Bare-metal dedicated servers built for game hosting - no shared resources, no CPU steal, no lag spikes. Xeon hardware with DDoS protection and sub-10ms UK latency from £49/mo.
The Problem
These are the issues that consistently come up when Game Server Operators, Gaming Communities, and Game Studios try to scale on the wrong infrastructure.
CPU steal on shared VPS causes tick rate drops and rubber-banding - players experience lag spikes even when the server "should" have enough resources. Dedicated hardware eliminates CPU steal completely.
Game servers are prime targets for DDoS attacks from rival communities and griefers. Most VPS providers offer limited or no DDoS mitigation - one attack takes your server offline for hours. Dedicated servers at Glitch include always-on Corero SmartWall protection.
Heavily modded game servers (Minecraft modpacks, Rust oxide plugins, ARK with mods) need 16–32GB+ RAM and fast single-threaded CPU performance. VPS plans cap out too low. Dedicated servers provide 32–64GB RAM and full Xeon clock speeds without throttling.
How We Help
Gaming workloads are uniquely demanding on server hardware. Every tick of a game server - whether it's Minecraft processing redstone, Rust calculating bullet trajectories, or FiveM synchronising 200 players - requires consistent, predictable CPU performance with zero contention from other users. VPS and cloud hosting share CPU cores across tenants, meaning your game server competes for resources with other customers on the same physical machine. The result is CPU steal, unpredictable tick rates, rubber-banding, and lag spikes that drive players away. A dedicated server eliminates this entirely - every CPU core, every GB of RAM, and every MB/s of disk I/O is exclusively yours. For serious game server hosting, multiplayer communities, and game development studios, dedicated hardware is the only way to guarantee the consistent performance that gaming demands.
Glitch Servers dedicated gaming hardware starts at £49/mo for a Xeon E3-1240 v6 (4 cores, 8 threads, 4.1GHz turbo) with 32GB DDR4 RAM, 500GB NVMe SSD, and always-on DDoS protection via Corero SmartWall. Every resource is exclusively yours - no shared CPU, no noisy neighbours, no throttling. IPMI/iDRAC gives you out-of-band access to reboot and manage the server independently of the OS. Our UK datacentre delivers sub-10ms latency to most UK players, with direct peering at LINX and LONAP for optimal routing. Dual Xeon options (up to 36 cores, 72 threads, 64GB RAM) are available for larger communities or studios running multiple game server instances on a single machine. Full root access means you install exactly what you need - no control panel restrictions, no locked ports, no firewalled outbound traffic.
What You Get
The features that matter most for your workload, included as standard.
Xeon E3-1240 v6 at 4.1GHz turbo delivers the single-threaded performance that game servers depend on. No virtualisation overhead, no CPU steal - every clock cycle is yours. Dual Xeon E5 options available for multi-instance workloads.
Corero SmartWall inline DDoS mitigation protects your game server 24/7 at no extra cost. Volumetric and application-layer attacks are scrubbed at the network edge - your players stay connected while the attack is absorbed.
UK datacentre with direct peering at LINX and LONAP via AS212868. Most UK players connect with under 10ms ping. NTT and GTT Tier-1 transit provides optimal routing for European and international players.
Full root/administrator access with no restrictions on ports, software, or configuration. IPMI/iDRAC out-of-band management lets you reboot, reinstall the OS, and access the console even if the server is unresponsive - critical for remote game server management.
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Dedicated Gaming Server - From £49/mo
Xeon 4.1GHz · 32GB RAM · DDoS protected · Sub-10ms UK latency · IPMI access
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