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Cloudways Deployment, Regions & Data Residency 2026

Cloudways spans 150+ data centers in 50+ countries across five clouds. Region is per-server, fixed at creation; compliance is inherited from the provider.

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Cloudways spans 150+ data centers across 50+ countries via five cloud providers.

DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, GCP. That is the widest reach in the category, including Africa and the Middle East through Vultr.

How to pick your regions

Use Cloudways' breadth to place servers close to each audience. Pick EU cities for GDPR, Vultr for Africa or the Middle East, and AWS or GCP where you need their compliance, such as HIPAA, or a specific region. For built-in high availability, choose Autonomous with GKE load balancing. On Flexible, run several regional servers by hand. Deploy with platform Git over SSH and an API webhook for auto-deploy, and budget for the paid offsite backups.

Honest limits

You pick provider and region per server at creation, but a server cannot change region later, so you create a new one.
Compliance is inherited from the cloud provider, AWS and GCP widest including HIPAA, DigitalOcean and Vultr narrower, and Cloudways-layer certifications are not stated. Multi-region failover is not automatic on Flexible, where it is manual, and only Autonomous on GKE adds load balancing.
Git deploys require SSH, since HTTPS is not supported, and offsite backups are a paid add-on at $0.033/GB per server.

Data centers: 150+ (50+ countries)
Cloud providers: 5 (DO, Vultr, Linode, AWS, GCP)
Widest regions via: Vultr (incl. Africa, ME)
Region change: New server required
Deploy: Platform Git (SSH) + API webhook

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This page covers where Cloudways deploys and how residency works. Performance and pricing live on their own pages.

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Region and deployment planner

Target region

North AmericaDefault region

7 regions across 6 continents · nearest failover SA · residency: EU

North America (2)North America (27 locations)South America (Sao Paulo, Santiago)

Europe (1)Europe (16 locations, GDPR)

Asia (1)Asia + South Asia (14 locations)

Middle East (1)Middle East (4, via Vultr)

Africa (1)Africa (Cape Town, Johannesburg)

Oceania (1)Australia (Melbourne, Sydney)

Data-residency regions: EU 16 cities GDPR.

Real Cloudways regions and deployment commands. Confirm residency guarantees against your contract.

Cloudways deployment configuration

With master SSH credentials, generate a key on the server, add it to GitHub Deploy Keys, then clone and use standard git in public_html. The platform Deployment via Git panel wraps this with a one-click Pull button. Git remotes must be SSH (HTTPS is not supported).

SSH git (server)bash

# Connect with master credentials and generate a key
ssh master@<server-ip>
ssh-keygen -t rsa -C [email protected]
cat /home/master/.ssh/id_rsa.pub   # add to GitHub > Settings > Deploy Keys

# Clone and deploy into public_html (SSH URL only)
git clone [email protected]:username/repo.git
git remote add origin [email protected]:username/repo.git
git push origin master

For deploy-on-push, drop a small PHP file in public_html that calls the Cloudways REST API POST /git/pull, then point a GitHub webhook at it. Every push pulls the branch onto the server. Replace the IDs with your real server_id and app_id.

Auto-deploy webhook (API)bash

# gitautodeploy.php in public_html calls the Cloudways API:
#   POST https://api.cloudways.com/api/v1/git/pull
#   body: server_id, app_id, git_url, branch_name

# GitHub webhook URL (Repo > Settings > Webhooks > Add webhook):
https://YOUR-APP-URL/gitautodeploy.php?server_id=12345&app_id=678910&[email protected]:user/repo.git&branch_name=master

Regions and data center coverage

Area	Locations	Via providers	Notes
North America	27 locations (Virginia, NYC, SFO, Toronto, etc.)	All providers	Largest footprint; US, Canada, Mexico
Europe	16 (London, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Paris, etc.)	All providers	EU residency across many cities
Asia / Far East	9 + 5 South Asia (Tokyo, Singapore, Mumbai, etc.)	Vultr, AWS, GCP, Linode	Tokyo, Osaka, Singapore, Seoul, Mumbai, Bangalore
Middle East	4 (Dubai, Tel Aviv, Bahrain, Doha)	Vultr	Region available via Vultr
Africa / Oceania / South America	Cape Town, Johannesburg, Sydney, Sao Paulo, Santiago	Vultr, AWS, GCP	Africa via Vultr; Oceania and LatAm too
Total	150+ DCs, 50+ countries	5 cloud providers	DigitalOcean ~9, Vultr 30+, Linode, AWS 20+, GCP 20+

Region reach, CDN and failover by product

Capability	How it works	Notes
Region selection	At server creation	Pick provider plus city; full customer choice
Change region	New server required	A server cannot change region after creation
Multi-region (Flexible)	Manual	Deploy separate servers in multiple regions simultaneously
Failover / HA (Autonomous)	GKE load balancing	Advanced load balancing across baseline servers
CDN reach	Cloudflare Enterprise (Autonomous)	Flexible: Cloudflare add-on (paid)
Provider region counts	DO 9, Vultr 30+, AWS/GCP 20+	Reach in a region depends on the provider chosen

Cloudways data residency, compliance and backups

Data / region	Where it lives	Notes
EU / GDPR data	EU DCs on all providers	Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands, etc.
AWS / GCP compliance	SOC 1/2/3, PCI, ISO 27001, HIPAA	Widest compliance set; HIPAA eligibility / BAA
DigitalOcean / Vultr	SOC 2 Type II	DigitalOcean adds ISO 27001; Vultr SOC 2 Type II
Cloudways-layer certs	Not stated	Not on datacenters page; DigitalOcean (US) parent
Offsite backups	Paid add-on	$0.033/GB per server; on-demand backups available
Staging	Free	Free advanced staging and cloning on Flexible

What to verify before you commit to Cloudways

You choose the provider and region per server at creation and can run servers across many regions, but a server cannot change region afterward, you create a new one, so place each server deliberately
Compliance is inherited from the cloud provider: AWS and GCP carry the widest set (SOC, PCI, ISO 27001, HIPAA), DigitalOcean and Vultr are narrower (SOC 2), and Cloudways-layer certifications are not stated
Multi-region failover is not automatic on Flexible (single server, manual multi-region); only Autonomous on GKE adds advanced load balancing, so pick Autonomous if you need built-in high availability
Git deploys require SSH (HTTPS is not supported) and offsite backups are a paid add-on at $0.033/GB per server, so plan the deploy keys and backups before launch

Cloudways Deployment & Regions FAQ

How many data centers and regions does Cloudways have?

Cloudways spans 150+ data centers across 50+ countries through five cloud providers: DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS, GCP. That is the widest reach in the category. Coverage includes North America at 27 locations, Europe at 16, Asia and South Asia at 14. The Middle East adds 4 via Vultr, Africa adds Cape Town and Johannesburg via Vultr, plus Oceania and South America. You choose the provider and a specific city at server creation.

Which Cloudways provider should I choose for a region or compliance?

Choose by region and compliance need. EU cities are available on all providers for GDPR. Vultr uniquely covers Africa and the Middle East. AWS and GCP carry the widest compliance: SOC 1/2/3, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, HIPAA. DigitalOcean and Vultr carry SOC 2, and DigitalOcean adds ISO 27001. Compliance is inherited from the provider, since Cloudways-layer certifications are not stated on the datacenters page.

Can I change a Cloudways server's region after creating it?

No. The region is chosen per server at creation and cannot change afterward, so you create a new server in the target region and migrate. You can, however, run several servers in several regions at once, which is how Cloudways handles multi-region: manually on Flexible. Autonomous on GKE is region-selected at setup and adds load balancing within the region.

How do I deploy code to Cloudways?

Use the platform Deployment via Git panel. Generate SSH keys and add the public key to your GitHub Deploy Keys. Paste the SSH repo URL, since HTTPS is not supported, then authenticate, pick the branch and deployment path, and Start Deployment. Use the Pull button for updates. Or SSH in with master credentials and run standard git in public_html. For deploy-on-push, a small PHP file calls the Cloudways API POST /git/pull, triggered by a GitHub webhook.

Does Cloudways support multi-region failover?

Not automatically on Flexible, which runs a single server per app, so multi-region is manual with separate servers per region. Autonomous, built on Kubernetes with GKE and advanced load balancing, is designed for the high availability of WordPress sites and scales servers automatically. For built-in resilience choose Autonomous. For geographic spread on Flexible, run regional servers and route between them.

What compliance and backups does Cloudways provide?

Compliance is inherited from the chosen cloud provider. AWS and GCP carry SOC 1/2/3, PCI DSS, ISO 27001, HIPAA eligibility. DigitalOcean carries SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001, and Vultr carries SOC 2 Type II. Cloudways-specific certifications are not stated. Offsite backups are a paid add-on at $0.033/GB per server, and free advanced staging and cloning ship on Flexible plans.

Sources & verification

Verified by ComparEdgeMethod: Vendor docs, official pages, and selected independent sources

Source	What was checked	Last checked
Cloudways Official	Official product page	July 10, 2026
Cloudways Autonomous	Autonomous	July 10, 2026
Cloudways Datacenters	Datacenters	July 10, 2026
Cloudways Pricing	Pricing and plans	July 10, 2026
Cloudways Support	Articles 5124793 Using Git Via Command Line	July 10, 2026

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