---
title: Adding new locations
description: Add a new central location to which the new PingDirectory servers will be added.
component: pingdirectory
version: 11.0
page_id: pingdirectory:pingdirectoryproxy_server_administration_guide:pd_proxy_add_new_locations
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/11.0/pingdirectoryproxy_server_administration_guide/pd_proxy_add_new_locations.html
revdate: September 13, 2023
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
  example: Example:
---

# Adding new locations

Add a new central location to which the new PingDirectory servers will be added.

## About this task

The following steps show how to add the new servers to a new location using `dsconfig` interactive.

## Steps

1. Run `dsconfig` and enter the LDAP connection parameters when prompted.

   ### Example:

   ```shell
   $ bin/dsconfig
   ```

2. In the main menu, enter the number corresponding to **Location**.

3. In the `Location menu`, enter the number corresponding to creating a new location.

4. Enter the option to create a new location from scratch.

5. Configure the `preferred-failover-location` property of the new location so that this location fails over first to the east location and then to the west location if all of the servers in the central location become unavailable.

6. Add the east and west locations as values of the property, specifying them in the order that they will be used for failover.

7. Confirm that these are the correct values and finish configuring the location.