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When you provision aRealtime Databaseinstance, you must choose alocationfor the
instance. To reduce latency and increase availability, store your data close to
the users and services that need it.
If your project is on the pay-as-you-go Blaze pricing plan, then you can optionallycreate multiple databasesin your project, each
with its own location setting.
Be aware that once you provision a database instance, you cannot change its
location setting.
In the following table, find the supported locations forRealtime Databaseinstances
along with their associated database URL formats.
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