If you have root-level access to a server, this means that you'll 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 setting on the server, and you are able to both access and customize any file, including system files, and modify any settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user that has full privileges to do all these things and also to generate other users, which includes users that also have full privileges. This particular can be established with a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it's recommended that you make a different user for your daily work and use the root user only when you need to modify the server or to install software which may be needed by a script-driven app that you'd like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Hosting

You will be able to take care of your new virtual private servers at the root level whatever the plan that you've picked, as long as the server is ordered with either the cPanel or the DirectAdmin hosting Control Panel, or without any Control Panel at all. In the first case, many system settings can be controlled via an intuitive web-based interface, whereas in the second, you will have to do everything via a console, unless you decide to set up a Control Panel yourself. In either case, you'll have full control over the VPS in addition to any kind of system and / or custom content on it all of the time, which makes this type of website hosting perfect for any application which you cannot run with a shared web hosting account due to the limited level of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, etc. The last VPS Control Panel choice is Hepsia, however the root access to your server is restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Web Hosting

Each and every dedicated server that we offer features full root-level access, if the server is ordered with no Control Panel, or with cPanel or DirectAdmin. If you'd like to set up and run heavy, resource-demanding applications and they have special requirements about the server software setting that cannot be fulfilled by a standard shared web hosting package, our servers will be the optimal solution. With no Control Panel at hand, you can access the server and customize its settings as well as the content which you upload using a console, while with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you'll have a graphical interface to manage everything related to your online content, and most server-side settings. Of course, if you get a dedicated server devoid of Control Panel, you may always set up a third-party software instrument manually, as long as it is compatible with the Operating System that you have selected at signup. If you select our Hepsia Control Panel from your order page, you will have restricted root access, but you will still be able to do a number of things using a Secure Shell console.