When you have root-level access to a hosting server, this means that you'll have full control over it. That is to say, you'll be able set up any server-side application whatever the changes that it'll make to the software setting 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. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user that has full privileges to do the aforementioned things as well as to make other users, including users who also have full privileges. This particular can be established with a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it's recommended that you create a separate user for your everyday work and employ the root user only when you need to customize the server or to set up software which may be required by a script-driven app that you would like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Web Hosting

You'll be able to take care of your new virtual private servers at the root level whatever the plan that you have selected, as long as the server is ordered with either the cPanel or the DirectAdmin hosting Control Panel, or devoid of Control Panel at all. In the first case, a lot of system settings can be controlled via an intuitive web-based interface, while in the second, you'll have 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 and any kind of system and custom content on it at all times, that makes this kind of website hosting perfect for any application which you can't run with a shared web hosting account due to the limited level of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, and so on. The final VPS Control Panel alternative is Hepsia, however the root access to your server is limited.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers Hosting

If you choose the cPanel or the DirectAdmin web hosting Control Panel, you will have full root access to your new dedicated server, no matter which of our plans you will pick throughout the signup process. The same is valid when you choose not to use a Control Panel at all. All of our servers will provide you with the chance to run both very resource-demanding applications that are too heavy for a regular shared hosting account and applications which have certain requirements as to what the program environment on the server needs to be. The latter is something that cannot be achieved on a shared machine, as no server-side software can be set up on it. The difference between the abovementioned alternatives is that without a Control Panel, server management can be done only via a console, while if you obtain cPanel or DirectAdmin, most of the system settings and your website content will be managed through a graphical interface. If you pick Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the order page, you'll have a server with limited root access.