When you have root-level access to a hosting server, this means that you'll have full control over it. That is to say, you can set up any server-side application irrespective of the changes that it will make to the software environment on the server, and you are able to both access and modify any file, including system files, and modify various settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user that has full privileges to perform all these things as well as to generate other users, which includes users that also have full privileges. This particular can be established through a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it's recommended that you create a separate user for your daily work and employ the root user only when you need to customize the server or to set up software that may be required by some script-driven application that you would like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

You'll be able to manage your new VPS servers at the root level regardless of the plan which you've selected, as long as the server is ordered with either the cPanel or the DirectAdmin hosting Control Panel, or with no Control Panel at all. In the first case, a large number of system settings can be controlled from an intuitive web-based interface, whereas in the second, you'll need to do everything using a console, unless you decide to set up a Control Panel yourself. Either way, you'll have full control over the VPS in addition to any kind of system or custom content on it all the time, that makes this type of web hosting perfect for any app that you can't run with a shared web hosting account due to the limited degree of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, etc. The final VPS Control Panel alternative is Hepsia, yet the root access to your server will be restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

In case you pick the cPanel or the DirectAdmin hosting Control Panel, you'll have full root access to your new dedicated server, regardless of which of our packages you will pick throughout the signup process. Exactly the same is valid if you decide not to use a Control Panel at all. All our servers will give you the chance to run both very resource-demanding apps that are too heavy for a regular shared web hosting account and apps that have specific requirements as to what the program environment on your web hosting server needs to be. The latter is something which cannot be achieved on a shared machine, due to the fact that no server-side software can be set up on it. The difference between the aforementioned alternatives is that without having a Control Panel, server management can be done only via a console, whereas if you obtain cPanel or DirectAdmin, most system settings and your site content will be managed via a graphical interface. When you pick Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the order page, you'll receive a server with restricted root access.