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[DLS] Clarify that regional hostnames do not apply to Spectrum applications #29709

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion src/content/docs/data-localization/compatibility.mdx
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[^41]: Logs / Analytics not available outside US region when using Customer Metadata Boundary. Use Logpush instead.

[^42]: Only applies to HTTP/S Spectrum applications.
[^42]: Only applies to HTTP/S Spectrum applications. Spectrum applications use a separate regionalization mechanism from the Regional Hostnames API. Configuring a regional hostname does not regionalize a Spectrum application on the same hostname. Contact your [Account Team](/support/contacting-cloudflare-support/) for Spectrum-specific regionalization.

[^43]: Web Analytics collects the [minimum amount of information](/web-analytics/data-metrics/data-origin-and-collection/). Alternatively, you can [exclude EU Visitors from RUM](/speed/observatory/rum-beacon/#rum-excluding-eeaeu).

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Since Regional Services leverages Spectrum (Cloudflare's Layer 4 proxy service) in the background, [Spectrum limitations](/spectrum/reference/limitations/) apply.

### Regional hostnames and Spectrum applications

Regional hostnames configured through the dashboard or the Regional Hostnames API only apply to hostnames [proxied](/dns/proxy-status/) through Cloudflare. They do not regionalize [Spectrum](/spectrum/) applications.

If a hostname has both a regional hostname configuration and an active Spectrum application, these are independent systems. The Spectrum application may override the regional hostname's IP steering with its own IP assignment. As a result, traffic may not be processed in the region configured via the Regional Hostnames API. If you need to regionalize a Spectrum application, contact your [Account Team](/support/contacting-cloudflare-support/) about Spectrum-specific regionalization options. Spectrum-specific regionalization only applies to HTTP and HTTPS [application types](/spectrum/reference/configuration-options/#application-type).

Regional Services does not apply to [subrequests](/workers/platform/limits/#subrequests) (secondary HTTP requests that your Cloudflare Workers make to other services). Regional Services operates on your hostname's IPs. We recommend using [DNSSEC](/learning-paths/application-security/default-traffic-security/dnssec/) (which cryptographically signs DNS records to prevent tampering) and/or [DNS over HTTPS](/1.1.1.1/encryption/dns-over-https/) (which encrypts DNS queries) to ensure that DNS responses are secure and correct.

## Customer Metadata Boundary
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