If you have root-level access to a hosting server, this means that you'll have full control of it. That is to say, you'll be able install any server-side application regardless of the changes that it'll make to the software environment on the server, and you are able to both access and modify any file, including 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 also to generate other users, which includes users that 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 create a separate user for your everyday work and employ the root user only when you need to modify the server or to set up software that may be required by a script-driven app that you wish to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS

You are able to take care of your new virtual private servers at the root level whatever the package that you've selected, as long as the server is ordered with the cPanel website hosting Control Panel, or without Control Panel at all. In the first case, a large number of system settings can be controlled through an intuitive web-based interface, whereas in the second, you will have to make everything via a console, until you decide to set up a Control Panel yourself. In either case, you'll have full control over the VPS and any system and custom content on it all the time, which makes this type of website hosting perfect for any app that you can't run with a shared web hosting account because of the limited degree of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, and many others. The last VPS Control Panel alternative is Hepsia, however the root access to your server is restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Hosting

When you select the cPanel hosting Control Panel, you'll have full root access to your new dedicated server, no matter which of our plans you'll choose during the signup process. The very same is valid when you decide not to get a Control Panel at all. All our servers will provide you with the possibility to run both very resource-demanding applications which are too heavy for a standard shared web hosting account and applications that have certain requirements as to what the software environment on the website hosting server needs to be. The latter is something which cannot be achieved on a shared machine, due to the fact that no server-side software can be installed on it. The difference between the abovementioned alternatives is that without having a Control Panel, server management can be done only via a console, while if you acquire cPanel, most system settings and your web content will be controlled via a graphical interface. If you choose Hepsia, that is the last Control Panel option on the registration page, you will get a server with limited root access.