MTL1 · KVM · SSD · IPv6

Virtual machines in Montreal.
Simple enough for a homelab.
Serious enough for production.

Rent a VM for a website, VPN, game server, SaaS app, bastion, test cluster, or critical infrastructure. Clear billing, readable specs, and human support in Montreal.

  • Fast provisioning
  • Snapshots and backups
  • IPv4 + IPv6
  • 24/7 human support
usagehomelab / gaming / vpn / web / saas / staging / prod
hypervisorKVM
storageSSD RAID10
networkmulti-carrier

Who it's for

A VM simple enough to rent. Serious enough to operate.

The same service should work for someone setting up a personal lab and for a team deploying a staging environment, a bastion, or a small production. So we lead with the essentials: clear resources, useful options, and a readable infra.

Demanding individuals

Homelab, self-hosting, gaming, VPN, side projects.

A VM that is easy to understand, honest specs, no marketing fluff, and real tools for proper tinkering.

  • Clear monthly pricing
  • KVM console and snapshots
  • Native IPv6 and root access
  • Great for docker, minecraft, wireguard, nextcloud

Professionals

SaaS, bastions, staging, backup, business workloads.

A credible base for serious workloads: stable performance, backups, monitoring, human support, and a datacenter environment in Montreal.

  • Modern server hardware, SSD RAID10 storage
  • Human support and on-call response
  • Backups and managed options
  • Suitable for test, DR, and production environments

VM plans

Pick your configuration.

Five progressive plans, same options on every configuration. Monthly or annual, fixed pricing with no surprises.

Starter

1 vCPU· 1 GB RAM· 20 GB SSD RAID10

Monthly 8 CAD 6 USD
Annual 80 CAD 60 USD 2 months free
  • 1 IPv4 + IPv6
  • DDoS protection L3/L4
  • 1 TB traffic included
  • Managed backup included

Extra disk: +2 CAD / 10 GB

Order

Basic

2 vCPU· 2 GB RAM· 50 GB SSD RAID10

Monthly 14 CAD 10 USD
Annual 140 CAD 100 USD 2 months free
  • 1 IPv4 + IPv6
  • DDoS protection L3/L4
  • 1 TB traffic included
  • Managed backup included

Extra disk: +2 CAD / 10 GB

Order

Pro

4 vCPU· 4 GB RAM· 100 GB SSD RAID10

Monthly 24 CAD 18 USD
Annual 240 CAD 180 USD 2 months free
  • 1 IPv4 + IPv6
  • DDoS protection L3/L4
  • 1 TB traffic included
  • Managed backup included

Extra disk: +2 CAD / 10 GB

Order

Business

6 vCPU· 8 GB RAM· 200 GB SSD RAID10

Monthly 40 CAD 30 USD
Annual 400 CAD 300 USD 2 months free
  • 1 IPv4 + IPv6
  • DDoS protection L3/L4
  • 1 TB traffic included
  • Managed backup included

Extra disk: +2 CAD / 10 GB

Order

Scale

8 vCPU· 16 GB RAM· 400 GB SSD RAID10

Monthly 68 CAD 50 USD
Annual 680 CAD 500 USD 2 months free
  • 1 IPv4 + IPv6
  • DDoS protection L3/L4
  • 1 TB traffic included
  • Managed backup included

Extra disk: +2 CAD / 10 GB

Order

Custom configurations available — resources sized to your requirements.

Multiple OS templates available, custom images on request.

Use cases

Sell VMs through real scenarios, not just jargon.

Individual

Self-hosting and homelab

Nextcloud, reverse proxy, containers, monitoring, personal backups.

Recommended plan: Starter or Pro

Gaming / network

Game server or VPN

Minecraft, Valheim, WireGuard, Tailscale relay, SSH bastion.

Recommended plan: Starter

Professional

Staging, CI/CD, web apps

Test environments, runners, preprod, APIs, and internal apps.

Recommended plan: Pro

Production

Application infrastructure

Web VMs, workers, internal services, monitoring, bastions, and logs.

Recommended plan: Pro or Scale

Data

Databases and storage

PostgreSQL, MariaDB, hot storage, replication, and critical services.

Recommended plan: Scale

Hybrid

Public cloud extension

Move stable workloads off cloud while keeping burst capacity elsewhere.

Recommended plan: Pro or custom

In practice

SSH, root access, assigned IPv6, disk benchmark.

Actual output from a freshly provisioned VM: assigned IPv4 and IPv6 addresses, disk throughput measured in IOPS, and network latency to local peering.

ssh - node info
you@laptop:~$ ssh root@vm-mtl1.example.net
Welcome to Debian GNU/Linux 13 (bookworm)
root@vm-mtl1:~$ ip -br a | grep -E 'eth0|inet6'
eth0             UP             198.51.100.14/24
eth0             UP             2001:db8:ffxf:1200::14/64
root@vm-mtl1:~$ fio --name=randread --filename=/dev/vda
read: IOPS=81.2k, BW=317MiB/s
root@vm-mtl1:~$ ping -c 3 qix.ca
avg latency: 0.29 ms
Under the hood

Tier-1 transit via QIX, KVM, SSD RAID10, automatic backups.

Multi-carrier connectivity via QIX Montreal, KVM hypervisors on recent hardware, SSD RAID10 storage, automated backups, and active monitoring.

Transit
Tier-1 IP + local peering
Hypervisor
KVM
Storage
SSD RAID10
Network
1 Gbps per VM (fair use)
Support
Human, Montreal
Usage
lab, staging, production
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Why FFxF

Predictable resources, reachable support, stable infra in Montreal.

Specs shown upfront, human support, and infra built to last — whether it is a personal lab or a production deployment.

Visible specs

vCPU, RAM, disk, network, backup, and anti-DDoS are shown directly.

Direct documentation

Network diagrams, full specs, and metrics accessible without an intermediary portal.

Datacenter seriousness

Montreal, human support, monitoring, managed options, and production-friendly workloads.

Accessible

Simple enough for a side project, credible enough for staging or lighter production.

Order or talk

Simple, nerdy, or critical requirement? We can size it properly.

Single VM, small cluster, bastion, SaaS, backup, disaster recovery, clean homelab, or light production: send your need and we will answer with a concrete proposal.

Support & discussions

Technical questions, incident reports, or infrastructure discussions — the team is reachable on Discord, Telegram, and IRC.