Having root-level access to a server means that you can view and modify any file on it, which includes crucial system files. You can also set up software which can change certain settings on your server during the process, so that the installation can be performed only if you are signed in as the root user. The aforementioned has full privileges, which means that you will have full control over your machine at any time and you'll be able to do anything you want. You may also generate various other users either with identical rights or with fewer rights, based on what you want them for - daily tasks, other server administrators, etc. To be on the safe side, it's generally recommended to employ the root account only when you really need it and not for tasks that can be done via other accounts. You may use a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console to be able to connect with the server and to control it at the root level.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Hosting

You're able to take care of your new virtual private servers at the root level regardless of the plan which you've picked, as long as the server is ordered with either the cPanel or the DirectAdmin website hosting Control Panel, or with no Control Panel at all. In the first case, a large number of system settings can be controlled via an easy to navigate web-based interface, whereas in the second, you'll need to do everything through a console, until you decide to install a Control Panel yourself. Either way, you'll have full control over the VPS plus any kind of system and custom content on it all the time, which makes this kind of website hosting perfect for any app which you cannot run with a shared web hosting account due to the restricted level of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, and many others. The final VPS Control Panel option is Hepsia, however the root access to your server will be restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Web Hosting

When you pick the cPanel or the DirectAdmin web hosting Control Panel, you'll have full root access to your new dedicated server, no matter which of our packages you will select during the signup process. The very same is valid if you choose not to get a Control Panel at all. Our servers give you the chance to run both very resource-demanding applications which are too heavy for a regular shared web hosting account and applications that have certain requirements as to what the program environment on the hosting server should be. The latter is something which can't be achieved on a shared machine, since no server-side software can be installed on it. The difference between the abovementioned options is that without a Control Panel, server management can be done only via a console, while if you obtain cPanel or DirectAdmin, most system settings along with your web content will be controlled through a graphical interface. When you pick Hepsia, that is the last Control Panel option on the registration page, you'll get a server with restricted root access.