Storing data based on device location

A system comprising:

• a processor configured to perform operations comprising:
• determining, by a messaging application server, a geographical location associated with a client device;
• identifying, by the messaging application server, a plurality of storage devices located in different geographical regions;
• computing, by the messaging application server, a plurality of distances comprising a distance between the geographical location associated the client device and each of the geographical regions of each of the plurality of storage devices;
• selecting, by the messaging application server based on the computed plurality of distances, a first storage device of the plurality of storage devices that is in a geographical region that has a shortest distance to the geographical location associated with the client device;
• and
• storing, by the messaging application server on the first storage device, data associated with a messaging application implemented on the client device.

A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium that includes instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:

• determining, by a messaging application server, a geographical location associated with a client device;
• identifying, by the messaging application server, a plurality of storage devices located in different geographical regions;
• computing, by the messaging application server, a plurality of distances comprising a distance between the geographical location associated the client device and each of the geographical regions of each of the plurality of storage devices;
• selecting, by the messaging application server based on the computed plurality of distances, a first storage device of the plurality of storage devices that is in a geographical region that has a shortest distance to the geographical location associated with the client device;
• and
• storing, by the messaging application server on the first storage device, data associated with a messaging application implemented on the client device.