Manage regions
Note: The content on this page pertains to Game Server Hosting (Multiplay) available on the Unity Dashboard. If you’re using Game Server Hosting (Clanforge), see the Game Server Hosting (Clanforge) documentation.
A region is a collection of machines within a specific geographic region. You can manage regions within your account from the Unity Dashboard.
See the sections below to learn how to:
Bring a region online
The following instructions explain how to bring a region online from the Unity Dashboard.
- Go to Multiplayer > Game Server Hosting > Fleets.
- Select the fleet you want to update.
- Go to the Scaling settings. This is where all the regions within the fleet are listed along with their scaling settings.
- Select the edit icon next to the region you want to bring online.
- Select the region status then select Online.
Note: You can only bring a region online if it’s not already online.
The status text should update to Bringing online. The status updates again once the region is completely online.
Take a region offline
The following instructions explain how to take a region offline from the Unity Dashboard.
Warning: Taking a region offline can impact players by limiting the available capacity in this region. If you allocate players in this region to a nearby region, they might experience higher latency than normal.
- Go to Multiplayer > Game Server Hosting > Fleets.
- Select the fleet you want to update.
- Go to the Scaling settings. This is where all the regions within the fleet are listed with their scaling settings.
- Select the edit icon next to the region you want to bring offline.
- Select the region status, then Take fleet offline.
The status text should update to Draining. The status updates again once the region is completely offline.
Add a region
The following instructions explain how to add a region to a fleet from the Unity Dashboard.
- Go to Multiplayer > Game Server Hosting > Fleets.
- Select the fleet you want to update.
- Go to the Scaling settings. This is where all the regions within the fleet are listed along with their scaling settings.
- Select Add region.