Having root-level access to your server signifies that you can view and change any file on it, including essential system files. You may also install software which can change particular settings on the server throughout the, so that the installation is possible only if you're signed in as the root user. The latter has full privileges, which means that you will have full control over the machine at any time and you can perform anything you would like. You may also make other users either with identical rights or with fewer rights, depending on what you want them for - day-to-day tasks, other server administrators, etc. To be on the safe side, it's usually recommended to use the root account only when you really need it and not for tasks you can do via other accounts. You may use a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console to connect with the server and to manage it at the root level.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

You will be able to control your new VPS servers at the root level whatever the package which you've selected, as long as the server is ordered with either the cPanel or the DirectAdmin website hosting Control Panel, or without any Control Panel at all. In the first case, multiple system settings can be controlled via an easy to navigate web-based interface, while in the second, you will have to make everything using a console, unless you decide to set up a Control Panel yourself. In either case, you will have full control over the VPS plus any kind of system and custom content on it all the time, which makes this type of web hosting perfect for any application that you cannot run with a shared web hosting account because of the limited level of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, etc. The final VPS Control Panel alternative is Hepsia, but the root access to your server is limited.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

When you select the cPanel or the DirectAdmin web hosting Control Panel, you'll have full root access to your new dedicated server, regardless of which of our plans you'll pick during the signup process. Exactly the same is valid when you decide not to add a Control Panel at all. All our servers give you the chance to run both really resource-demanding apps that are too heavy for a shared website hosting account and applications that have certain requirements as to what the software environment on the web hosting server should be. The latter is something that can't be achieved on a shared machine, because no server-side software can be set up on it. The difference between the abovementioned choices is that without a Control Panel, server management can be done only via a console, whereas if you get cPanel or DirectAdmin, the majority of system settings as well as your website content can be controlled through a graphical interface. When you select Hepsia, that is the last Control Panel option on the order page, you will have a server with limited root access.