If you have root-level access to a hosting server, it means that you will have full control over it. That is to say, you can set up any server-side app no matter what the changes that it will make to the software setting on your server, and you're able to both access and update any file, which includes system files, and modify various settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user which has full privileges to do all these things and to generate other users, which includes users who also have full privileges. The connection can be established with a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it is recommended that you make a separate user for your everyday work and employ the root user only when you need to customize the server or to set up software that may be required by a script-driven application that you would like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS

If you acquire a virtual private servers from our company, you'll have full root-level access in 3 cases - if the server features no website hosting Control Panel at all, or if you select cPanel or DirectAdmin throughout the order process. In the first case, you'll be able to update any part of the system from a Secure Shell console, while in the second, you'll still be able to use SSH in order to connect and to make adjustments, yet you'll also have a graphical interface you can use to control your online content and the majority of the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server packages a great choice in case you want to run any software which you are unable to install in an ordinary shared website hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you'll be able to connect through SSH and to take care of the content on your server, however, the root access rights are more limited.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Hosting

In case you choose the cPanel or the DirectAdmin website hosting Control Panel, you will have full root access to your new dedicated server, no matter which of our packages you will select during the registration process. The exact same is valid if you decide not to add a Control Panel at all. All our servers provide you with the option to run both really resource-demanding apps which are too heavy for a shared website hosting account and applications that have specific requirements as to what the software environment on your web hosting server should be. The latter is something which cannot be achieved on a shared machine, since no server-side software can be set up on it. The difference between the aforementioned solutions is that without a Control Panel, server management can be done only through a console, while if you acquire cPanel or DirectAdmin, most of the system settings and your website content can be controlled via a graphical interface. If you pick Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the order page, you will have a server with limited root access.