When you have root-level access to a server, it means that you will have full control of it. That is to say, you can set up any server-side application irrespective of the changes that it'll make to the software setting on the server, and you can both access and modify any 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 perform all these things and also to create other users, including users who also have full privileges. This connection can be established with a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it's recommended that you make one more user for your daily work and employ the root user only when you need to modify the server or to install software which may be needed by a script-driven app that you would like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS

You are able to control your new virtual private servers at the root level regardless of the plan that you've picked, as long as the server is ordered with the cPanel web hosting Control Panel, or devoid of Control Panel at all. In the first case, multiple system settings can be managed via an easy to navigate web-based interface, while in the second, you'll have to make everything via a console, unless you decide to set up a Control Panel yourself. Either way, you will have full control over the VPS as well as any kind of system and / or custom content on it all the time, which makes this type 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, etc. The last VPS Control Panel alternative is Hepsia, but the root access to your server will be limited.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Hosting

In case you choose the cPanel web hosting Control Panel, you will have full root access to your new dedicated server, no matter which of our packages you'll pick throughout the registration process. The same is valid when you choose not to use a Control Panel at all. All our servers will give you the chance to run both very resource-demanding apps 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 web hosting server needs to be. The latter is something that cannot be achieved on a shared machine, due to the fact that no server-side software can be set up on it. The difference between the aforementioned options is that without having a Control Panel, server management can be done only through a console, while if you obtain cPanel, most of the system settings as well as your website content can be managed via a graphical interface. If you select Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the order page, you'll have a server with limited root access.