Cloudways is expanding its global infrastructure with more than 17 new data center locations across AWS, Google Cloud, DigitalOcean, and Linode, helping you deploy closer to your users and reduce latency worldwide.
The expansion covers North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, giving you localized options to deliver reliable performance across more markets.
This follows our previous infrastructure expansion where we introduced 17 new data center locations in 2024, reflecting our continued investment in helping customers scale globally with confidence.
Why This Expansion Matters
Performance is the cornerstone of a brand’s online perception. Faster response times keep visitors engaged, improve conversions, and strengthen customer trust. Even small improvements can make a real difference for your business.
With more regions available, Cloudways users can now meet these expectations more easily. The added locations lower latency, improve reliability, and provide stronger support for businesses serving customers worldwide.
Several of the newly added locations are in rapidly growing digital markets across Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Latin America.
With this latest expansion, Cloudways now offers access to 150+ data center locations across 50+ countries through five leading cloud providers. This breadth of coverage gives businesses the flexibility to host closer to their audiences, support regional growth, and scale globally without changing platforms.
What’s New: Data Centers by Provider
Each provider has added new regions, giving you more flexibility when choosing where to host your projects.
AWS (5 New Regions)
These new AWS regions support better reach across Asia-Pacific and North America, especially for businesses targeting cross-border audiences and fast-growing digital economies. The new data center locations are:
- Calgary, Canada
- Mexico City, Mexico
- Taipei, Taiwan
- Bangkok, Thailand
- Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Google Cloud (10 New Regions)
With Google Cloud, Cloudways is rolling out its biggest expansion yet with 10 new locations. This expansion significantly strengthens coverage across Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and South America giving customers more options in regions with growing demand for local performance.
DigitalOcean (1 New Region)
DigitalOcean adds another option in the United States. This addition improves regional performance for projects targeting users in the southeastern United States.
Atlanta, USA
Linode (1 new region)
This new location strengthens regional performance for customers across Australia and nearby markets.
Melbourne, Australia
Benefits for Cloudways Users
Adding these regions is about more than geography. They are designed to improve your Cloudways experience.
Here are the benefits you will see right away:
- Faster load times for your apps
- Lower latency for customers around the world
- Greater flexibility when choosing providers and regions
Who This Helps
Different users will gain different advantages from this expansion.
- Agencies can manage global client portfolios with more deployment options.
- E-commerce stores can deliver faster shopping experiences in local markets.
- Startups and SaaS platforms have more choices when scaling into new regions.
Use Cases by Region
The expanded network opens up new opportunities depending on where your audience is based. For example:
- Businesses targeting Asia-Pacific markets can benefit from new locations such as Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, and Taipei.
- Brands expanding into the Middle East can now host closer to users in Doha and Tel Aviv.
- Companies serving African audiences gain stronger regional proximity with Johannesburg.
- European-focused businesses can take advantage of additional coverage across Germany, France, Spain, and Italy.
How to Launch in These New Regions
Accessing these regions is simple. You will see the new locations in the Add Server dropdown inside your Cloudways dashboard.
Choose your provider, pick the region, and launch your server in minutes.
If you already have an application running, you can launch new servers in these locations and use Cloudways’ cloning functionality to replicate your setup in a new region, making it easier to optimize performance for new markets without rebuilding from scratch.
Looking Ahead
This expansion marks another step in Cloudways’ global growth. As providers launch new regions, our goal is to make them available on Cloudways quickly so you can host closer to your users.
Our infrastructure roadmap is closely aligned with both customer demand and the regional expansions of our underlying cloud partners.
Beyond coverage, we are focused on improving the platform itself. Upcoming updates will bring stronger monitoring, easier scaling, and enhanced security to keep your applications safe and reliable.
Your feedback plays a key role in this journey. Customer demand has guided our growth before, and it will continue to shape the regions and features we add next.
Final Thoughts
This expansion reinforces Cloudways’ commitment to global performance and flexibility, bringing enterprise-grade infrastructure closer to every business.
Explore the new regions directly from your Cloudways dashboard and evaluate which locations best support your audience and growth plans. Hosting closer to your users can be a meaningful step toward improving performance, experience, and long-term scalability.
Note: Actual performance gains vary by user location and application configuration.
Frequently Asked Questions
Choosing the right hosting location can directly influence performance, compliance, and user experience. Here are answers to some of the most common questions customers ask when selecting server regions on Cloudways.
Q1: Why is hosting location important?
Hosting location impacts website performance, search engine visibility, and overall user experience. Hosting closer to your primary audience helps reduce latency, improves load times, and creates a smoother experience for visitors.
Local hosting can also support SEO efforts, as search engines tend to favor faster-loading sites with geographic relevance. In some cases, it can also help address data sovereignty and regional compliance requirements.
Q2: What is server location in hosting?
Server location refers to the physical data center where your application is hosted. The closer this location is to your users, the faster data can be transferred, which typically results in better performance and reliability.
Q3: Does Cloudways offer data center hosting?
Cloudways does not directly provide data center infrastructure. Instead, we offer access to a wide range of hosting locations through our cloud infrastructure partners, allowing you to choose from multiple regions when deploying your applications.
Q4: How can I change data center location?
If you’d like to move to a different location, you can clone your existing server to another provider or region that supports your preferred data center location. Learn more about cloning servers here.
Q5: What is location hosting?
Location hosting refers to choosing a specific geographic region where your server is deployed. Cloudways simplifies this by offering access to 150+ server locations across five cloud providers, giving you flexibility to host closer to your users.
Q6: Does Cloudways own or manage the data centers?
No, Cloudways does not own or operate the underlying data centers. These locations are operated and managed by our infrastructure (IaaS) partners.
Q7: Which server location should I choose?
As a general guideline, choose a server location closest to your primary audience. This typically results in faster load times, lower latency, and a better overall experience.
Q8: Do you plan to add more data center locations?
We continue to work closely with our cloud partners to make new regions available as they launch. Updates are announced on our blog as new locations become available on the Cloudways platform.
Sarim Javaid
Sarim Javaid is a Sr. Content Marketing Manager at Cloudways, where his role involves shaping compelling narratives and strategic content. Skilled at crafting cohesive stories from a flurry of ideas, Sarim's writing is driven by curiosity and a deep fascination with Google's evolving algorithms. Beyond the professional sphere, he's a music and art admirer and an overly-excited person.
