Skip to main content

Setting your default region for GitHub Codespaces

You can set your default region in the GitHub Codespaces profile settings page to personalize where your data is held.

You can manually select the region that your codespaces will be created in, allowing you to meet stringent security and compliance requirements. By default, your region is set automatically, based on your location.

Setting your default region

  1. En la esquina superior derecha de cualquier página, haga clic en la foto del perfil y, luego, en Settings (Configuración).

    Screenshot of a user's account menu on GitHub. The menu item "Settings" is outlined in dark orange.

  2. En la sección "Código, planificación y automatización" de la barra lateral, haz clic en Codespaces.

  3. Under "Region", select the setting you want: Set automatically or Set manually.

  4. If you chose Set manually, select the dropdown menu and click your region.

Further reading