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Replit Adds Workspace Region Selection for Pro Users

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Replit now lets Pro builders choose where their workspace lives. When creating a new workspace, users can select North America, Europe (EU), or Asia as the hosting region, which determines where new projects and workspace resources are stored and run. The feature targets teams with data residency or latency requirements, giving them more control over where their code and data physically reside.

Key Takeaways

  • Pro builders can now choose the geographic region — North America, Europe (EU), or Asia — when creating a new Replit workspace.
  • The region setting determines where new projects and workspace resources are hosted and run going forward.
  • The feature primarily addresses data residency and compliance needs, such as keeping data within the EU for regulatory purposes.
  • Regional selection also reduces latency for teams whose users are concentrated outside North America.
  • The capability is currently Pro-tier only, joining other premium features like pooled credits and priority support.
  • Existing workspaces are not retroactively affected — the choice applies at workspace-creation time only.

Choosing a Home Region for New Workspaces

Replit introduced regional workspace selection, giving Pro builders control over where their projects and infrastructure are physically hosted. When creating a new workspace, users can now pick from three regions: North America, Europe (EU), or Asia. The selection determines where new projects and workspace resources are created and run going forward.

Why It Matters

For teams building apps that serve regulated industries or specific geographies, where code and data live is not a cosmetic detail — it affects compliance, latency, and user experience. Previously, Replit workspaces defaulted to whatever region the platform assigned, with no way for builders to specify otherwise. The new region picker addresses two common asks: reducing latency for users concentrated in a specific geography, and keeping data within a jurisdiction for regulatory reasons such as GDPR compliance in Europe.

How It Works

The region selection happens at workspace-creation time, via a dropdown that lets Pro builders choose their preferred location before any resources are provisioned. Once set, the choice governs where new projects and workspace resources are hosted. Replit's documentation on workspace geography outlines further detail on what the setting covers and its limitations.

This rollout is currently scoped to the Pro plan, positioning regional control as a premium capability alongside other Pro-tier features like pooled credits and parallel agent tasks.