What is the jurisdiction of the Appflowy company, what country does it reside in?
What is the jurisdiction of the Appflowy cloud server that users can pay to use, what country is the server hosted in?
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Quick Summary
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Company Jurisdiction: Singapore (AppFlowy Pte. Ltd.)
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Cloud Server Jurisdiction: Singapore & Australia (Hosted on AWS)
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Alternative: You can self-host AppFlowy on your own servers (e.g., in the US or EU) to change the data jurisdiction.
1. Company Jurisdiction
AppFlowy is legally registered as AppFlowy Pte. Ltd. and is headquartered in Singapore.
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Registered Location: Singapore
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Legal Entity: Private Limited Company (Pte. Ltd.)
2. AppFlowy Cloud Server Jurisdiction
If you pay for the official AppFlowy Cloud service (the fully managed option), your data is stored on Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure.
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Primary Hosting Locations: The active server regions for the official cloud are currently Singapore and Australia.
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Data Residency: As of late 2025, there is no official “US Region” or “EU Region” option for the standard managed cloud account. This means if you use their official paid cloud, your data is legally residing in Singapore or Australia, subject to those local laws.
3. Options for US/EU Data Residency
Because AppFlowy is “local-first” and open-source, you are not forced to use their Singaporean servers. You have two main alternatives if you require your data to stay within the United States or Europe:
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Self-Hosting (Free / Advanced): You can install the AppFlowy Cloud backend on your own server (e.g., a VPS from DigitalOcean, AWS US-East, or a local server in your office). This gives you 100% control over jurisdiction.
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Third-Party Managed Hosting: Services like Elestio offer fully managed AppFlowy instances where you choose the region (e.g., US, Germany, UK, France) at setup. This allows you to pay for convenience while keeping data in your preferred legal jurisdiction.