If you have root-level access to a hosting server, it means that you'll have full control of it. In other words, you can set up any server-side application irrespective of the changes that it'll make to the software environment on the server, and you're able to both access and customize any kind of 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 perform the aforementioned things and to make other users, including users who 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 create another user for your everyday work and employ the root user only when you need to customize the server or to install software that may be needed by a script-driven application that you want to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

If you buy a VPS servers from us, you'll have full root-level access in three cases - if the server features no hosting Control Panel at all, or if you select cPanel or DirectAdmin throughout the order process. In the first case, you will be able to update any part of the system through a Secure Shell console, whereas in the second, you will still be able to use SSH in order to connect and to make adjustments, but you'll also have a graphical interface accessible to control your online content and most of the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server packages an excellent choice in case you would like to run any software which you can not set up in an ordinary shared hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you'll be able to connect via SSH and to take care of the content on your hosting server, yet the root access privileges will be more restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

Each dedicated server that we supply features full root-level access, when the server is ordered without a Control Panel, or with cPanel or DirectAdmin. If you would like to install and run heavy, resource-demanding applications and they have specific requirements about the server software environment which can't be fulfilled by a conventional shared web hosting plan, our servers are the most suitable solution. Without any Control Panel at hand, you will be able to access the server and change its settings as well as the content which you upload through a console, whereas with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you will have a graphical interface to manage everything related to your web content, and the majority of server-side settings. As expected, if you get a dedicated server without a Control Panel, you can always install a third-party tool manually, as long as it supports the Operating System that you have chosen at signup. When you select the Hepsia Control Panel from the order page, you will have limited root access, but you can still do a number of things using a Secure Shell console.