When you have root-level access to a hosting server, it means that you'll have full control of it. That is to say, you can install any server-side application whatever the changes that it'll make to the software setting on the server, and you are able to 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 who has full privileges to do all these things and to generate other users, which includes 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 create one more user for your daily work and use the root user only when you need to modify the server or to install software which may be needed by a script-driven app that you want to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Hosting

If you obtain a virtual private servers from us, you'll have full root-level access in 3 cases - if the server features no hosting Control Panel at all, or in case you select cPanel or DirectAdmin during the order process. In the first case, you'll be able to change any part of the system from a Secure Shell console, while in the second, you can still use SSH to connect and to make modifications, but you'll also have a graphical interface accessible to control your world wide web content and most of the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server plans a very good choice when you need to run any kind of software that you can not install in a regular shared web hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you will be able to connect by way of SSH and to manage the content on the server, but the root access rights will be more limited.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Web Hosting

If you pick the cPanel or the DirectAdmin website hosting Control Panel, you will have full root access to your new dedicated server, regardless of which of our packages you'll pick throughout the signup process. The same is valid when you choose not to use a Control Panel at all. All our servers provide you with the option to run both really resource-demanding applications which are too heavy for a shared website hosting account and applications that have particular requirements as to what the program environment on your server needs to be. The latter is something that can't be achieved on a shared machine, as no server-side software can be installed on it. The difference between the abovementioned options is that without having a Control Panel, server management can be done only through a console, while if you obtain cPanel or DirectAdmin, most system settings as well as your site content will be controlled via a graphical interface. When you pick Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the registration page, you will get a server with limited root access.