If you have root-level access to a server, it means that you will have full control of it. In other words, you can install any server-side app irrespective of the changes that it'll make to the software environment on the server, and you can both access and change any kind of file, which includes system files, and change any settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user that has full privileges to do all these things and to create other users, which includes users that also have full privileges. This 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 use the root user only when you need to modify the server or to install software which may be required by some script-driven app that you would like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS

When you order a virtual private servers from us, you will have full root-level access in three cases - if the server has no website hosting Control Panel at all, or when 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, whereas in the second, you will still be able to use SSH in order to connect and to make changes, however you'll also have a graphical interface you can use to manage your online content and almost all of the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server packages an excellent choice if you want to run any software that you cannot set up in a standard shared hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you'll be able to connect by way of SSH and to control the content on your server, but the root access rights will be more limited.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Hosting

When you get one of the Linux dedicated hosting which we provide, you will have full root-level access and you will be able to do anything that you can't do with a shared website hosting account - to change the server-side PHP settings, to install frameworks or media streaming software, etcetera. You may order the server with no web hosting Control Panel and do everything through a console, unless you set up some third-party instrument, or you can order it with cPanel or DirectAdmin and use a web-based graphical interface to take care of your sites and many system settings. In all 3 cases, you will have full control of the machine. The significant amount of system resources that you will get makes our dedicated plans a fantastic choice for any type of content that you want to have. The servers that are ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel are easier to take care of, but the root access to such a server is limited.