If you have root-level access to a server, this means that you'll have full control over it. In other words, you can set up any server-side application no matter what the changes that it'll make to the software setting on the server, and you can both access and change any file, which includes system files, and change various settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user that has full privileges to do all these things and also to generate other users, which includes users who also have full privileges. This particular can be established with a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it's recommended that you create another user for your everyday 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 want to run.
Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers
If you acquire a VPS servers from us, you will have full root-level access in 3 cases - if the server comes with no website hosting Control Panel at all, or if you select cPanel or DirectAdmin throughout the order process. In the first case, you can change any part of the system with 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 at your disposal to take care of your online content and many of the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server packages an excellent choice if you would like to run any software which you can not install in a standard shared hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you will be able to connect via SSH and to take care of the content on the hosting server, but the root access privileges will be more limited.
Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers
If you choose the cPanel or the DirectAdmin hosting Control Panel, you'll have full root access to your new dedicated server, no matter which of our plans you will select during the signup process. The very same is valid if you decide not to use a Control Panel at all. All our servers provide you with the chance to run both very resource-demanding applications that are too heavy for a shared web hosting account and apps that have certain requirements as to what the program environment on the hosting server needs to be. The latter is something that cannot be achieved on a shared machine, due to the fact that no server-side software can be set up on it. The difference between the aforementioned alternatives is that without a Control Panel, server management can be done only from a console, while if you acquire cPanel or DirectAdmin, most of the system settings and your website content can be managed via a graphical interface. If you select Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the registration page, you'll get a server with limited root access.