: Does server location matter in same country? I run a regional website in the US, where I'd say about 40% of our traffic and most of our returning visitors are located in 3 states. In shopping

@Pierce454

Insofar as location within a (reasonably-sized) country or state matters at all, the important thing is having fast and reliable connections to the local backbone. This is often easier to arrange close to major network hubs, which in turn are often located close to major urban centers.

Of course, if you're Google, Amazon or Facebook, you build your data centers anywhere you damn well like and just lay down some fiber to connect them to the closest convenient hub.

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@Shakeerah822

I don't agree with my friends Angio. The location of the server does have a meaning, I'm not not saying it's the only factor, but it makes no sense to have a server in the States, for example, when most of your customers are in Europe - cause even if the bandwidth is good and the server is fast (CPU) it will still be inferior - comparing to a server with less capabilities in Europe.

That's also why CDN solutions such as Amazon, Akamai are widely used.

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@Jessie594

The location of your server really doesn't mean much. What is more important is that you are on a reliable hosting provider or data center. I use Amazon ec2 which allows you to select a region to setup your server.

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