Method for creating a redundant automation system, wherein the method has the steps: a) providing information on a network topology of a computer network including information on the structure or partial structure of the computer network, which are formed by communication hubs and by communication paths connecting these to one another; b) providing information on computing centres present within the network topology, including information on the locations thereof; c) identifying the installation location of an automation installation to be controlled within the network topology; d) identifying at least one pair of computing centres, which can be connected to the automation installation on completely independent communication paths of the known network topology; e) selecting a pair of computing centres identified in step d) including the associated communication paths; f) providing two control applications configured to control the automation installation, wherein the control applications are configured such that one of the control applications works as the master and the other control application as a reserve and that, in the event of the control application working as the master control failing, the control application working as a reserve takes over the function as master; g) storing the control applications in the computing centres selected in step e); h) coupling the control applications via a synchronisation path; and i) connecting the control applications to the automation installation via the communication paths selected in step e), wherein the synchronisation path is selected such that the synchronisation path and the two communication paths connecting the control applications to the automation installation have no common communication hubs, characterised in that in step b) additional information on the power supply and/or on the present utilisation and/or on the computing power of computing centres is provided and that the selection in step e) takes place taking account of at least one item of this additional information. a) providing information on a network topology of a computer network including information on the structure or partial structure of the computer network, which are formed by communication hubs and by communication paths connecting these to one another; b) providing information on computing centres present within the network topology, including information on the locations thereof; c) identifying the installation location of an automation installation to be controlled within the network topology; d) identifying at least one pair of computing centres, which can be connected to the automation installation on completely independent communication paths of the known network topology; e) selecting a pair of computing centres identified in step d) including the associated communication paths; f) providing two control applications configured to control the automation installation, wherein the control applications are configured such that one of the control applications works as the master and the other control application as a reserve and that, in the event of the control application working as the master control failing, the control application working as a reserve takes over the function as master; g) storing the control applications in the computing centres selected in step e); h) coupling the control applications via a synchronisation path; and i) connecting the control applications to the automation installation via the communication paths selected in step e), wherein the synchronisation path is selected such that the synchronisation path and the two communication paths connecting the control applications to the automation installation have no common communication hubs, characterised in that in step b) additional information on the power supply and/or on the present utilisation and/or on the computing power of computing centres is provided and that the selection in step e) takes place taking account of at least one item of this additional information.