Hosting regions are here — Hosted uSkinned Websites.
At uSkinned, we’re always looking for ways to improve your experience, and one request we’ve heard time and again is the ability to choose the Azure data centre region where your website is hosted with us.
Today, we’re excited to announce that you can now select the region for your uSkinned Hosted site!
From now on, whether you’re starting a free trial or subscribing to a Hosted plan, you can choose between Microsoft Azure data centres in Europe and the US.
More regions will be available soon, ensuring even greater flexibility for our global community.
Giving our customers the ability to choose where their website is hosted is a huge step forward. Performance, compliance, and control are more important than ever, and this update ensures that our users have the best possible experience with uSkinned Hosting.
Marc Love
Technical Director
uSkinned
Why Regional Hosting Matters
Regional hosting gives you more control over your website’s performance, compliance, and SEO strategy. Key benefits include:
Improved Site Performance
Hosting closer to your audience reduces latency, improving page load speeds and delivering a smoother browsing experience.
Data Residency & Compliance
If your organisation has data residency requirements, selecting a regional data centre can help meet legal and regulatory obligations.
Better SEO Targeting
Hosting your website in the same region as your primary audience may contribute to improved search engine rankings in local search results.
Select your preferred data center region during checkout.
How to Choose Your Hosting Region
Selecting your preferred hosting region is straightforward:
Free Trials
When you create a new free trial, you will be given the option to select your hosting region during sign-up. If you upgrade from the trial to a fully hosted subscription, you will continue in your chosen region.
Hosted Subscriptions
When you start a new Hosted plan, you can select your chosen region during checkout.
uSkinned Visual Editor in action — available now!
uSkinned Visual Editor Available with Hosting
This update arrives alongside the release of uSkinned Site Builder 6.2, which introduces the uSkinned Visual Editor — a powerful tool that enables real-time content editing within the back office. With these improvements, launching and managing your website has never been easier.
Learn more about the uSkinned Visual Editor.
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Umbraco 8 reached end-of-life on 24th February 2025; now is the perfect time to move to a modern, fully supported platform. Hosting your new website with uSkinned ensures a seamless transition with access to the latest features and security updates.
Get guidance on moving or upgrading from Umbraco 8.
More Regions Coming Soon
We’re committed to expanding our hosting options to better serve our users worldwide. Additional hosting regions will be introduced in the future, giving you even greater control over where your site is hosted.
Start your free trial today and experience the benefits of regional hosting with uSkinned!
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