When you have root-level access to a hosting server, this means that you'll have full control of it. That is to say, you'll be able 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 customize any kind of file, which includes system files, and modify any settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user who has full privileges to perform the aforementioned things and also to generate other users, including users that also have full privileges. The connection can be established using 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 install software which may be required by some script-driven app that you would like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

If you obtain a VPS servers from our company, you will have full root-level access in three cases - if the server has no web hosting Control Panel at all, or in case you select cPanel or DirectAdmin during the order process. In the first case, you will be able to update each part of the system using a Secure Shell console, while in the second, you'll still be able to use SSH in order to connect and to make changes, still you'll also have a graphical interface available to control your web content and almost all of the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server plans a great choice when you would like to run any software which you are unable to install in a standard shared web hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you will be able to connect by way of SSH and to manage the content on the server, however, the root access privileges are more restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

In case you select the cPanel or the DirectAdmin website hosting Control Panel, you will have full root access to your new dedicated server, regardless of which of our plans you will select throughout the registration process. The very same is valid if you choose not to use a Control Panel at all. All our servers give you the opportunity to run both really resource-demanding applications which are too heavy for a regular shared web hosting account and apps that have particular requirements as to what the program environment on the hosting server needs to be. The latter is something that can't be achieved on a shared machine, because no server-side software can be installed on it. The difference between the abovementioned options is that without 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 can be managed through a graphical interface. When you select Hepsia, that is the last Control Panel option on the registration page, you'll get a server with limited root access.