> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.rivestack.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Regions

> Available regions and data residency

## 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  |

<Info>Pricing varies by region — EU Central is the cheapest. See [Pricing](/pricing#per-region-pricing) for details.</Info>

<Note>Singapore (Asia Pacific, `ap`) offers the **Solo** plan only. The HA tiers (Starter/Growth/Scale) are available in EU-Central and US-East.</Note>

## 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.

## Upcoming regions

We're evaluating additional regions based on demand. If you need a specific region, reach out to [hi@rivestack.io](mailto:hi@rivestack.io).