When you have root-level access to a hosting server, it means that you'll have full control of it. That is to say, you can set up any server-side app no matter what the changes that it'll make to the software environment on the server, and you are able to both access and change any kind of file, which includes system files, and modify any settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user that has full privileges to perform all these things and to create other users, which includes 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 create a separate user for your daily work and employ the root user only when you need to modify the server or to install software which may be needed by some script-driven application that you want to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Web Hosting

You are able to control your new virtual private servers at the root level regardless of the plan which 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, a number of system settings can be controlled from an easy to use web-based interface, while in the second, you'll have to do everything via a console, until you decide to install a Control Panel yourself. In either case, you will have full control over the VPS and any system or custom content on it all of the time, that makes this kind of hosting perfect for any app which you cannot run with a shared web hosting account due to the limited degree of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, and so on. The last VPS Control Panel alternative is Hepsia, yet the root access to your server will be restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers Hosting

Each dedicated server that we supply comes with full root-level access, when the server is ordered with no Control Panel, or with cPanel or DirectAdmin. If you wish to install and run heavy, resource-demanding applications and they have special requirements with regard to the server software setting which can't be fulfilled by an ordinary shared web hosting plan, our servers are the perfect solution. With no Control Panel at hand, you're able to access the server and customize its settings as well as the content that you upload using a console, whereas with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you will have a graphical interface to manage everything related to your online content, and also most server-side settings. Needless to say, if you get a dedicated server devoid of Control Panel, you can always set up some third-party software tool manually, as long as it supports the OS that you've selected at signup. When you pick the Hepsia Control Panel from the order page, you will have limited root access, but you will still be able to perform many different things using a Secure Shell console.