If you have root-level access to a hosting server, this means that you will have full control over it. In other words, you can set up any server-side app whatever the changes that it will make to the software setting on the server, and you can both access and change any kind of file, which includes system files, and modify various settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user which has full privileges to do all these things and also to create other users, including users who also have full privileges. This connection can be established using a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it's recommended that you make a different user for your everyday work and employ the root user only when you need to customize the server or to install software which may be required by some script-driven app that you would like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

You are able to control your new VPS servers at the root level regardless of the package which you've chosen, as long as the server is ordered with either the cPanel or the DirectAdmin website hosting Control Panel, or with no Control Panel at all. In the first case, multiple system settings can be controlled through an easy to work with web-based interface, while in the second, you will need to make everything through a console, unless you decide to install a Control Panel yourself. In either case, you'll have full control over the VPS and any system and / or custom content on it at all times, which makes this type of web hosting perfect for any app which you cannot run with a shared web hosting account due to the restricted degree of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, and so on. The last VPS Control Panel choice is Hepsia, however the root access to your server is limited.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

You'll have full root-level access to your dedicated server no matter which plan you select throughout the registration process, as long as the server is provided with cPanel or DirectAdmin, or with no web hosting Control Panel at all. In all of these three cases, you will be able to change any part of the software environment in any way you find fit, that makes our server plans perfect for resource-demanding applications with specific requirements that can't be covered if you use a shared hosting account. The main difference between these options is that with cPanel or DirectAdmin, you'll have a web-based graphical interface to manage various server-side options and any site content that you generate or upload, while if you order the server devoid of Control Panel, you'll have to perform everything through a Secure Shell console or to set up a Control Panel of your own liking, provided that it is compatible with the Operating System that you've selected during the registration process. With the last Control Panel option that you will be able to pick on our order page - Hepsia, the root access will be restricted.