UK Cloud VPS
Cloud Database Hosting in the UK
UK cloud VPS optimised for databases - NVMe SSD, AMD Ryzen, dedicated resources
UK cloud VPS optimised for databases - NVMe SSD, AMD Ryzen, dedicated resources
About This Feature
Cloud Database Hosting in the UK from Glitch Servers provides scalable virtual infrastructure running on bare-metal AMD Ryzen hardware - backed by AMD Ryzen hardware, NVMe Gen4 storage, and UK-native routing through AS212868. Database performance is almost always storage I/O bound - the difference between NVMe and SATA is measurable in query response times and application throughput. Our UK cloud VPS plans provide NVMe Gen4 SSD storage as standard, with dedicated AMD Ryzen 9 7950X cores that ensure consistent query throughput without noisy-neighbour CPU contention. Whether you're running PostgreSQL for a SaaS application, MySQL for WordPress at scale, MongoDB for document storage, or Redis as a high-throughput cache, the hardware underneath matters.
Performance on Glitch VPS plans is driven by AMD Ryzen 9 7950X processors - single-core clock speeds that handle application workloads, database queries, and concurrent web traffic without the CPU credit limits that cap performance on burstable cloud instances. Storage runs on NVMe Gen4 drives with sequential read speeds of 3,500 MB/s, eliminating the I/O bottleneck that affects VPS plans running on SATA SSD or shared SAN.
Glitch Servers operates AS212868 with direct peering at LINX and LONAP - the London Internet Exchange and London Access Point - providing low-latency paths to BT, Virgin Media, Sky, TalkTalk, and other major UK ISPs without unnecessary Continental European hops. For users connecting across the UK, that translates to consistent single-digit-to-low-double-digit millisecond round-trip times under normal UK network conditions.
Every plan includes Corero Smartwall inline DDoS mitigation operating at the network edge. Traffic scrubbing runs continuously without latency penalty, absorbing volumetric floods before they reach the hypervisor layer. Full plan specifications and pricing are on the UK VPS hosting page.
Key Benefits
Every plan includes these capabilities as standard - no tier-gating, no hidden extras.
NVMe Gen4 SSD - 3,500 MB/s read speeds for database I/O intensive workloads
Dedicated AMD Ryzen cores - no CPU contention affecting query throughput
Any database - MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, ClickHouse all supported
Private networking - isolate database VPS from public internet with internal addressing
Technical Specifications
Real specs on real hardware - not marketing numbers.
Storage: NVMe Gen4; critical for PostgreSQL WAL writes and InnoDB buffer flushing
RAM tiers: 4GB (small DB), 16GB (medium), 32GB (large working set)
OS: Ubuntu 22.04 LTS recommended; PostgreSQL 16, MySQL 8.0 via apt
Use Cases
This feature is particularly well suited to these workloads and teams.
Teams building and hosting web applications, REST APIs, and backend services who need dedicated compute resources and full root access for custom configurations.
Development teams running isolated staging, QA, and production environments with full control over server configuration, deployment pipelines, and database setup.
Founders and small teams running SaaS products who want predictable monthly infrastructure costs with UK data residency and no shared-resource performance variability.
FAQ
Database VPS from £4.99/mo
NVMe Gen4 SSD, AMD Ryzen, dedicated resources. Any database.
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