Where is my data stored, and can I choose the region?

Q: Where is my data stored, and can I choose the region?

It depends on your deployment: Self-hosted: your data lives entirely in your own PostgreSQL database, in whatever region and jurisdiction you choose. Atlas never transmits it elsewhere. Managed: your data lives in an instance isolated from all other customers. Data residency — pinning storage to a specific region — is offered on the Enterprise plan, alongside a signed DPA. If you have specific residency or sovereignty requirements, contact sales to confirm the current regions and guarantees. See the data residency notes and the DPA.

Topic: Security & compliance
Asked by: Compliance and legal teams

AdminUpdated Sep 11, 2026

It depends on your deployment:

Self-hosted: your data lives entirely in your own PostgreSQL database, in whatever region and jurisdiction you choose. Atlas never transmits it elsewhere.
Managed: your data lives in an instance isolated from all other customers. Data residency — pinning storage to a specific region — is offered on the Enterprise plan, alongside a signed DPA.

If you have specific residency or sovereignty requirements, contact sales to confirm the current regions and guarantees. See the data residency notes and the DPA.

Self-hosted, your data lives wherever you run Postgres. On the managed platform, data lives in your isolated instance; region pinning and data-residency guarantees are available on Enterprise.

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