You should not have to think about a server.
Managed hosting on the same edge infrastructure Stripe and Linear run on. DNS, SSL, email, backups, monitoring, deploys. One vendor, one bill, one number to call. The server stuff goes away. You go back to running the business.
Hosting & Infrastructure at Compass means managed edge hosting (DNS, SSL, email routing, backups, monitoring, deploys) on the same infrastructure platforms Stripe and Linear run on — one vendor, one bill, 99.99% uptime, sub-second loads, automatic global rollback. You never touch a server. Built for Canadian SMBs replacing WordPress or GoDaddy setups, plus durable orchestration for AI agent workloads. Standard managed hosting runs $200–$500 CAD per month; AI app infrastructure runs $500–$2,000 per month. Most clients pay less than their previous GoDaddy + third-party-email bundle.
From commit to live. Under a minute. Every time.
A preview of what happens when we push a change to this site. Same pipeline runs for every managed-hosting client.
Developer commits a change. The deploy pipeline catches it within seconds.
Four jobs we take off your plate. For real.
The hosting tier of your business should be invisible. If you are calling your developer about server stuff, the hosting is wrong.
Migrate without downtime
We set up the new hosting in parallel, verify everything works, then flip DNS during a low-traffic window. Most migrations take 1-3 days with zero visible interruption.
Wire up the whole stack
DNS, SSL certificates (auto-renew), email routing, transactional email, custom domains for staging environments, redirects from your old URLs. One vendor, one bill, one phone call.
Monitor and alert
Uptime monitoring, error tracking, Core Web Vitals trending, security scans. If something breaks at 3am we get paged, not you. You see the report in the morning.
Ship updates without ceremony
Push to git, deploy in 60 seconds. Roll back in 30. Preview branches for staging. Your developer (or us) ships features without anyone touching FTP, cPanel, or a server.
Different migrations. Same outcome.
Most clients come to us with a hosting setup that is too brittle, too slow, or too expensive. The fixes look different per situation, but they all end the same way.
From 5-second loads + monthly downtime to instant + invisible
A typical small-business WordPress site on shared hosting has 4-7 plugin vulnerabilities, monthly downtime when an update breaks something, and 3-5 second load times. The replacement runs sub-1s, has zero plugins to break, and is built on infrastructure that updates itself.
Hosting for agentic workflows in production
Agentic workflows need durable execution, queue management, secret storage, and observability. We deploy edge-hosted front-ends, durable orchestration for background jobs, a Canadian-residency database for state, and tied-together monitoring. No infrastructure-engineering hire needed for an SMB (Small and Medium-sized Business).
Canadian data residency · global edge
Some clients need data stored in Canada (PIPEDA, Law Society) but pages served globally. We split: edge-hosted front-end for performance, ca-central-1 database for data residency, signed requests in between. Compliance and speed without compromise.
Out of GoDaddy email, into Google Workspace
Most SMB owners are paying GoDaddy or Hostgator $20-$40 a month for email that breaks every quarter. We migrate to Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 - keep your address, modern client, mobile sync that works - usually for less than they were paying before.
Modern infrastructure. No mystery boxes.
Every layer is a vetted vendor that someone bigger than us already proved out. Specific tools depend on your stack and workload. No custom servers. No GoDaddy. No mystery acronym software no one can hire for.
Hosting questions, answered plainly.
Why edge hosting instead of traditional shared hosting like GoDaddy?
Edge platforms serve your site from servers physically near each visitor (Toronto for Canadians, NYC for Americans, etc.). The result is sub-second load times globally vs. 3-5 seconds on traditional shared hosting. Plus: automatic HTTPS (encrypted connection), DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) protection, automatic backups, and instant global rollback if something breaks. Costs are usually lower too.
What happens if your hosting provider goes down?
Edge providers (Vercel, Cloudflare) run 99.99%+ uptime. When something does break, we have automated monitoring that pages us before clients notice. Rollback to the last known-good deploy takes ~30 seconds. Most incidents are detected and fixed before you see them.
Can you take over hosting for our existing site?
Usually yes, depending on the stack. WordPress sites: we migrate to a Vercel + WordPress headless setup, or to a fully rebuilt Next.js version (see Custom Websites). Squarespace and Wix: harder because they own the platform - we typically rebuild. Custom Next.js / React / Vue / static sites: migration in 1-3 days with zero downtime.
What about email and domain management?
We manage DNS records, email routing (Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, or Brevo for transactional), SSL certificates, and domain renewal. One vendor for the whole infrastructure layer instead of three different bills you forget to pay.
How do you handle deployments and updates?
Git-based: every commit to main auto-deploys to production within 60 seconds. Preview branches deploy to staging URLs so you can review before merging. Rollback is one click. If you have a developer, they can ship directly. If you do not, we do.
How much does managed hosting cost?
Hosting tier depends on your stack and workload. The bill depends on: traffic volume, edge functions or AI workloads in the runtime, database sizing, email volume, monitoring depth, and whether you need Canadian-residency-only hosting. Standard small-business sites are at the low end. Most clients save vs. their previous bundle of GoDaddy + third-party email + manual backups. Real numbers come out of the free Bearings call after we audit your current setup.
Every plugin update is a weekend you might lose.
The average WordPress small-business site goes down 4-6 times a year, has 2-3 security incidents, loads in 4+ seconds, and costs the owner a weekend every quarter to fix something. Modern managed hosting just runs. You stop being on-call for your own marketing site.
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A free 30-minute Bearings call. Two operators talking about your business. No deck. No pitch. Just an honest read on whether AI is the right tool - and if so, where I'd start.