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bare-metal/elastic-metal/how-to/create-server.mdx

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     - Add your SSH key (required if installing an image on your server). Depending on the OS image, you may also be asked to configure the panel user for your server.
     - Optionally, configure the available public bandwidth for your server. This option may not be available for all offers.
     - Optionally, decide whether to enable the Private Networks feature. [Learn more about Private Networks](/network/vpc/concepts/#private-networks)
+    - Review the estimated environmental footprint of your Elastic Metal server.
+      <Message type="note">
+        For a detailed report of how the environmental impact of Scaleway services is calculated, refer to the [Environmental Footprint calculator breakdown](/environmental-footprint/environmental-footprint/additional-content/environmental-footprint-calculator) documentation page.
+      </Message>
     - Review the estimated cost based on your selected configuration.
 
 4. Click **Create Elastic Metal server** to finalize your order.

bare-metal/elastic-metal/quickstart.mdx

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 ## How to create an Elastic Metal server
 
-1. Click **Elastic Metal** in the **Bare Metal** section of the side menu. The Elastic Metal creation page displays.
-2. Click **Create Elastic Metal server** to launch the creation wizard.
-3. Complete the following steps in the wizard:
-    - Choose an **Availability Zone**, which is the geographical region where your Elastic Metal server will be deployed.
+1. Go to **Elastic Metal** in the **Bare Metal** section of the [Scaleway console](https://console.scaleway.com) side menu. The Elastic Metal server creation page displays.
+2. Click **Create Elastic Metal server**. The server creation wizard will launch.
+3. Complete the server creation wizard:
+    - Select the geographical region for your server by choosing an Availability Zone.
       <Message type="note">
-        Currently, Elastic Metal servers are available in Amsterdam, Netherlands (`AMS-1` and `AMS-2`), Paris, France (`PAR-1` and `PAR-2`), and Warsaw, Poland (`WAW-2` and `WAW-3`).
+        Currently, Elastic Metal servers are available in:
+        - Amsterdam, Netherlands (`AMS-1`, `AMS-2`)
+        - Paris, France (`PAR-1`, `PAR-2`)
+        - Warsaw, Poland (`WAW-2`, `WAW-3`)
       </Message>
-    - Select a **server** from the hourly-billed or monthly-billed ranges.
-    - Choose an **image** to run on your server. This can be an OS of your choice, or you can order the server without a preinstalled image.
-    - Enter a **name** and, optionally, **tags** to identify your server.
-    - Choose whether to enable the **Private Networks** feature.
-    - Add your **SSH key** (necessary only if you are installing an image on your server).
-    - Verify the **estimated cost** of your server, based on the specifications you chose.
-4. Click **Create Elastic Metal server** to order the server.
+    - Choose your preferred billing method: **hourly** or **monthly**.
+    - Select a server configuration from the available options.
+    - Choose an OS to run on your server or opt for no preinstalled image.
+    - Configure server partitioning. You can either choose a default configuration or [configure your own partitioning](/bare-metal/elastic-metal/how-to/configure-disk-partitions/) using a JSON configuration.
+    - Enter a name and, optionally, add tags to identify your server.
+    - Add your SSH key (required if installing an image on your server). Depending on the OS image, you may also be asked to configure the panel user for your server.
+    - Optionally, configure the available public bandwidth for your server. This option may not be available for all offers.
+    - Optionally, decide whether to enable the Private Networks feature. [Learn more about Private Networks](/network/vpc/concepts/#private-networks)
+    - Review the estimated environmental footprint of your Elastic Metal server.
+      <Message type="note">
+        For a detailed report of how the environmental impact of Scaleway services is calculated, refer to the [Environmental Footprint calculator breakdown](/environmental-footprint/environmental-footprint/additional-content/environmental-footprint-calculator) documentation page.
+      </Message>
+    - Review the estimated cost based on your selected configuration.
+
+4. Click **Create Elastic Metal server** to finalize your order.
 
-    You can follow the delivery progress from the list of Elastic Metal servers.
+You can monitor the delivery progress from the list of Elastic Metal servers in the console.
 
 ## How to install an Elastic Metal server
 

environmental-footprint/environmental-footprint/additional-content/environmental-footprint-calculator-estimation.mdx

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+---
+meta:
+  title: Understanding environmental footprint estimation
+  description: This page explains how to understand the environmental footprint estimation of Elastic Metal servers.
+content:
+  h1: Understanding environmental footprint estimation
+  paragraph: This page explains how to understand the environmental footprint estimation of Elastic Metal servers.
+tags: environmental-footprint impact environment datacentre
+dates:
+  validation: 2024-10-30
+  posted: 2024-10-30
+categories:
+  - environmental-footprint
+---
+
+When you [order an Elastic Metal server](/bare-metal/elastic-metal/how-to/create-server/), you can see the estimated impact of your Elastic Metal server of choice before you order. In this page, we explain how the estimation is measured.
+
+<Message type="note">
+  The estimation described on this page is based on the calculation methodology detailed in the [Environmental Footprint calculation breakdown](/environmental-footprint/environmental-footprint/additional-content/environmental-footprint-calculator) documentation page.
+</Message>
+
+## Availability Zone footprint estimation
+
+When you select your Elastic Metal server's Availability Zone, you can see the quantity of CO2e emitted per kW consumed for each zone.
+
+<Lightbox src="scaleway-env-impact-estimation-az.webp" alt="screenshot of the Scaleway console showing the different availability zones in which you can create an Elastic Metal server. For each AZ, three green leaves indicate the level of environmental impact - the system is explained below." />
+
+This data is determined by the [Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE)](/environmental-footprint/environmental-footprint/concepts/#pue-power-usage-effectiveness) of the datacenter and the [energy mix](/environmental-footprint/environmental-footprint/concepts/#energy-mix) of the country in which the datacenter is located.
+
+<Message type="note">
+  We use [Ember's](https://ember-climate.org/) Electricity Data Explorer to determine the impact linked to the energy mix. The energy mix can be very different from one country to another depending on the origin of the electricity used. We can see on [Electricity Maps' Environmental Impact by Zone map](https://app.electricitymaps.com/map) the significant differences that there can be between countries.
+</Message>
+
+The estimation is represented by three green leaf icons:
+
+  - When the three leaves are dark green, this means that the AZ has the lowest quantity of CO2e emitted per kW consumed, and each kw consumed in your Elastic Metal has a lower impact.
+  - When two leaves are dark green, this means that the AZ has a low quantity of CO2e emitted per kW consumed
+  - When only one leaf is dark green, the AZ has a bigger quantity of CO2e emitted per kW consumed
+
+<Message type="note">
+  When you hover your cursor over the leaves or when you select the AZ, you can see the detail of the environmental footprint estimation in kgCO₂e.
+</Message>
+
+<Message type="important">
+  The AZ footprint estimation is a straightforward calculation of CO₂ emissions per kW of electricity consumed, based on the energy mix and the data center’s Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) specific to that AZ. For example, in an AZ like PAR-2, each kW consumed may have an impact of 0.065 kgCO₂e. <br /><br />
+
+  Meanwhile, the offer footprint estimation is a more complex calculation that combines the AZ-specific data with additional factors relevant to the specific offer. This calculation considers not just energy consumption but also other elements, which are outlined in the [Environmental Footprint calculation breakdown](/environmental-footprint/environmental-footprint/additional-content/environmental-footprint-calculator) documentation page, to reflect a comprehensive impact specific to the offer rather than just adding up kW-based impacts.
+</Message>
+
+## Elastic Metal offers footprint estimation
+
+For Elastic Metal offers, the environmental footprint estimation considers the impact of the **manufacturing** and **use** of all the elements that allow the service to work, such as network, cross-IT equipment and stock, and non-IT elements, and the manufacturing and use of the server itself, for example. The AZ you chose in the previous step will impact the **use** by multiplying each kw consumed by each of these elements by the value indicated.
+
+<Message type="note">
+  For a detailed report of how the environmental impact of Scaleway services is calculated, refer to the [Environmental Footprint calculator breakdown](/environmental-footprint/environmental-footprint/additional-content/environmental-footprint-calculator) documentation page.
+</Message>
+
+For usage, we rely on an estimate of electricity consumption. This estimation is based on tests carried out by the Hardware team at Scaleway. Each range of offers was tested using different compute configurations, to ensure coverage of a variety of possible power consumption set ups.
+
+These different computing configurations allow us to simulate enough use cases to have an idea of the power consumption, but the actual consumption will depend on how the server is used in practice.
+
+We estimate the measure the server's electricity consumption and then calculate its estimated impact based on the energy mix of the selected zone and the datacenter's PUE.
+
+The estimation is represented by three green leaf icons:
+
+<Lightbox src="scaleway-select-a-server-env-foot.webp" alt="screenshot of the offer selection section of the Elastic Metal order page in the Scaleway console showing the different offers available to order. For each offer, three green leaves indicate the level of environmental impact - the system is explained below." />
+
+  - When the three leaves are dark green, this means that the offer has the lowest environmental impact
+  - When two leaves are dark green, this means that the offer has a low environmental impact
+  - When only one leaf is dark green, the offer has a bigger environmental impact
+
+<Message type="note">
+  When you hover your cursor over the leaves or when you select an offer, you can see the detail of the environmental footprint estimation in kgCO₂e per hour or per month, depending on the billing method chosen.
+</Message>
+
+A summary of the total environmental footprint estimation for the selected offer is shown before the order summary. We also add an indication to help you imagine what this impact is, such as `≈ 35 km by car`.
+
+<Lightbox src="scaleway-env-footprint-order-summary.webp" alt="screenshot of the Scaleway console showing an order summary of an Elastic Metal server, including a message box where the environmental footprint estimation is indicated in kgCO₂e" />
+
+