Regions and data locations
See where your organization can deploy, how restricted regions work, and how to request access to a region that opens on request.
A region is the city where a resource runs and its data is stored. You pick one when you create a resource, and it can't be changed afterwards. Prices are the same in every region.
See your regions
Open Settings › Regions, or select the region switcher in the top bar and then Manage regions.
Each row shows:
- the city, country and region code (for example
eu-central), which you use in the API; - Status: Available (deploy now), On request (needs approval) or Requested (waiting for a decision);
- Products you can create there;
- Latency: the typical round trip from your browser to that region;
- Deploy, which starts a new server in that region.
Request a restricted region
Some regions open on request. Tell us what you'll run there and our team reviews it, usually within one business day.
- In Settings › Regions, select Request access on the region's row (or Request a region).
- Fill in the form:
- What will you run there;
- a Rough size: servers, total vCPU, GPUs, storage and monthly traffic;
- the Expected start;
- which Projects need it (access is approved per project or for the whole organization);
- whether the data must stay in that region (data residency), and your Use case.
- Send the request.
The request moves through Requested · in review, then Approved or Declined. If we need more information it shows Needs more info: reply in the request and the review continues. You get an email and a console notification on every change.
An approval can come with a quota (for example a vCPU limit) and an end date, shown on the region. Only Owners and Admins can request a region; everyone in the organization can see the status.
Show one region at a time
The region switcher in the top bar (Global by default) filters every list in the console to one region. Choose Global again to see everything.
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