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Updated on 2024-07-17 GMT+08:00

How Do I Select a Region?

Regions are divided from the dimensions of geographical location and network latency. Public services, such as Elastic Cloud Server (ECS), Elastic Volume Service (EVS), Object Storage Service (OBS), Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), Elastic IP, and Image Management Service (IMS), are shared within the same cloud region. Regions are classified into universal regions and dedicated regions. A universal region provides universal cloud services for common tenants. A dedicated region provides specific services for specific tenants.

When selecting a region, consider the following factors:

  • Location

    It is recommended that you select the closest region for lower network latency and quick access. Regions within the Chinese mainland provide the same infrastructure, BGP network quality, as well as resource operations and configurations. Therefore, if your target users are on the Chinese mainland, you do not need to consider the network latency differences when selecting a region.

    • If your target users are in Asia Pacific (excluding the Chinese mainland), select the CN-Hong Kong, AP-Bangkok, or AP-Singapore region.
    • If your target users are in Africa, select the AF-Johannesburg region.
    • If your target users are in Latin America, select the LA-Santiago region.

      The LA-Santiago region is located in Chile.

  • Resource price

    Resource prices may vary in different regions. For details, see Product Pricing Details.