Best Server Location for Solana: Comparing New York, Frankfurt, Amsterdam & Tokyo

One of the most common questions we get is "where should I host for Solana?" The honest answer is that there is no universal best location - only the best location for your target. The right choice depends on where the RPC endpoint, block engine, or users you care about actually live. Here is how our core regions compare, and how to decide between them.

The golden rule

Host as close as possible to the thing you talk to most. If you submit through the New York Jito Block Engine, host in New York. If you serve European users, host in the EU. Distance sets your minimum achievable latency, and no amount of optimisation beats simply being closer. With that principle in mind, here are the regions.

New York (EWR)

Our EWR site is directly connected to Teraswitch and averages ~0.1ms to the New York Jito Block Engine. For North American MEV and high-frequency trading, this is the location to beat. If your strategy revolves around the NY block engine, the decision is essentially made for you. Details in the EWR launch post.

Frankfurt

Home to DE-CIX, the world's largest internet exchange by traffic, Frankfurt offers superb routes across Europe and beyond. It is the natural choice for German and Central European users and an excellent hub for serving a pan-European audience. We also run water-cooled bare metal here.

Amsterdam

Built around AMS-IX and now directly connected to Teraswitch, Amsterdam delivers exceptionally direct, low-jitter routing across Europe. It is a strong primary choice or a natural complement to Frankfurt for redundancy. See the Amsterdam network upgrade.

Tokyo

The connectivity capital of East Asia, Tokyo is the clear choice for APAC workloads and users. If your audience or strategy is in the region, routing back to a US or EU box throws away latency you cannot afford.

Quick decision table

Your priority	Best region
NY Jito Block Engine / NA trading	New York (EWR)
German / Central EU users	Frankfurt
Pan-EU reach, low jitter	Amsterdam
Asia-Pacific users	Tokyo
Balanced US national latency	Salt Lake City / Ogden

When in doubt, benchmark

If you are unsure, spin up a small instance in each candidate region and measure real latency to your target over time. Our guide on reducing latency to the Jito Block Engine includes a simple benchmarking method.

FAQ

Should I run in multiple locations?

For redundancy or to serve multiple regions, yes. Many operators run a primary near their main target and a secondary elsewhere for failover.

Is the cheapest location ever the right call?

Only if it happens to be near your target. For latency-sensitive work, the wrong location at any price is the expensive choice.

Choose with confidence

Orbit Servers runs low-latency, premium-peered locations across the US, EU, and APAC. Tell us your target and we will recommend the right region - get started here.