Alma, Canada
Chat Software VPS in Alma
Built for always-on messaging workloads and long-lived connections. Built by hand, usually the same day.
- ✓ WebSockets and any port
- ✓ Same price in all 24 locations
- ✓ Root access, your own stack
Estimated from fibre distance, not measured from Alma. Your real figure depends on your connection and route, and lands inside this range.
Choose how the processor is shared
Every class ships the same hardware menu and the same Ubuntu Server 24.04 (LTS) 64-bit image. What changes is how the processor is shared — and the price moves with it.
Availability
Budget friendly
Workable for a small team. Shared processor time shows up as lag once concurrent conversations climb.
$136.35USD
per month
ConfigureGeneral purpose
The usual choice
Long-lived connections need steady processor time more than they need peak speed.
$147.35USD
per month
ConfigureDedicated
High performance
Dedicated cores for large concurrent loads, where a neighbour’s spike would otherwise be felt as delay.
$158.35USD
per month
ConfigureBurstable
Not for messaging
Throttles under sustained load, and a messaging server is sustained load by definition.
$0.3037USD
per hour — booked for a window, not subscribed
Book by the hourMemory and cores can be raised on the same server without a rebuild — usually within the hour.
A socket is not a page view
Most hosting is sized for requests that arrive, get answered and end. Messaging is the opposite: every participant holds a connection open for as long as they are present, and the server pays for it the entire time. That changes what to buy.
Memory is the ceiling, not cores
Each open connection costs memory whether or not anyone is typing. Concurrency is usually a memory question first and a processor question second.
Steady beats fast
A burst of speed does not help a connection that has to stay responsive for hours. Consistent processor time does, which is why the shared-burst class is the wrong one here.
Latency is felt per keystroke
A page load absorbs a slow round trip once. A live conversation exposes it continuously, which is why the region you pick matters more here than almost anywhere else.
Where your server runs
All 24 locations cost the same, so pick whichever sits closest to the people who will actually use the server. Choose the region closest to the people holding the conversations. Messaging keeps a connection open, so latency is felt on every keystroke rather than once per page.
Alma is closest to Toronto. Every marker costs the same per month.
Show all 24 locations and distances from Alma ▾
| Location | Distance | Est. round trip |
|---|---|---|
| Americas · 9 locations | ||
| Toronto, Canada | 807 km | 12–24 ms |
| New York, United States | 891 km | 13–27 ms |
| Chicago, United States | 1,451 km | 22–44 ms |
| Atlanta, United States | 1,955 km | 29–59 ms |
| Miami, United States | 2,641 km | 40–79 ms |
| Dallas, United States | 2,730 km | 41–82 ms |
| Seattle, United States | 3,697 km | 55–111 ms |
| Los Angeles, United States | 4,136 km | 62–124 ms |
| Santa Clara, United States | 4,196 km | 63–126 ms |
| Europe, Middle East & Africa · 8 locations | ||
| London, United Kingdom | 4,912 km | 74–147 ms |
| Amsterdam, The Netherlands | 5,177 km | 78–155 ms |
| Madrid, Spain | 5,285 km | 79–159 ms |
| Frankfurt, Germany | 5,530 km | 83–166 ms |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 5,530 km | 83–166 ms |
| Milan, Italy | 5,842 km | 88–175 ms |
| Bucharest, Romania | 6,956 km | 104–209 ms |
| Tel Aviv, Israel | 8,467 km | 127–254 ms |
| Asia-Pacific · 7 locations | ||
| Tokyo, Japan | 10,150 km | 152–304 ms |
| Delhi NCR, India | 10,907 km | 164–327 ms |
| Mumbai, India | 11,713 km | 176–351 ms |
| Kolkata, India | 11,860 km | 178–356 ms |
| Hong Kong, China | 12,114 km | 182–363 ms |
| Singapore | 14,449 km | 217–433 ms |
| Sydney, Australia | 16,140 km | 242–484 ms |
Distances are from Alma. Round trips are estimated from fibre distance, not measured — the figure your users see depends on where they are.
Daily off-server backups
Free SSL, issued and renewed for you
Open ports and WebSocket support by default
Root access for your own stack
Included with every Chat Software server, in every class, at every location.
Chat hosting for Alma
We host servers for companies throughout Alma, QC and the rest of Canada. You tell us what the server is for, we build it by hand, and you get access and the login details the same working day.
Toronto is our closest location at 807 km, which makes it the usual starting point. If the people using the server are somewhere else, host it somewhere else — every location costs the same.
Chat Software VPS in Alma — FAQs
Why does location matter more for messaging?
How many conversations can it hold at once?
Which hardware class should I choose?
Do you allow WebSockets and custom ports?
How much does it cost in Alma?
Other servers in Alma
Same hardware, tuned for a different job.
Chat Software hosting nearby
Other towns we host for in the region.