When you have root-level access to a server, it indicates that you'll have full control over it. That is to say, you'll be able set up any server-side application no matter what the changes that it will make to the software environment on your server, and you are able to both access and modify any file, which includes system files, and change 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 also to create other users, including users who also have full privileges. This connection can be established through a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it is recommended that you make one more user for your daily work and use the root user only when you have to customize the server or to install software that may be needed by some script-driven application that you would like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Hosting

You'll be able to manage your new virtual private servers at the root level regardless of the package which you've chosen, as long as the server is ordered with either the cPanel or the DirectAdmin website hosting Control Panel, or with no Control Panel at all. In the first case, many system settings can be managed via an easy to use web-based interface, whereas in the second, you will have to do everything via a console, until you decide to install a Control Panel yourself. In either case, you'll have full control over the VPS and any kind of system or custom content on it all of the time, that makes this kind of web hosting perfect for any app which you can't 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 last VPS Control Panel alternative is Hepsia, but the root access to your server is restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Web Hosting

In case you choose the cPanel or the DirectAdmin web hosting Control Panel, you'll have full root access to your new dedicated server, no matter which of our packages you'll select during the registration process. Exactly the same is valid if you choose not to add a Control Panel at all. All of our servers provide you with the opportunity to run both very resource-demanding applications that are too heavy for a standard shared web hosting account and apps that have certain requirements as to what the software environment on your web hosting server has to be. The latter is something which cannot be achieved on a shared machine, due to the fact that no server-side software can be installed on it. The difference between the aforementioned alternatives is that without a Control Panel, server management can be done only via a console, while if you acquire cPanel or DirectAdmin, the majority of system settings as well as your site content can be managed via a graphical interface. If you pick Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the registration page, you'll get a server with limited root access.