If you have root-level access to a server, it means that you'll have full control of it. In other words, you can set up any server-side application irrespective of the changes that it'll make to the software environment on your server, and you will be able to both access and modify any file, which includes system files, and modify various settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user that has full privileges to perform all these things as well as to create other users, including users that also have full privileges. This particular can be established using a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it's recommended that you create another user for your everyday work and use the root user only when you have to customize the server or to install software that may be required by a script-driven application that you would like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

Our VPS servers include different levels of access, in order to give you the option to choose the one you need, depending on your level of experience and on what you'll need the server for. When you obtain a VPS with no Control Panel, you'll have full root-level access and you'll manage everything from a console, unless you set up a third-party software tool. The servers which are ordered with the DirectAdmin or the cPanel website hosting Control Panel also include full root access, however most of the things which are related to your world-wide web content can be done through a graphical interface and not a console. You'll be able to set up various different frameworks or media streaming software, for example, without any problems. If you get the virtual website hosting server with the Hepsia Control Panel, you may still use a Secure Shell console to connect, but the root access will be restricted. Yet, the Hepsia-equipped servers are the simplest to control.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

In case you select the cPanel or the DirectAdmin website hosting Control Panel, you will have full root access to your new dedicated server, no matter which of our plans you will choose throughout the signup process. The same is valid if you decide not to get a Control Panel at all. All of our servers provide you with the possibility to run both really resource-demanding applications that are too heavy for a regular shared web hosting account and apps which have certain requirements as to what the software environment on your web hosting server needs to be. The latter is something that can't be achieved on a shared machine, because no server-side software can be installed on it. The difference between the aforementioned choices is that without having a Control Panel, server management can be done only from a console, while if you get cPanel or DirectAdmin, most system settings and your site content can be controlled through a graphical interface. When you select Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the order page, you will get a server with limited root access.