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Cloud Kubernetes Hosting in the UK
Run Kubernetes on UK cloud VPS - K3s, K8s, RKE2 on AMD Ryzen KVM infrastructure
Run Kubernetes on UK cloud VPS - K3s, K8s, RKE2 on AMD Ryzen KVM infrastructure
About This Feature
Cloud Kubernetes 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. Running Kubernetes on UK cloud VPS gives you full control over your container orchestration without managed Kubernetes costs. K3s (the lightweight Kubernetes distribution) runs on a single VPS with as little as 2 vCPU and 4GB RAM, making it accessible for small clusters. A 3-node K3s or RKE2 cluster on 3×4 vCPU/8GB VPS plans provides production-grade Kubernetes with etcd quorum, automatic failover, and proper control plane separation - at a fraction of managed Kubernetes costs.
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.
KVM virtualisation - kernel features required for Kubernetes fully supported
K3s, K8s, RKE2 - all Kubernetes distributions deploy on our VPS
NVMe SSD - etcd performance-critical; fast storage prevents cluster instability
Private networking available - inter-VPS connectivity for cluster nodes
Technical Specifications
Real specs on real hardware - not marketing numbers.
Minimum per node: 2 vCPU + 4GB RAM (K3s); 4 vCPU + 8GB RAM (kubeadm)
HA cluster: 3 nodes minimum for etcd quorum and control plane redundancy
Install K3s: curl -sfL https://get.k3s.io | sh - single command on Ubuntu
Use Cases
This feature is particularly well suited to these workloads and teams.
Infrastructure teams running self-managed Kubernetes clusters (k3s, kubeadm, RKE2) who need reliable UK compute with low-latency node-to-node networking for control plane and worker nodes.
Development teams moving from VMs to Kubernetes for deployment consistency - UK-hosted clusters eliminate the data residency concerns of US/EU hyperscaler managed Kubernetes.
SaaS companies running multi-tenant Kubernetes clusters with namespace isolation per customer - UK hosting satisfies customer data residency requirements while Kubernetes provides the isolation layer.
FAQ
Kubernetes VPS from £15.99/mo per node
K3s or K8s on AMD Ryzen. UK data residency. NVMe SSD.
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