description: Learn how to configure Consul to route traffic to upstreams in the same region and zone as the downstream service. Routing traffic based on locality can reduce latency and cost.
description: Learn how to enable locality-aware routing in Consul so that proxies can send traffic to upstreams in the same region and zone as the downstream service. Routing traffic based on locality can reduce latency and cost.
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# Route traffic to local upstreams
# Route traffic to local upstreams
This topic describes how to configure Consul to prioritize upstream services that are in the same region and zone as the downstream service. You should only follow these instructions when every service within a zone has at least enough capacity to handle requests from downstream services within the same zone.
This topic describes how to enable locality-aware routing so that Consul can prioritize sending traffic to upstream services that are in the same region and zone as the downstream service. You should only follow these instructions when every service within a zone has at least enough capacity to handle requests from downstream services within the same zone.
<EnterpriseAlert> This feature is available in Consul Enterprise. </EnterpriseAlert>
<EnterpriseAlert> This feature is available in Consul Enterprise. </EnterpriseAlert>