# Overview

#### Scenarios

ECSs are more cost-effective than physical servers. Within minutes, you can obtain ECS resources from the public cloud. ECS resources are flexible and on-demand. This section describes how to create an ECS on the management console.

Creation process:

- Step 1: Configure Basic Settings
- Step 2: Configure Network
- Step 3: Configure Advanced Settings
- Step 4: Confirm

Parent topic: Creating an ECS