Rootnode is not a hosting company. We never considered it that way. That is why we do not compete with anyone. We have no clients, we have users who’s got access to the wide range of services without strict limitations, for instance no transfer limits.
What do we offer? Among others, full shell access, web application hosting, VPN tunnels in five countries, torrent servers and so on. Take a look at a feature list.
Freedom.
Somebody said that Rootnode is a typical place for geeks – a district of dark alleys with freedom seen anywhere else where average people don’t adventure into. Basically, we agree with that. You can use what you want, how you want but respecting the other users.
People.
Unique atmosphere on IRC and mailing list guaranteed. Nowhere else will you find so many interesting guys. Many of them are great coders, specialists or lead IT projects. Sometimes they are looking for co-workers or new employees. Rootnode is a new social experience, great source of knowledge and good humor.
Different.
We do not hide anything. Any outage, any failure, any human error will be disclosed on the Rootnode status website to let you know. Furthermore we are the world’s only open source hosting. You can freely make us fit your needs.