> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/release-notes/previous-releases/2024/december-2024.md).

# December 2024

## What's new

### [<mark style="color:blue;">**API Gateway is available in new regions**</mark>](/cloud/release-notes/previous-releases/2025/december-2025.md#api-gateway-end-of-life)

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**December 9**

API Gateway is now available in more regions including London, Paris, and Logroño. You can now create, manage, and deploy APIs in these regions using the API Gateway.
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**New IONOS CLOUD Object Storage in Lenexa, USA**</mark>](/cloud/backup-and-storage/ionos-object-storage/overview.md)

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**December 9**

We are pleased to announce the availability of <code class="expression">space.vars.ionos\_cloud\_object\_storage</code> in our US data center location, Lenexa. This highly scalable and durable storage solution is designed to support businesses with large amounts of unstructured data. With <code class="expression">space.vars.ionos\_cloud\_object\_storage</code>, users can store, manage, and analyze vast amounts of data — including images, videos, logs, and backups.

Located in Lenexa, this new offering ensures low latency and high performance for US-based users. The new endpoint is exposed as `us-central-1` and operates as a contract-owned <code class="expression">space.vars.ionos\_cloud\_object\_storage</code>.
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**Embeddings models added to AI Model Hub**</mark>](/cloud/ai/ai-model-hub/how-tos/text-embeddings.md)

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**December 6**

The <code class="expression">space.vars.ionos\_cloud\_ai\_model\_hub</code> now supports an OpenAI-compatible embeddings endpoint, and the embedding models **BGE Large EN v1.5**, **BGE m3**, and **Paraphrase Multilingual MPNet base v2**.
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### [<mark style="color:blue;">**IONOS CLOUD's new data center in Worcester, United Kingdom**</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/support/general-information/service-catalog)

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**December 2**

We are pleased to announce the expansion of <code class="expression">space.vars.ionos\_cloud</code> products and services with the addition of a new deployment location in Worcester. The new facility marks <code class="expression">space.vars.ionos\_cloud</code>'s second data center in the United Kingdom, after London, enhancing the capability to support highly available, redundant configurations across geographical locations.

The Worcester data center is classified as a Tier IV facility, which includes comprehensive isolation of critical infrastructure systems to reduce the risk of disruptions significantly and guarantees our users the highest operational security and reliability level. For additional information, refer to the [<mark style="color:blue;">Service Catalog</mark>](https://docs.ionos.com/cloud/support/general-information/service-catalog).

You now have the option to deploy the following products in the new data center through the [<mark style="color:blue;">DCD</mark>](/cloud/set-up-ionos-cloud/get-started/log-in-dcd.md) or using the location code `gb/bhx` through the [<mark style="color:blue;">API</mark>](https://api.ionos.com/docs/cloud/v6/):

* **Compute Services:**
  * [<mark style="color:blue;">Dedicated Core Servers</mark>](/cloud/compute-services/compute-engine/dedicated-core.md)
  * [<mark style="color:blue;">vCPU Servers</mark>](/cloud/compute-services/compute-engine/vcpu-server.md)
  * [<mark style="color:blue;">Cubes</mark>](/cloud/compute-services/cubes.md)
  * [<mark style="color:blue;">VM Auto Scaling</mark>](/cloud/network-services/vm-auto-scaling.md)
* **Containers:** [<mark style="color:blue;">Managed Kubernetes</mark>](/cloud/containers/managed-kubernetes.md)
* **Databases:**
  * [<mark style="color:blue;">In-Memory DB</mark>](/cloud/databases/in-memory-db.md)
  * [<mark style="color:blue;">MariaDB</mark>](/cloud/databases/mariadb.md)
  * [<mark style="color:blue;">MongoDB</mark>](/cloud/databases/mongodb.md)
  * [<mark style="color:blue;">PostgreSQL</mark>](/cloud/databases/postgresql.md)
* **Network Services:**
  * [<mark style="color:blue;">Certificate Manager</mark>](/cloud/security/certificate-manager.md)
  * [<mark style="color:blue;">Cloud DNS</mark>](/cloud/network-services/cloud-dns.md)
  * [<mark style="color:blue;">Cross Connect</mark>](/cloud/network-services/cross-connect.md)
  * [<mark style="color:blue;">DDoS Protect</mark>](/cloud/network-services/ddos-protect.md)
  * [<mark style="color:blue;">Flow Logs</mark>](/cloud/network-services/flow-logs.md)
  * [<mark style="color:blue;">IPv6 Configuration</mark>](/cloud/network-services/vdc-networking/ip-address/ipv6.md)
  * [<mark style="color:blue;">Managed Application Load Balancer</mark>](/cloud/network-services/application-load-balancer.md)
  * [<mark style="color:blue;">Managed NAT Gateway</mark>](/cloud/network-services/nat-gateway.md)
  * [<mark style="color:blue;">Managed Network Load Balancer</mark>](/cloud/network-services/network-load-balancer.md)
  * [<mark style="color:blue;">VDC Networking</mark>](/cloud/network-services/vdc-networking.md)
  * [<mark style="color:blue;">VPN Gateway</mark>](/cloud/network-services/vpn-gateway.md)
* **Observability:** [<mark style="color:blue;">Activity Logs</mark>](/cloud/observability/activity-logs.md)
* **Backup and Storage:** [<mark style="color:blue;">Block Storage</mark>](/cloud/backup-and-storage/block-storage.md)

The following products do not have a distinct deployment in Worcester, but you can still use their centrally located services:

* **AI:** [<mark style="color:blue;">AI Model Hub</mark>](/cloud/ai/ai-model-hub.md)
* **Backup and Storage:**
  * [<mark style="color:blue;">Backup Service</mark>](/cloud/backup-and-storage/backup-service.md)
  * [<mark style="color:blue;">IONOS CLOUD Object Storage</mark>](/cloud/backup-and-storage/ionos-object-storage.md)
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