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OUR IMPACT

Better hosting, using less.

No new data centre, small and frugal machines, figures published with their method. Here is how we reduce the footprint of your sites, and what we actually measure.

Read our measurement method

0,17 W

used on average per hosted site

[X] kWh

used by the whole infrastructure over one year

[X] g

of CO₂e per site per year, electricity only

0

new data centre built for us

Figures measured over [PÉRIODE]. Calculation details in the method below.

HOW IT'S POSSIBLE

Three levers, applied to every site.

01

Reuse rather than build

Our servers are installed in an existing building in the old town of Besançon. No construction, no land taken.

02

Frugal hardware

Raspberry Pi micro-servers that each use a few watts, where a conventional server uses much more. [AJOUTER UNE RÉFÉRENCE SOURCÉE]

03

Share resources precisely

Several sites share the same machine, sized to their actual needs. Fewer unused resources, less wasted energy.

Patch panel and network cables of the GNL Solution infrastructure

LOCAL AND SOVEREIGN

Your data stays in Besançon.

Hosting close to you also means fewer intermediaries, a contact person you can meet, and data that never leaves the European Union.

  • 100% EU hosting, GDPR-compliant
  • Electricity: [FOURNISSEUR / CONTRAT, ex. offre verte certifiée]
  • Hardware: [POLITIQUE DE RÉEMPLOI / RECYCLAGE]

TRANSPARENCY

Our measurement method

A figure without a method is worthless. Here is exactly how we get our results, so that you can check them.

  1. Measure actual consumption

    A [MODÈLE] power meter continuously measures the electricity consumption of the whole rack (servers, network, power supply), read every [FRÉQUENCE].

  2. Divide by the number of sites

    Average consumption over [PÉRIODE] is divided by the number of active sites over the same period: that gives the figure of 0,17 W per site.

  3. Convert into emissions

    The kWh used are multiplied by the emission factor of the French electricity mix ([X] gCO₂e/kWh, source: [ADEME Base Empreinte, année]).

  4. Publish and update

    Results are updated [FRÉQUENCE DE PUBLICATION] and the history remains available on this page.

What the calculation includes

  • The servers and their power supply
  • The rack's network equipment
  • [REFROIDISSEMENT / AUTRES SI APPLICABLE]

What it does not include (yet)

  • Manufacturing of the hardware
  • The internet network up to your visitors
  • Your visitors' computers and phones

What we do not claim

Hosting always has an impact. We prefer to reduce and measure it rather than erase it with slogans.

  • We are not "carbon neutral" or "zero emission".
  • We do not offset our emissions by buying carbon credits.
  • We do not compare our figures with those of other hosts without a verifiable source.

ECO-DESIGN

This site is frugal too.

We apply to our own site what we recommend to our customers.

1

single font, hosted by us

~40 KB

per photo, in WebP format

0

autoplay video, carousel or advertising tracker

[NOTE]

EcoIndex of the home page

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