When you have root-level access to a hosting server, this means that you'll have full control over it. In other words, you can install any server-side app whatever the changes that it will make to the software environment on the server, and you can both access and modify any kind of file, including system files, and change various settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user who has full privileges to perform the aforementioned things and also to make other users, which includes users that also have full privileges. The connection can be established through a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it's recommended that you make a separate user for your daily work and use the root user only when you need to modify the server or to set up software that may be required by a script-driven application that you wish to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

When you obtain a VPS servers from us, you'll have full root-level access in 3 cases - if the server features no website hosting Control Panel at all, or if you select cPanel or DirectAdmin during the order process. In the first case, you can update any part of the system from a Secure Shell console, whereas in the second, you can still use SSH in order to connect and to make changes, but you'll also have a graphical interface accessible to take care of your online content and most of the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server plans a great choice when you want to run any kind of software which you cannot install in an ordinary 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 Servers

If you pick the cPanel or the DirectAdmin website hosting Control Panel, you'll have full root access to your new dedicated server, regardless of which of our packages you'll select throughout the signup process. The same is valid when you choose not to install a Control Panel at all. Our servers will give you the opportunity to run both very resource-demanding apps that are too heavy for a shared hosting account and applications that have certain requirements as to what the program environment on your server should be. The latter is something that can't be achieved on a shared machine, as no server-side software can be installed on it. The difference between the abovementioned choices is that without having a Control Panel, server management can be done only via a console, whereas if you acquire cPanel or DirectAdmin, most of the system settings and your web content will be managed via a graphical interface. If you choose Hepsia, that is the last Control Panel option on the order page, you'll have a server with limited root access.