If you have root-level access to a server, it means that you will have full control over it. That is to say, you can install any server-side app irrespective of the changes that it will make to the software environment on the server, and you'll be able to both access and change any kind of file, including system files, and change any settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user who has full privileges to do the aforementioned 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 make a different user for your daily work and employ the root user only when you need to modify the server or to install software which may be needed by a script-driven application that you wish to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Hosting

If you order a virtual private servers from our company, you'll have full root-level access in 3 cases - if the server comes with no hosting Control Panel at all, or if you select cPanel or DirectAdmin throughout the order process. In the first case, you will be able to change each part of the system from a Secure Shell console, while in the second, you can still use SSH in order to connect and to make modifications, still you will also have a graphical interface available to take care of your world wide web content and almost all the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server plans a very good choice when you need to run any kind of software that you are unable to install in a standard shared web hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you'll be able to connect by way of SSH and to take care of the content on the server, however, the root access privileges will be more restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Web Hosting

If you choose the cPanel or the DirectAdmin hosting Control Panel, you will have full root access to your new dedicated server, regardless of which of our packages you will pick during the signup process. The very same is valid if you choose not to use a Control Panel at all. All our servers provide you with the chance to run both really resource-demanding apps which are too heavy for a standard shared website hosting account and apps that have specific requirements as to what the software environment on your website 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 installed on it. The difference between the aforementioned solutions is that without a Control Panel, server management can be done only via a console, while if you acquire cPanel or DirectAdmin, most of the system settings along with your web content will be controlled via a graphical interface. If you pick Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the order page, you will have a server with restricted root access.