Having root-level access to a server signifies that you can view and update any file on it, which includes crucial system files. You may also install software that can modify certain settings on the server during the process, so that the installation can be performed only if you're signed in as the root user. The aforementioned has full privileges, i.e. you will have full control over the machine at any time and you will be able to perform anything you'd like. You can also generate other users either with the same rights or with fewer rights, according to what you want them for - daily tasks, other server administrators, etc. To be on the safe side, it's generally recommended to employ the root account only when you actually need it and not for tasks you can do using other accounts. You may use a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console to be able to connect with the server and to control it at the root level.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

You're able to manage your new VPS servers at the root level whatever the package that you have 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 via an easy to navigate web-based interface, while in the second, you'll have to do everything through a console, unless you decide to install a Control Panel yourself. In either case, you'll have full control over the VPS as well as any kind of system and custom content on it all of the time, which makes this type of website hosting perfect for any application which you cannot run with a shared web hosting account due to the restricted level of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, and so on. The final VPS Control Panel alternative is Hepsia, yet the root access to your server is limited.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

In case you choose the cPanel or the DirectAdmin hosting Control Panel, you will have full root access to your new dedicated server, regardless of which of our plans you will select during the registration process. The exact same is valid when you decide not to use a Control Panel at all. All our servers give you the chance to run both very resource-demanding applications which are too heavy for a shared website hosting account and applications which have specific requirements as to what the program environment on the website hosting server should be. The latter is something which can't be achieved on a shared machine, as no server-side software can be set up on it. The difference between the abovementioned choices is that without a Control Panel, server management can be done only through a console, whereas if you get cPanel or DirectAdmin, most of the system settings as well as your web content will be managed through a graphical interface. When you pick Hepsia, that is the last Control Panel option on the order page, you will have a server with limited root access.