When you have root-level access to a hosting server, it means that you will have full control of it. That is to say, you can set up any server-side application regardless of the changes that it'll make to the software setting on the server, and you are able to both access and update any file, which includes system files, and change various settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user that has full privileges to do the aforementioned things and to create other users, including users that also have full privileges. This connection can be established using a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it is recommended that you create another user for your everyday work and use the root user only when you need to customize the server or to install software which may be required by a script-driven application that you wish to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

You are 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 web hosting Control Panel, or without Control Panel at all. In the first case, a large number of system settings can be managed through an intuitive web-based interface, while in the second, you will need to make everything via a console, unless you decide to install a Control Panel yourself. In either case, you'll have full control over the VPS in addition to any system and custom content on it all of the time, which makes this type of hosting perfect for any app that you can't run with a shared web hosting account due to the restricted level of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, etc. The final VPS Control Panel alternative is Hepsia, but the root access to your server will be restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

Each dedicated server that we offer gives you full root-level access, if the server is ordered with no Control Panel, or with cPanel or DirectAdmin. If you wish to install and run heavy, resource-demanding applications and they have special requirements regarding the server software environment which can't be fulfilled by a regular shared hosting plan, our servers will be the best solution. Without Control Panel at hand, you'll be able to access the server and modify its settings and the content which you upload through a console, whereas with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you'll have a graphical interface to take care of everything related to your web content, as well as the majority of server-side settings. As expected, when you get a dedicated server without a Control Panel, you can set up a third-party software instrument manually, as long as it supports the OS that you have chosen at signup. If you pick our Hepsia Control Panel from your order page, you will have limited root access, yet you'll still be able to perform quite a lot of things through a Secure Shell console.