In general,[port forwarded](./port-forwarding.md) web apps are faster than

dashboard-accessed web apps.

Coder measures and reports several types of latency, providing insights into the performance of your deployment. Understanding these metrics can help you diagnose issues and optimize the user experience.

This metric is displayed in milliseconds on the workspace dashboard and specifically shows the agent-to-relay latency, not direct P2P connections.

Total end-to-end latency experienced by a userwould be a combination of dashboard-to-server latency plus this agent-to-relay latency.

Total end-to-end latency experienced by a useris a combination of dashboard-to-server latency plus this agent-to-relay latency.

- Database latency:

-**Deploy workspace proxies**: Place[proxies](./workspace-proxies.md) in regions closer to users, connecting back to your single Coder server deployment.

-**Use P2P connections**: Ensure network configurations permit direct connections.

-**Strategic placement**: Deploy yoursingleCoder server in a region where most users work.

-**Strategic placement**: Deploy your Coder server in a region where most users work.

-**Network configuration**: Optimize routing between users and workspaces.

-**Check firewall rules**: Ensure they don't block necessary Coder connections.