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A SmartMachine gives you root access to a dedicated hosting system that you can easily scale in CPU, RAM, disk space, and bandwidth, all without having to migrate your application or site to a new system. You have guaranteed minimum access to your CPU/RAM resources with the ability to burst to the full capacity of the box as it is available. You have access to network based, hardware redundant storage that can be upgraded at any time.

Since you have root access to the system, you can set up and tune your container specifically for your application. Root access also means that you will need the sysadmin skills to set up and maintain your system. The topics in this section will help you set up your SmartMachine for your specific needs.

If you are familiar with Linux or other Unix-like operating systems, read this to learn how to get around in SmartOS.