Available regions
Rivestack databases can be deployed in the following regions:| Region | Location | Identifier | Free | Solo | HA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU Central | Falkenstein, Germany | eu-central | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| US East | Virginia, USA | us-east | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Asia Pacific | Singapore | ap | Yes | Yes | No |
Pricing varies by region — EU Central is the cheapest. See Pricing for details.
Singapore (Asia Pacific,
ap) offers the Solo plan only. The HA tiers (Starter/Growth/Scale) are available in EU-Central and US-East.Choosing a region
Select the region closest to your application servers for the lowest latency. Once a database or cluster is created, its region cannot be changed.| Your app is hosted in | Recommended region |
|---|---|
| Europe | EU Central |
| North America | US East |
| Asia / Oceania | Asia Pacific |
| Other | Choose the nearest |
Region details
EU Central — Falkenstein, Germany
- Data residency: All data stored within the EU
- Compliance: GDPR-compliant data processing
- Hostname pattern:
rs-{id}.eu-central.db.rivestack.io
US East — Virginia, USA
- Data residency: All data stored within the US
- Hostname pattern:
rs-{id}.us-east.db.rivestack.io
Asia Pacific — Singapore
- Data residency: All data stored within Singapore
- Hostname pattern:
rs-{id}.ap.db.rivestack.io - Plan availability: Solo only — the HA tiers (Starter/Growth/Scale) are available in EU-Central and US-East.
Cross-region considerations
- Each database lives in a single region. There is no built-in cross-region replication.
- Backups are stored in the same region as your database.
- For multi-region architectures, create separate clusters in each region and handle replication at the application level.