---
title: Defining locations
description: Define the first location, east, to accommodate the servers in the deployment located on the East Coast of the United States.
component: pingdirectory
version: 11.0
page_id: pingdirectory:pingdirectoryproxy_server_administration_guide:pd_proxy_define_locations
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/11.0/pingdirectoryproxy_server_administration_guide/pd_proxy_define_locations.html
revdate: September 13, 2023
section_ids:
  about-this-task: About this task
  steps: Steps
---

# Defining locations

Define the first location, east, to accommodate the servers in the deployment located on the East Coast of the United States.

## About this task

Continuing from the same `create-initial-proxy-config` session:

## Steps

1. Enter a location name for the PingDirectoryProxy server. Press Enter.

   In this example, enter `east`.

2. Define a location named `west` for the servers in our deployment located on the West Coast. Press Enter.

3. Select the location that contains the PingDirectoryProxy server itself.

   The PingDirectoryProxy server is located in the east.