If you have root-level access to a server, it means that you will have full control of it. That is to say, you'll be able set up any server-side application whatever the changes that it will make to the software environment on the server, and you will be able to both access and customize any kind of file, which includes system files, and modify various settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user which has full privileges to perform the aforementioned things as well as to make other users, which includes 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 one more user for your everyday work and use the root user only when you have to modify the server or to set up software that may be needed by a script-driven application that you would like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS

Our Linux VPS feature different levels of access, to give you the option to pick the one you need, depending on your level of experience and on what you'll need the server for. When you get a VPS without Control Panel, you will have full root-level access and you will take care of everything from a console, unless you install some third-party software tool. The servers which are ordered with the DirectAdmin or the cPanel hosting Control Panel also include full root access, but most of the things that are linked to your world-wide web content can be performed using a graphical interface and not a console. You'll be able to install different frameworks or media streaming software, for example, without a problem. If you order your virtual hosting server with the Hepsia Control Panel, you can still use a Secure Shell console to connect, however, the root access will be restricted. Yet, the Hepsia-equipped servers are the easiest to take care of.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Hosting

When you choose the cPanel or the DirectAdmin website hosting Control Panel, you will have full root access to your new dedicated server, no matter which of our packages you will pick throughout the signup process. The exact same is valid when you choose not to install a Control Panel at all. Our servers will provide you with the option to run both really resource-demanding applications that are too heavy for a shared website hosting account and apps that have particular requirements as to what the program environment on your server should be. The latter is something that cannot be achieved on a shared machine, as no server-side software can be installed on it. The difference between the aforementioned choices is that without having a Control Panel, server management can be done only through a console, while if you get cPanel or DirectAdmin, most of the system settings along with your website content can be controlled via a graphical interface. If you pick Hepsia, that is the last Control Panel option on the registration page, you will get a server with restricted root access.