When you have root-level access to a hosting server, it indicates that you'll have full control over it. That is to say, you can install any server-side application irrespective of the changes that it will make to the software environment on the server, and you're able to both access and change any file, including system files, and change any settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user which has full privileges to do all these things and also to create other users, which includes users who 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 different user for your daily work and employ the root user only when you have to customize the server or to set up software that may be required by a script-driven app that you wish to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS

You can manage your new virtual private servers at the root level regardless of the package which you have picked, as long as the server is ordered with the cPanel website hosting Control Panel, or without any Control Panel at all. In the first case, a number of system settings can be managed through a user-friendly web-based interface, while in the second, you'll have to make everything using a console, until you decide to install a Control Panel yourself. Either way, you'll have full control over the VPS as well as any system or custom content on it all the time, that makes this type of hosting perfect for any app which you can't run with a shared web hosting account because of the restricted degree of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, and many others. The final VPS Control Panel alternative is Hepsia, however the root access to your server will be restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Hosting

Each and every dedicated server that we offer includes full root-level access, when the server is ordered without a Control Panel, or with cPanel. If you want to set up and run heavy, resource-demanding apps and they have specific requirements about the server software setting that cannot be fulfilled by an ordinary shared website hosting plan, our servers will be the optimal solution. With no Control Panel at hand, you'll be able to access the server and change its settings as well as the content that you upload through a console, while with cPanel you will have a graphical interface to manage everything related to your web content, and most server-side settings. Needless to say, when you get a dedicated server without a Control Panel, you may always install some third-party instrument manually, as long as it is compatible with the Operating System that you've selected at signup. If you pick the Hepsia Control Panel on the order page, you will have restricted root access, however you can still do many different things using a Secure Shell console.