When you have root-level access to a hosting server, it indicates that you will have full control of it. In other words, you'll be able set up any server-side app no matter what the changes that it'll make to the software environment on the server, and you'll be able to both access and change any 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 do all these things and also to make other users, including users who also have full privileges. The connection can be established through a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it is recommended that you make a separate user for your everyday work and use the root user only when you have to customize the server or to set up software that may be needed by a script-driven application that you'd like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

You are able to control your new VPS servers at the root level whatever the plan that you have chosen, as long as the server is ordered with either the cPanel or the DirectAdmin web hosting Control Panel, or without any Control Panel at all. In the first case, many system settings can be controlled from an easy to use web-based interface, while in the second, you will need to do everything through a console, unless you decide to install a Control Panel yourself. In either case, you will have full control over the VPS in addition to any system or custom content on it all of the time, that makes this type of website hosting perfect for any app which you cannot run with a shared web hosting account because of the limited degree 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 limited.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

When you get one of the Linux dedicated service which we offer, you'll have full root-level access and you will be able to do anything that you are unable to do using a shared web hosting account - to customize the server-side PHP settings, to set up frameworks or media streaming software, etcetera. You may order the server with no hosting Control Panel and do everything using a console, unless you set up a third-party tool, or you can order it with cPanel or DirectAdmin and use a web-based graphical interface to manage your web sites and many system settings. In all 3 cases, you will have complete control over the machine. The significant amount of system resources that you will receive makes our dedicated plans a great choice for any kind of content that you want to have. The servers which are ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel are easier to take care of, but the root access to such a machine will be restricted.