If you have root-level access to a hosting server, this means that you'll have full control over it. That is to say, you'll be able set up any server-side app irrespective of the changes that it will make to the software environment on the server, and you will be able to both access and update any kind of file, including system files, and modify any settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user that has full privileges to do the aforementioned things and to generate other users, including users that also have full privileges. This connection can be established using a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it's recommended that you make one more user for your daily work and employ the root user only when you need to customize the server or to install software which may be required by a script-driven app that you wish to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Hosting

If you purchase a virtual private servers from us, 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 will be able to update each part of the system using a Secure Shell console, while in the second, you can still use SSH in order to connect and to make changes, yet you will also have a graphical interface at your disposal to control your web content and almost all the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server packages a very good choice when you wish to run any kind of software which you cannot install in a standard shared web hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you will be able to connect by using SSH and to control the content on the server, however, the root access privileges will be more restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Web Hosting

Each and every dedicated server that we provide comes with full root-level access, when 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 about the server software setting that cannot be fulfilled by a standard shared hosting plan, our servers are the best solution. Without any Control Panel at hand, you'll be able to access the server and modify its settings as well as the content which you upload through a console, whereas with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you will use a graphical interface to manage everything related to your online content, as well as the majority of server-side settings. As expected, if you get a dedicated server without a Control Panel, you may always set up a third-party tool manually, as long as it supports the Operating System that you have chosen at registration. If you pick the Hepsia Control Panel on your order page, you will have restricted root access, yet you'll still be able to perform many different things through a Secure Shell console.