Having root-level access to your server signifies that you'll be able to view and update any file on it, which includes crucial system files. You may also install software which can update particular settings on the server throughout the, so the installation can be performed only if you are logged in as the root user. The aforementioned has full privileges, i.e. you will have full control over your machine whenever you want and you'll be able to do anything you need. You can also create various other users either with identical rights or with fewer rights, according to what you want them for - day-to-day tasks, other server admins, etcetera. To be on the safe side, it is generally recommended to employ the root account only when you actually need it and not for tasks you can do through other accounts. You can use a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console in order to connect to the server and to manage it at the root level.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

You will be able to take care of your new VPS servers at the root level regardless of the package that you've selected, as long as the server is ordered with either the cPanel or the DirectAdmin web hosting Control Panel, or with no Control Panel at all. In the first case, multiple system settings can be managed through an easy to use web-based interface, whereas in the second, you'll need to make everything through a console, unless you decide to set up a Control Panel yourself. Either way, you'll have full control over the VPS and any kind of system and / or custom content on it at all times, that makes this kind of hosting perfect for any application which 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 final VPS Control Panel alternative is Hepsia, but the root access to your server will be limited.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

If you choose the cPanel or the DirectAdmin website hosting Control Panel, you'll have full root access to your new dedicated server, regardless of which of our packages you'll pick during the registration process. The very same is valid if you decide not to get a Control Panel at all. Our servers provide you with the possibility to run both really resource-demanding applications that are too heavy for a regular shared hosting account and applications which have particular requirements as to what the program environment on the website hosting server needs to be. The latter is something which cannot be achieved on a shared machine, because no server-side software can be installed on it. The difference between the aforementioned alternatives is that without having a Control Panel, server management can be done only via a console, while if you get cPanel or DirectAdmin, most of the system settings along with your web content can be controlled via a graphical interface. If you pick Hepsia, that is the last Control Panel option on the registration page, you will receive a server with restricted root access.