When you have root-level access to a hosting server, this means that you will have full control of 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 setting on your server, and you will be able to both access and modify any kind of file, including system files, and change any settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user which has full privileges to perform the aforementioned things as well as to create other users, which includes users that also have full privileges. This connection can be established with a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it's recommended that you create another 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 required by a script-driven application that you wish to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Web Hosting

If you acquire a virtual private servers from us, you will have full root-level access in three cases - if the server includes no hosting Control Panel at all, or when you select cPanel or DirectAdmin during the order process. In the first case, you can change each part of the system from a Secure Shell console, while in the second, you'll still be able to use SSH in order to connect and to make modifications, however you will also have a graphical interface accessible to take care of your world wide web content and almost all the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server packages a very good choice in case you would like to run any software that you can't install in an ordinary shared hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you will be able to connect by using SSH and to take care of the content on the server, however, the root access rights are more restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers Hosting

When you choose the cPanel or the DirectAdmin web hosting Control Panel, you will have full root access to your new dedicated server, regardless of which of our plans you will choose during the registration process. The same is valid when you choose not to use a Control Panel at all. Our servers give you the possibility to run both really resource-demanding apps that are too heavy for a shared website hosting account and apps which have specific requirements as to what the program environment on the web hosting server should be. The latter is something that can't be achieved on a shared machine, as no server-side software can be set up on it. The difference between the aforementioned solutions is that without a Control Panel, server management can be done only through a console, whereas if you acquire cPanel or DirectAdmin, the majority of system settings and your site content will be controlled through a graphical interface. If you pick Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the registration page, you'll receive a server with limited root access.