If you have root-level access to a hosting server, it indicates that you'll have full control of it. In other words, you'll be able install any server-side application whatever the changes that it will make to the software setting on your server, and you're able to both access and customize any kind of file, including system files, and change any settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user which has full privileges to do all these things and to make other users, which includes users that also have full privileges. This connection can be established through a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it is recommended that you make one more user for your daily work and use the root user only when you have to customize the server or to set up software which may be needed by a script-driven application that you want to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

If you purchase a VPS servers from our company, you'll have full root-level access in three cases - if the server features no hosting Control Panel at all, or in case you select cPanel or DirectAdmin during the order process. In the first case, you can change any part of the system using a Secure Shell console, while in the second, you can still use SSH to connect and to make adjustments, still you'll also have a graphical interface accessible to manage your world wide web content and the majority of the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server packages an excellent choice when you need to run any software which you can not set up in an ordinary shared hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you'll be able to connect through SSH and to control the content on the hosting server, yet the root access rights are more limited.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

Each dedicated server that we provide provides you with full root-level access, if the server is ordered without a Control Panel, or with cPanel or DirectAdmin. If you wish to set up and run heavy, resource-demanding applications and they have special requirements regarding the server software environment which can't be fulfilled by a conventional shared website hosting plan, our servers will be the most suitable solution. Without Control Panel at hand, you are able to access the server and customize its settings and the content that you upload through a console, whereas with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you'll have a graphical interface to control everything related to your online content, as well as the majority of server-side settings. Of course, if you get a dedicated server devoid of Control Panel, you may always set up some third-party software tool manually, as long as it supports the OS that you have chosen at signup. When you pick our Hepsia Control Panel from your order page, you will have restricted root access, however you'll still be able to perform quite a lot of things through a Secure Shell console.