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Deploy to London: UK and EMEA Gateway
London is a major cloud region for EMEA. Deploy OpenClaw to London for UK compliance and West European latency.
London is one of Europe's major cloud hubs, connected by numerous undersea cables to North America, Africa, and Asia. For UK-focused deployments, it offers the best combination of latency, compliance, and provider choice.
UK Compliance (UK GDPR)
The UK has its own data protection framework (UK GDPR + Data Protection Act 2018) post-Brexit. For applications serving UK users, London deployment keeps data within the UK jurisdiction, simplifying compliance.
Fly.io and London
Fly.io's London region is lhr (London Heathrow). Deploying to London is straightforward:
fly regions set lhr
fly deploy
Connectivity from London
- Manchester/London internal UK: 5-15ms
- Paris/Frankfurt: 15-25ms
- Spain/Italy: 30-50ms
- US East (via cable): 60-80ms
- Middle East: 80-120ms
Managed Services in London
Most major managed database providers offer London regions:
- Neon: EU West (Paris) — close enough for most cases
- Supabase: London region available
- PlanetScale: EU region
- AWS London (eu-west-2): Full AWS suite if needed