When you have root-level access to a server, it means that you will have full control of it. That is to say, you'll be able set up any server-side application regardless of the changes that it will make to the software environment on the server, and you will be able to both access and change any kind of file, which includes system files, and change any settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user that has full privileges to do all these things as well as to create other users, which includes users who also have full privileges. The connection can be established using a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it's recommended that you make a separate user for your everyday work and use the root user only when you have to customize the server or to install software that may be needed by a script-driven app that you'd like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

You can manage your new VPS servers at the root level whatever the package which you've picked, as long as the server is ordered with the cPanel website hosting Control Panel, or with no Control Panel at all. In the first case, many system settings can be managed from an easy to navigate web-based interface, whereas in the second, you'll have to do everything through 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 system and custom content on it all the time, that makes this kind of hosting perfect for any application that you can't run with a shared web hosting account due to the restricted level of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, and so on. The last VPS Control Panel choice is Hepsia, but the root access to your server is limited.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

Each and every dedicated server that we supply features full root-level access, when the server is ordered without a Control Panel, or with cPanel. If you'd like to install and run heavy, resource-demanding applications and they have special requirements regarding the server software environment that cannot be fulfilled by a conventional shared website hosting package, our servers are the optimal solution. Without Control Panel at hand, you'll be able to access the server and change its settings as well as the content which you upload through a console, whereas with cPanel you will use a graphical interface to take care of everything related to your web content, and most server-side settings. Of course, when you get a dedicated server devoid of Control Panel, you can install a third-party tool manually, as long as it is compatible with the Operating System that you have selected at signup. If you choose the Hepsia Control Panel from your order page, you'll have limited root access, yet you will still be able to do lots of things through a Secure Shell console.