# Scaleway server setup

## <span class="mw-headline" id="bkmrk-installing-the-serve-1">Installing the server</span>

1. Log into the Scaleway account
2. Navigate to *Instances*
3. Click the "+ Create Instance" button
4. Choose an appropriate zone
5. Choose an appropriate [server size](https://tsnocode.com/resources/pricing/#HostingPrices)
6. Choose a supported OS (CentOS Stream 9)
7. Give the server a useful name
8. Add tags 
    1. Common ones: 
        1. customer-facing
        2. partner
        3. internal
        4. ts-cloud
        5. ts-infrastructure
9. Optional: Add a data-volume
10. Reserve a dedicated (public) IPv4 address
11. Remove IPv6 option
12. Click *Create*
13. SSH into the server and [install the CLI](https://docs.tsnocode.com/books/command-line-tools/page/current-cli)