If you have root-level access to a hosting server, it indicates that you will have full control of it. In other words, you can install any server-side app whatever the changes that it'll make to the software setting on the server, and you will be able to both access and modify any kind of file, including system files, and change various settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user who has full privileges to do the aforementioned things as well as to create other users, including users that also have full privileges. The connection can be established through a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it's recommended that you make another user for your everyday work and use the root user only when you need to modify the server or to install software that may be needed by a script-driven application that you would like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

When you order a VPS servers from us, you'll have full root-level access in 3 cases - if the server has no hosting Control Panel at all, or in case you select cPanel or DirectAdmin during the order process. In the first case, you will be able to update each part of the system via a Secure Shell console, whereas in the second, you will still be able to use SSH to connect and to make changes, yet you will also have a graphical interface available to take care of your world wide web content and most of the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server plans an excellent choice if you need to run any kind of software which you can not set up in a regular shared website hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you will be able to connect by way of SSH and to manage the content on your server, however, the root access rights will be more restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

You'll have full root-level access to your dedicated server regardless of what plan you choose throughout the signup process, as long as the server is ordered with cPanel or DirectAdmin, or with no hosting Control Panel at all. In each of these 3 cases, you will be able to update any part of the software environment in any way you see fit, which makes our server packages ideal for multi-media apps with specific requirements which can't be covered when you use a shared web hosting account. The difference between these options is that using cPanel or DirectAdmin, you will have a web-based graphical interface to take care of numerous server-side options and any website content which you create or upload, while if you order the server with no Control Panel, you will have to perform everything through a Secure Shell console or to install a Control Panel of your liking, provided that it is compatible with the OS which you have selected throughout the sign up process. With the final Control Panel option that you'll be able to pick on the order page - Hepsia, the root access will be restricted.