Database
Windows Dedicated Servers allow you to select the database your server would use. Microsoft’s latest SQL server platform, SPL Server 2014, comes in 4 different editions and delivers a comprehensive server solution for quick and reliable data storage.
Other available editions of MS SQL:
- MS SQL 2012
- MS SQL 2014
- MS SQL 2016


Frequently Asked Questions
About the CPU:
The Intel i3 processor is a great budget to mid-end dedicated server. This configuration has 2 cores and 4 threads, 4MB Intel Smart Cache and ECC memory support.
- Server supports up to two (2) hard drives; other configurations available
- Server supports up DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 RAM
About the CPU:
The Intel Xeon E3 processor makes for a great budget to high-end dedicated server. This configuration has 4 cores and 8 threads with a base clock speed of 3.4GHz for the E3-1230, 3.5GHz for the E3-1240, and 3.6GHz for the E3-1270. It also includes 8MB Intel Smart Cache and ECC memory support - great as a mid-range server solution.
- Server supports up to three (3) hard drives; other configurations available
- Server supports DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 RAM
About the CPU:
The Intel Xeon E5 processor is an ideal enterprise or heavy usage dedicated server. This configuration has 6 cores and 6 threads with a base clock speed of 1.6GHz for the E5-2609, 1.6GHz for the E5-2620, and 2.2GHz for the E5-2630 processor. It also comes with 15MB Intel Smart Cache on the E5-2609 and E5-2620 and 25MB Intel Smart Cache for the E5-2630 processor. All three come with ECC memory support.
- Server supports up to four (4) hard drives; other configurations available
- Server supports DDR4-1600 RAM for the E5-2609 processor
- Server supports DDR4-1600/1866 RAM for the E5-2620 prcoessor
- Server supports DDR4-1600/1866/2133 RAM for the E5-2630 processor
About the CPU:
The Intel i3 processor is a great budget to mid-end dedicated server. This configuration has 2 cores and 4 threads, 4MB Intel Smart Cache and ECC memory support.
- Server supports up to two (2) hard drives; other configurations available
- Server supports up DDR4-1866/2133, DDR3L-1333/1600 RAM