Regions and zones that support PrivateLink

You can establish PrivateLink connections to access services on Alibaba Cloud. Network traffic does not traverse the Internet when PrivateLink is used. This prevents security risks over the Internet.

Regions and zones

A region is a geographic location where Alibaba Cloud data centers are deployed. After a resource is created, you cannot change the region of the resource. Each region has multiple isolated locations known as zones. Each zone has its own independent power supply and network. The network latency between instances that are deployed in the same zone is lower than the network latency between instances that are deployed in different zones.

Zones within the same region can access each other over an internal network. When a zone is down, other zones are not affected. We recommend that you deploy instances within the same zone or across zones based on your business requirements for disaster recovery and network latency.

If your application requires high disaster recovery capabilities, we recommend that you deploy instances in different zones of the same region.
If your application requires low latency, we recommend that you deploy instances within the same zone.

Note The regions and zones in the following table are for reference only. The regions and zones on the buy page shall prevail.

Regions and zones in the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong (China), and Macao (China)


Region name	Region ID	Zone name
China (Hangzhou)	cn-hangzhou	Zone B, Zone F, Zone G, Zone H, Zone I, and Zone J
China (Shanghai)	cn-shanghai	Zone B, Zone E, Zone F, Zone G, Zone L, Zone M, and Zone N
China (Qingdao)	cn-qingdao	Zone B and Zone C
China (Beijing)	cn-beijing	Zone B, Zone C, Zone D, Zone E, Zone F, Zone G, Zone H, Zone I, Zone K, and Zone L
China (Zhangjiakou)	cn-zhangjiakou	Zone A, Zone B, and Zone C
China (Hohhot)	cn-huhehaote	Zone A and Zone B
China (Ulanqab)	cn-wulanchabu	Zone A, Zone B, and Zone C
China (Shenzhen)	cn-shenzhen	Zone D, Zone E, and Zone F
China (Heyuan)	cn-heyuan	Zone A and Zone B
China (Guangzhou)	cn-guangzhou	Zone A
China (Chengdu)	cn-chengdu	Zone A and Zone B
Hong Kong	cn-hongkong	Zone B, Zone C, and Zone D

Regions outside China


Region name	Region ID	Zone name
Japan (Tokyo)	ap-northeast-1	Zone A and Zone B
Singapore	ap-southeast-1	Zone A, Zone B, and Zone C
Australia (Sydney)	ap-southeast-2	Zone B
Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur)	ap-southeast-3	Zone A and Zone B
Indonesia (Jakarta)	ap-southeast-5	Zone A and Zone B
India (Mumbai)	ap-south-1	Zone A and Zone B
Germany (Frankfurt)	eu-central-1	Zone A and Zone B
UK (London)	eu-west-1	Zone A and Zone B
US (Silicon Valley)	us-west-1	Zone A and Zone B
US (Virginia)	us-east-1	Zone A and Zone B

FAQ

Does PrivateLink support cross-region connections?

No, PrivateLink does not support cross-region connections.