Application distribution apparatus, application distribution method, and storage medium

An application distribution method comprising:

• managing, for each of a plurality of servers, a location and a use condition of the server;
• acquiring a distribution request for an application, the distribution request including information pertaining to a desired execution area;
• selecting, as candidate servers, servers included in the desired execution area from among the plurality of servers;
• determining one or more distribution destination servers that satisfy the use condition from among the candidate servers;
• and
• distributing the application to the one or more distribution destination servers.

A non-transitory storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to function as an application distribution apparatus, the program causing the computer to carry out:

• a management process for managing, for each of a plurality of servers, a location and a use condition of the server;
• an acquisition process for acquiring a distribution request for an application, the distribution request including information pertaining to a desired execution area;
• a selection process for selecting, as candidate servers, servers included in the desired execution area from among the plurality of servers;
• a determination process for determining one or more distribution destination servers that satisfy the use condition from among the candidate servers;
• and
• a distribution process for distributing the application to the one or more distribution destination servers.