Canvas Dreams Hosting

The Web hosting portion of Canvas Dreams creative company is called Canvas Host. Based in
Portland, Oregon, the hosting provider is known for its corporate social responsibility and
sustainable practices.

Support

Canvas Host prides itself on personal customer care. As such, support is also based in Portland
and always available. They may even be contacted in person by local clients.

Features

The Portland-based data center is home to all of Canvas Host’s servers downstairs, with their
main offices upstairs.

• On-site support
• 24/7 video surveillance
• Biometrics and multiple key locks
• Staff escort to ensure hardware integrity for all clients
• AT&T;, MCI, Sprint, and Level3 carriers
• Nine electrical feeds with diesel generator backup

Web hosting

Generous shared hosting for individuals and small to medium organizations.

• Three plans: A, B, and C
• Up to 12,000 MB disk space, depending on plan chosen
• Up to 240,000 MB bandwidth, depending on plan chosen
• Up to 12 sites, depending on plan chosen
• Up to 40 subdomains, depending on plan chosen
• Up to 80 parked domains, depending on plan chosen
• Up to 80 email accounts, depending on plan chosen
• Up to 40 MySQL databases, depending on plan chosen
• PHP Hypertext Preprocessor (PHP)
• MySQL
• cPanel
• RVSiteBuilder
• Fantastico
• CentOS
• WebMail
• SpamAssassin
• File Transfer Protocol (FTP) and Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
• Secure Shell (SSH)
• WebDAV
• 30 day money back guarantee
• 99.9 percent uptime
• No-oversell guarantee
• Free setup
• Perl, CGIli>
• Ruby on Rails, RubyGems
• Zend Optimizer, IonCube
• Cron jobs
• Web analytics

Reseller Hosting

Your own, branded plans you can use to resell hosting or host multiple domains.

• Four plans: Reseller mini, Reseller 1, Reseller 2, Reseller 3
• Up to 40,000 MB disk space, depending on plan chosen
• Up to 800,000 MB bandwidth, depending on plan chosen
• Up to 80 domains, depending on plan chosen
• Up to 4 static Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, depending on plan chosen
• Free setup
• Parked domains and subdomains
• Private nameservers
• cPanel
• Fantastico
• RVSiteBuilder
• DNS zone management
• PHP, CGI-Bin, Perl, .htaccess
• Zend Optimizer, IonCube Loader
• FTP, SFTP, SSH
• WebDAV
• Post Office Protocol (POP) and Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP)
• SpamAssassin
• Forwarding
• Webmail
• Reseller interface
• Branding and private nameservers
• Private customer login
• 30 day money back guarantee
• No-oversell guarantee
• 99.9 percent uptime
• Automatic backup

Payment Card Industry (PCI) Hosting

Host your e-commerce site with a plan that’s compliant with PCI Data Security Standards
(DSS).

• Three plans: PCI Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C
• Up to 12,000 MB disk space, depending on plan chosen
• Up to 240,000 MB bandwidth, depending on plan chosen
• Up to 12 sites, depending on plan chosen
• Up to 40 subdomains, depending on plan chosen
• Up to 80 parked domains and redirects, depending on plan chosen
• CentOS
• cPanel
• Static IP
• Free setup
• WebHost Manager (WHM)
• Apache, PHP, OpenSSH, OpenSSL
• IP filtering
• Managed reactive firewall
• Up to 80 POP and IMAP accounts, depending on plan chosen
• Webmail
• SpamAssassin
• Up to 40 MySQL databases, depending on plan chosen
• Perl, CGI, .htaccess
• Ruby on Rails, RubyGems
• Zend Optimizer, IonCube Loader

Virtual Private Server (VPS)

The power of a dedicated server for a much lower price.

• Three plans: VPS 1, VPS 2, VPS 3
• Up to 1024 MB of RAM, depending on plan chosen
• Up to 30 GB disk space, depending on plan chosen
• Up to 600 GB bandwidth, depending on plan chosen
• One IP
• CentOS
• Automatic data backup
• Full root access
• Free setup
• cPanel included; fee applies with VPS 1

Dedicated Servers

Powerful servers with constant monitoring, including one ultra efficient line.

• Four plans: Dedicated Green, Dedicated A, Dedicated B, and Dedicated C
• Each plan has two levels of performance plans available: Basic or Faster
• Up to 24 GB RAM, depending on plan chosen
• Up to 3 TB disk space, depending on plan chosen
• Up to 2000 GB bandwidth, depending on plan chosen
• Up to 8 IPs, depending on plan chosen
• 100 Mbps port
• CentOS
• PHP, Perl, CGI
• MySQL
• Root access
• SSH, FTP, SFTP

Pros

• No overloading guarantee
• Stateside support included with all plans
• Green initiatives, such as tree planting
• Partnerships help support local businesses

Cons

• Server management costs extra
• No enterprise-scale solutions

The Verdict

Canvas Host is a sustainable hosting provider based in Portland, Oregon. They offer a wide
variety of hosting types in plan sizes right for individuals and small to medium businesses.
Though they do not offer enterprise-level solutions, they do have something for just about
everyone. Premium, personal technical support is available at no additional cost, no matter
which plan you choose. They pride themselves on green initiatives, local purchasing, and social
responsibility. If those goals are in line with your own, Canvas Host should be high on your list
of potential providers.