# App with multiple processes that are stuck in one region? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions / Help\ **Created:** [September 20, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/app-with-multiple-processes-that-are-stuck-in-one-region/7299 "2022-09-20T18:44:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dragonfire1119](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@dragonfire1119](https://community.fly.io/u/dragonfire1119)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2022, 6:44pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/app-with-multiple-processes-that-are-stuck-in-one-region/7299/1 "2022-09-20T18:44:03Z")
I added a cron process to my fly.toml. I deployed it and now my app process is stuck on dfw instead of being deployed in iad. 1. Added processes to fly.toml ```auto [processes] app = "" cron = "cron -f" ``` 1. Ran deploy ```auto fly deploy --remote-only ``` 1. Ran fly status and saw app and cron transferred to dfw instead of remaining on iad liked before adding the processes block. 2. Ran set ```auto fly regions set iad --group cron ``` Now my cron process is on iad. Ran the same command but with `fly regions set iad --group app` and my app is still on dfw instead of iad. Ran: ```auto fly regions list ``` Output ```auto Region Pool: iad Backup Region: ``` I tried to scale all the processes to see if the app process would change. Currently, app is 2 and cron is 1. Ran: ```auto fly scale count app=3 cron=1 ``` It scaled the app up, but it’s still in dfw. I tried to remove processes from fly.toml and now I can’t deploy. ```auto Description = Deployment is running pending automatic promotion. ``` ![Screen Shot 2022-09-20 at 2.36.33 PM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/original/3X/3/6/36984a684dee344e6fee0a9a9261431c9fa44d41.png) Removing the processes from fly.toml and now it still thinks that there are processes running. ```auto Error Your app has multiple process groups: app, cron. Please specify a process group to set the region. ``` ---
**Author:** ![tvdfly](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/user_avatar/community.fly.io/tvdfly/32/4297_2.png) [@tvdfly](https://community.fly.io/u/tvdfly)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2022, 1:36am UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/app-with-multiple-processes-that-are-stuck-in-one-region/7299/3 "2022-10-05T01:36:00Z")
Are you still experiencing this deployment issue? I took a quick look at the nomad allocs, and didn’t see any with that deployment description. ---
**Author:** ![tomm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@tomm](https://community.fly.io/u/tomm)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2022, 2:02am UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/app-with-multiple-processes-that-are-stuck-in-one-region/7299/4 "2022-11-06T02:02:39Z")
I’m having a similar issue where the region is totally ignored, it’s frustrating as it’s causing major performance issues. My database is in iad and the web processes keep booting up in scl?? ```auto fly regions list Region Pool: iad Backup Region: fly status Instances ID PROCESS VERSION REGION DESIRED STATUS HEALTH CHECKS RESTARTS CREATED e3e47aef streaming 19 gru run running 1 total, 1 passing 0 50m31s ago 9a559470 worker 19 scl run running 0 1h5m ago 1f137197 web 19 ord run running 1 total, 1 passing 0 1h5m ago ``` ---
**Author:** ![catflydotio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/user_avatar/community.fly.io/catflydotio/32/14559_2.png) [@catflydotio](https://community.fly.io/u/catflydotio)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/app-with-multiple-processes-that-are-stuck-in-one-region/7299/5 "2022-11-07T22:14:32Z")
Hi @tomm, It’s not clear what you’ve tried, but starting with the simplest possible scenario: the regions need to be set for each process individually, e.g. `fly regions set iad --group worker` > **[Fly Launch configuration (fly.toml)](https://fly.io/docs/reference/configuration/#per-process-commands)** > > Documentation and guides from the team at Fly.io. ---
**Author:** ![tomm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@tomm](https://community.fly.io/u/tomm)\ **Post date:** [November 7, 2022, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/app-with-multiple-processes-that-are-stuck-in-one-region/7299/6 "2022-11-07T22:33:24Z")
Yes, it makes no difference ☹ For my main web instance I was able to fix it by creating a volume that i’m not using in the correct region but worker processes continue to be spawned around the world. ---
**Author:** ![catflydotio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/user_avatar/community.fly.io/catflydotio/32/14559_2.png) [@catflydotio](https://community.fly.io/u/catflydotio)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 3:05pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/app-with-multiple-processes-that-are-stuck-in-one-region/7299/7 "2022-11-08T15:05:30Z")
Hi @tomm, OK. We definitely have a bug with volumes + indeterminate regions. There’s also something screwy in process groups if you start in one way and then iteratively change your app config. It looks like this may be the issue here. Would it be OK if we remove your volume in order to fix up this job? Otherwise, you should be able to pin all your processes by giving them all volumes, but that’s probably not what you want to hear. ---
**Author:** ![tomm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@tomm](https://community.fly.io/u/tomm)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/app-with-multiple-processes-that-are-stuck-in-one-region/7299/8 "2022-11-08T15:18:58Z")
Yea, volume `subculture` should be unused now. ---
**Author:** ![catflydotio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/user_avatar/community.fly.io/catflydotio/32/14559_2.png) [@catflydotio](https://community.fly.io/u/catflydotio)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/app-with-multiple-processes-that-are-stuck-in-one-region/7299/9 "2022-11-08T15:21:32Z")
Sorry for the trickle, @tomm: can you delete the volume entirely, please? ---
**Author:** ![dragonfire1119](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@dragonfire1119](https://community.fly.io/u/dragonfire1119)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 3:37pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/app-with-multiple-processes-that-are-stuck-in-one-region/7299/10 "2022-11-08T15:37:59Z")
How I fixed this was to just recreate everything, but in production, I can’t do that. I ended up feeling like the platform was a nice idea but very unstable for now. It took awhile to get a reply on this thread too. I did end up moving my infrastructure to another provider. ---
**Author:** ![tomm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@tomm](https://community.fly.io/u/tomm)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 3:43pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/app-with-multiple-processes-that-are-stuck-in-one-region/7299/11 "2022-11-08T15:43:01Z")
✅ Deleted Sidenote: I’m surprised it allowed me to delete a volume that was mounted to an instance in use. ---
**Author:** ![catflydotio](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/user_avatar/community.fly.io/catflydotio/32/14559_2.png) [@catflydotio](https://community.fly.io/u/catflydotio)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/app-with-multiple-processes-that-are-stuck-in-one-region/7299/12 "2022-11-08T21:04:58Z")
@tomm Did you get up and running? ---
**Author:** ![tomm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c0e974/32.png) [@tomm](https://community.fly.io/u/tomm)\ **Post date:** [November 8, 2022, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/app-with-multiple-processes-that-are-stuck-in-one-region/7299/13 "2022-11-08T22:05:10Z")
Amazingly yes, all processes are starting in the same region now