Package storage locations

Package storage locations define where Ravenstash keeps your package files at rest. They do not restrict where developers, CI runners, or deployment systems can download those packages.

Ravenstash-managed package storage is available in two locations. The dashboard shows the locations available to the selected account and plan:

Location	Choose it when
North America	You want the default managed at-rest location and do not require an EU physical-storage boundary. This option does not make a country-specific physical-residency commitment.
European Union	Your organization requires package files to be stored physically within the European Union. This location provides an EU storage boundary rather than a best-effort location preference.

The selected repository or namespace location applies to uploaded private package files. New custom package caches use the customer managed default at creation. A location choice does not change repository URLs, authentication, or package-manager configuration.

Storage at rest, delivery worldwide

Ravenstash delivers authenticated packages through a content delivery network spanning 300+ geographic locations, regardless of the selected at-rest storage location.

Every storage choice uses the same worldwide delivery service for developers, CI runners, and deployments.

Changing a storage location changes where packages are stored at rest. It does not limit the global delivery footprint available to package consumers.

GDPR and physical storage

GDPR does not require every European organization to store all data physically inside the EU. Personal data can be transferred outside the European Economic Area when the applicable transfer mechanism and safeguards are in place. See the European Commission’s guidance on international data transfers.

Your organization’s requirements can be stricter than GDPR alone. Internal data residency policies, customer contracts, sector-specific controls, or risk frameworks may require physical storage within the EU. Choose European Union when that boundary applies to package files, and confirm the scope of your requirements with your legal or compliance team.

Choose a location

For teams without an EU residency requirement, North America is the default managed storage choice. Every managed region uses the same worldwide delivery service.

Choose the European Union location whenever EU physical storage is a requirement, even if another location may be closer to some package consumers.

Set the default

1. Open storage settings for the personal account or organization.
2. Choose Ravenstash-managed storage.
3. Select one of the managed locations available to the account.
4. Save the default.

A namespace can inherit the account or organization default or use an explicit assignment.

Defaults apply to new repositories and custom package caches. Changing a default does not relocate existing files. Organization administrators move existing repository files through the namespace storage inventory. Existing custom package caches cannot be moved independently.