If you have root-level access to a hosting server, it indicates that you will have full control of it. That is to say, you'll be able install any server-side application no matter what the changes that it will make to the software environment on the server, and you will be able to both access and customize any file, including system files, and modify various settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user which has full privileges to do the aforementioned things and also to make other users, including users that also have full privileges. This particular can be established using a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it's recommended that you create another 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 needed by a script-driven app that you want to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

When you buy a VPS servers from our company, you will have full root-level access in three cases - if the server features no website hosting Control Panel at all, or if you select cPanel during the order process. In the first case, you will be able to update any part of the system using a Secure Shell console, whereas in the second, you can still use SSH to connect and to make changes, but you'll also have a graphical interface you can use to take care of your world wide web content and most of the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server packages an excellent choice if you would like to run any kind of software which you can't install in a standard shared hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you will be able to connect by using SSH and to manage the content on the server, but the root access privileges are more limited.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

When you select the cPanel hosting Control Panel, you will have full root access to your new dedicated server, no matter which of our plans you'll select throughout the signup process. The same is valid when you decide not to install a Control Panel at all. All our servers will provide you with the possibility to run both very resource-demanding applications which are too heavy for a standard shared web hosting account and apps that have certain requirements as to what the program environment on the hosting server should be. The latter is something which can't be achieved on a shared machine, since 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, whereas if you obtain cPanel, most of the system settings as well as your web content will be controlled via a graphical interface. When you choose Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the registration page, you'll receive a server with limited root access.