Node regions

In cloud computing, ‘regions’ are the geographical locations where cloud service providers operate their data centers. Each region is a distinct area, often with multiple data centers, that hosts cloud resources and services. Providers select regions to reduce latency, improve redundancy, and comply with local data laws and regulations. A region closer to end users or the target audience gives faster data transfer and better application performance.

Companies that handle sensitive information must also follow regional data sovereignty laws. For this reason, the choice of region is an important part of cloud infrastructure planning.

For convenience, Cloudfleet maps provider regions into a unified schema of regions and sub-regions:

  • Africa: South;
  • Asia-Pacific: East (China regions are disabled by default), West, South East, North East, South;
  • Europe: East, West, Central, North, South;
  • North America: East, West, Central, North, South;
  • South America: East, West;

Note: Cloudfleet does not support all regions of every cloud provider. Currently, Cloudfleet does not operate in China. To use Cloudfleet in China, a company needs a valid business license from the Bureau of Industry and Commerce and valid contact information. If you already have the required documents, contact your Cloudfleet account manager.

The tables below show the Cloudfleet regions and the matching regions of each supported cloud provider:

Africa africa

provider south
aws af-south-1
gcp africa-south1

Asia Pacific apac

provider east northeast south southeast west
aws ap-east-1 ap-northeast-1, ap-northeast-2, ap-northeast-3 ap-south-1, ap-south-2 ap-southeast-1, ap-southeast-2, ap-southeast-3, ap-southeast-4, ap-southeast-5 il-central-1, me-central-1, me-south-1
gcp asia-east1, asia-east2 asia-northeast1, asia-northeast2, asia-northeast3 asia-south1, asia-south2 asia-southeast1, asia-southeast2, australia-southeast1, australia-southeast2 me-central1, me-central2, me-west1
hetzner sin

Europe europe

provider central east north south west
aws eu-central-1, eu-central-2 eu-north-1 eu-south-1, eu-south-2 eu-west-1, eu-west-2, eu-west-3
cloudfleet europe-central-2, europe-central-1 europe-north-1
gcp europe-west10, europe-west3, europe-west6 europe-central2 europe-north1, europe-north2 europe-southwest1, europe-west12, europe-west8 europe-west1, europe-west2, europe-west4, europe-west9
hetzner nbg1, fsn1 hel1

North America northamerica

provider central east north south west
aws us-east-1, us-east-2 ca-central-1 ca-west-1, us-west-1, us-west-2
cloudfleet northamerica-east-1 northamerica-west-1
gcp us-central1 us-east1, us-east4, us-east5 northamerica-northeast1, northamerica-northeast2 northamerica-south1, us-south1 us-west1, us-west2, us-west3, us-west4
hetzner ash hil

South America southamerica

provider east west
aws sa-east-1
gcp southamerica-east1 southamerica-west1
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