Cloud VPS
Docker VPS Hosting in the UK
Full root access, NVMe storage, and 100G networking - everything Docker needs
Full root access, NVMe storage, and 100G networking - everything Docker needs
About This Feature
Docker VPS 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 Docker containers on a VPS requires a few things to go right: fast storage for image pulls and volume mounts, consistent CPU without noisy-neighbour contention, and root access to install Docker Engine or configure Docker Swarm without restriction. Our UK VPS plans provide all three. NVMe Gen4 storage means image pulls from Docker Hub and local layer caches operate at full disk speed. AMD Ryzen 9 compute with dedicated vCores handles concurrent container workloads without the latency spikes common on oversubscribed hosts. You get full root access, kernel-level control, and the ability to load kernel modules needed for advanced container networking.
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 gives you access to the full kernel, including the modules Docker needs for overlay networking and cgroups v2.
NVMe Gen4 storage means Docker image layer pulls and container filesystem operations run at full disk speed.
Connect Docker hosts over our free private network for multi-host overlay networks without exposing traffic to the public internet.
Snapshot your entire VPS including container volumes before major deployments - restore to any previous state in under 2 minutes.
Technical Specifications
Real specs on real hardware - not marketing numbers.
Virtualisation: KVM - full hardware virtualisation, no OpenVZ restrictions
Storage: NVMe Gen4, 20GB–400GB depending on plan
Private network: included at no extra cost, 10G internal bandwidth
Use Cases
This feature is particularly well suited to these workloads and teams.
Running containerised CI/CD pipelines, development environments, and staging stacks - Docker Compose for local-equivalent deployments that match production behaviour without shared cloud overheads.
Hosting multi-container architectures with Docker Swarm or Docker Compose, where isolated containers for each service component improve fault isolation and independent scaling.
Spinning up per-client Docker environments on a single VPS - isolated containers per project, easy teardown, and consistent reproducible deployments without paying for separate VMs per client.
FAQ
Deploy a Docker VPS from £4.99/mo
Full root, NVMe storage, private networking. No faff.
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