Multicore Dropcatch VPS

The Multicore Dropcatch VPS is a purpose-built server for running dropcatch software, positioned within Iron Mountain in Slough — just ~3ms RTT from the Nominet backend. That low round-trip time is the single biggest factor in winning competitive drops, and this server type is tried and tested specifically for the job. £18/month, no contract.

Specification

• 6 virtual CPUs
• 4 GB DDR3 RAM
• 80 GB SSD storage
• Unlimited bandwidth
• IPv4 and IPv6
• No contract

Why location matters

Dropcatching is won and lost in milliseconds. Sitting ~3ms from the Nominet backend at Iron Mountain Slough means your EPP create commands reach Nominet faster than from general-purpose hosting — a decisive edge on contested names. The multi-core spec lets the engine run many non-blocking EPP sockets in parallel.

Who it's for

• Anyone running their own dropcatch setup who needs a fast, well-positioned catching node.
• Owners of Transcom's dropcatch software who want ideal infrastructure to run it on.
• Registrars catching under their own Nominet TAG who need low-latency EPP access.

The server is ready for the Transcom dropcatch engine (PHP 7.4, UTC/Zulu time) or your own catching software. Pair it with the Front End Dashboard to manage catches remotely, or the owned/leased engine to run the full Transcom catching stack.