Starter
One straightforward website.
C$5.99/mo
- 1 website
- 10 GB storage
- 5 email accounts
- 2 databases
- Free SSL
- PHP
- Common CMS/PHP apps
DotMoose shared hosting
Canadian shared hosting from C$5.99/mo.
Monthly Virtualmin GPL hosting for websites, email, databases, and common PHP applications.
Current offers
Save on hosting or get help moving your site.
3MONTHS80
80% off the first three months.
Enter 3MONTHS80 at checkout on a new Monthly Starter, Plus or Pro order for 80% off the first three monthly invoices. Regular monthly pricing resumes after month three. Available through September 30.
See hosting plansSwitching hosts
Free assisted website migration.
For qualifying new Shared Hosting customers, we will help move one standard website from the current host and plan the DNS cutover with you.
Migration details36-month Starter launch
Starter for C$2.94/month effective for your first 3 years.
C$105.84 is due up front for 36 months of Starter hosting before tax. Use MOOSE294. This introductory price applies to the first 36-month term only; renewal uses the then-current three-year Starter rate. Today’s normal three-year Starter total is C$172.51.
Launch domain bonus
Eligible launch orders can include a .com or .ca registration at C$0 for year one.
One standard, non-premium .com or .ca registration can be included while the domain bonus is active. .CA eligibility requirements still apply. The domain renews at the normal DotMoose renewal price after year one, and checkout confirms whether the bonus is currently available.
Clear first-term price
Pay C$105.84 now, not C$2.94 every month.
The monthly figure is the effective rate across the prepaid 36-month term. Promotion and program discounts do not stack. If a promotional domain has already been registered and the hosting is later refunded, up to the ordinary one-year domain registration price from the time of order may be deducted from the refund and the domain remains yours.
Read the terms →Annual free-domain offers
Get your first year of .com or .ca registration for C$0.
Buying a new annual Shared Hosting service? Choose the matching offer page for one standard, non-premium domain registration free for the first year. Normal domain renewal pricing applies after year one.
SHAREDCOM
Annual Shared Hosting + free first-year .com
Starter, Plus, or Pro. One standard .com registration for one year; renewal is normal price.
See the .com deal →SHAREDCAAnnual Shared Hosting + free first-year .ca
Starter, Plus, or Pro. One standard .ca registration for one year; CIRA eligibility applies.
See the .ca deal →Save on longer terms
10% annual, 15% two-year, 20% three-year.
Annual billing saves 10%, two years saves 15%, and three years saves 20% compared with paying month to month. New annual orders can use 50SHARED for 50% off the first annual hosting term. Renewal uses the annual rate in effect at renewal.
Plus
More sites, mailboxes, and developer access.
C$9.99/mo
- 5 websites
- 30 GB storage
- 25 email accounts
- 10 databases
- Free SSL
- SSH & cron
- Common CMS/PHP apps
Pro
More room for busy sites and applications.
C$17.99/mo
- 20 websites
- 75 GB storage
- 100 email accounts
- 30 databases
- Free SSL
- SSH & cron
- Developer access
50SHARED is available for eligible new annual Starter, Plus, or Pro orders through December 31, 2026. Promotion/program discounts do not stack.
Included
Website, email, database, SSL.
Virtualmin account management
Use Virtualmin to manage files, domains, databases, email, PHP settings, SSL, cron jobs, and other account tools.
PHP and CMS applications
Run common PHP applications with database access and HTTPS. Standard Shared Hosting can run a self-managed WordPress install, but the separate Managed WordPress product starts at C$7.99/mo and includes automatic setup plus core security update management.
Email and databases
Mailbox and database allowances scale with the selected plan, keeping ordinary website services together under one account.
Developer access
SSH and cron are included on eligible plans for deployments, maintenance tasks, scheduled commands, and workflows that need more than a browser control panel.
Canadian infrastructure
The shared-hosting workload is hosted in Canada and billed in Canadian dollars.
Migration path
Moving an existing site? Inventory the files, database, mailboxes, DNS, PHP version, cron jobs, redirects, and certificates before the cutover.
Who it is for
Shared hosting for websites that do not need root access.
It is a practical fit for business websites, portfolios, blogs, smaller stores, and conventional PHP applications that benefit from a managed hosting environment.
Start on shared hosting
Use a shared plan when the application fits the provided runtime, storage, database, mailbox, process, and resource boundaries.
Measure before upgrading
Before upgrading, check caching, images, plugins, database work, and the account resource limits. Sometimes the site needs tuning; sometimes it needs a larger plan.
Move to a VPS for control
Choose a VPS when you need operating-system packages, custom services, long-running application processes, reserved resources, or server-level configuration.
Hosting guides
Know what you are buying.
cPanel
What is cPanel, and do you need it?
What the control panel manages and when direct server administration makes more sense.
ResourcesCPU, RAM, I/O, processes and inodes
The limits behind shared hosting and what to investigate when a site reaches them.
WordPressTroubleshoot a slow WordPress site first
Measure caching, plugins, images, database work and hosting limits before buying capacity.
Beginner guideWhat makes web hosting easy to use?
Compare setup, control panels, WordPress, email, backups, support, billing and upgrade paths.
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Community organizations
Before paying, check whether your organization qualifies for C$0 hosting.
Canadian registered charities, fire departments including volunteer departments, and some volunteer-led community organizations have separate manually verified hosting programs.
Is DotMoose web hosting in Canada?
Yes. DotMoose shared hosting runs on Canadian infrastructure.
Which control panel is included?
Standard hosting includes Virtualmin GPL. cPanel is a C$2/month option; see that page for current ordering and setup details. cPanel-hosted email is not yet activated, so choose Virtualmin if you need hosted email now.
Can I host WordPress?
Yes. Standard Shared Hosting can run a self-managed WordPress install, but it is not the Managed WordPress product. Managed WordPress starts at C$7.99/mo and includes automatic installation, SSL, infrastructure backups and WordPress core security updates. You still control your content, users, themes and plugins.
When should I use a VPS instead?
A VPS is a better fit when you need root access, custom operating-system packages, persistent application services, custom proxy or database configuration, or resources beyond the shared account boundaries.