When you have root-level access to a server, it indicates that you'll have full control over it. In other words, you can install any server-side application no matter what the changes that it will make to the software environment on your server, and you are able to both access and change any file, including system files, and modify any settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user that has full privileges to do all these things and to create other users, including users that also have full privileges. This particular can be established through a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it's recommended that you make a different user for your everyday work and use the root user only when you have to modify the server or to install software that may be needed by some script-driven app that you would like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

You'll be able to manage your new VPS servers at the root level regardless of the plan which you have selected, as long as the server is ordered with either the cPanel or the DirectAdmin website hosting Control Panel, or devoid of Control Panel at all. In the first case, many system settings can be controlled from a user-friendly web-based interface, while 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 system or custom content on it all of the time, which makes this type of hosting perfect for any application which you cannot run with a shared web hosting account because of the limited degree of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, and many others. The last VPS Control Panel alternative is Hepsia, however the root access to your server is restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

Each and every dedicated server that we provide gives you full root-level access, if the server is ordered without a Control Panel, or with cPanel or DirectAdmin. If you would like to set up and run heavy, resource-demanding applications and they have specific requirements about the server software environment which can't be fulfilled by a regular shared website hosting plan, our servers are the right solution. Without any Control Panel at hand, you will be able to access the server and change its settings as well as the content that you upload using a console, whereas with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you will use a graphical interface to take care of everything related to your web content, and also the majority of server-side settings. Of course, when you get a dedicated server with no Control Panel, you can always set up a third-party software tool manually, as long as it supports the Operating System that you have selected at signup. When you choose our Hepsia Control Panel on the order page, you will have restricted root access, yet you'll still be able to do lots of things using a Secure Shell console.