If you have root-level access to a hosting server, it means that you will have full control over it. That is to say, you can 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 modify any kind of file, which includes system files, and modify any settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user which has full privileges to perform all these things as well as to create other users, including users who also have full privileges. The connection can be established with a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it is recommended that you make a separate user for your daily work and use the root user only when you have to modify the server or to install software which may be required by a script-driven application that you'd like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

You're able to control your new VPS servers at the root level regardless of the package which you've selected, as long as the server is ordered with either the cPanel or the DirectAdmin website hosting Control Panel, or with no Control Panel at all. In the first case, multiple system settings can be controlled from an easy to use web-based interface, whereas in the second, you will need to make everything through a console, unless you decide to install a Control Panel yourself. In either case, you'll have full control over the VPS as well as any system and / or custom content on it at all times, which makes this kind of website hosting perfect for any application which you can't run with a shared web hosting account due to the restricted level of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, and so on. The final VPS Control Panel alternative is Hepsia, but the root access to your server will be restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

Each and every dedicated server that we provide comes with full root-level access, if the server is ordered without a Control Panel, or with cPanel or DirectAdmin. If you want to install and run heavy, resource-demanding apps and they have specific requirements about the server software setting that cannot be fulfilled by a conventional shared hosting package, our servers are the optimal solution. With no Control Panel at hand, you will be able to access the server and modify its settings as well as the content that you upload using a console, while with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you will have a graphical interface to control everything related to your online content, and the majority of server-side settings. As expected, when you get a dedicated server without a Control Panel, you can always set up some third-party tool manually, as long as it is compatible with the OS that you have selected at registration. When you select our Hepsia Control Panel from your order page, you will have restricted root access, however you will still be able to perform many different things through a Secure Shell console.