If you have root-level access to a server, it means that you'll have full control over it. That is to say, you'll be able install any server-side app whatever the changes that it will make to the software environment on the server, and you can both access and update any kind of file, including system files, and change various settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user who has full privileges to do the aforementioned things as well as to create other users, including users who also have full privileges. The connection can be established through a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it is recommended that you make another user for your daily work and use the root user only when you need to customize the server or to install software which may be required by a script-driven application that you wish to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Web Hosting

You can take care of your new virtual private servers at the root level regardless of the package which you've picked, as long as the server is ordered with the cPanel hosting Control Panel, or without Control Panel at all. In the first case, a number of system settings can be managed through an easy to use web-based interface, while in the second, you will need to make everything through a console, until you decide to install a Control Panel yourself. Either way, you will have full control over the VPS and any kind of system and / or custom content on it at all times, which makes this type of hosting perfect for any app that you can't 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 final VPS Control Panel alternative is Hepsia, however the root access to your server will be restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers Hosting

If you select the cPanel hosting Control Panel, you'll have full root access to your new dedicated server, regardless of which of our packages you'll pick throughout the signup process. The very same is valid when you decide not to get a Control Panel at all. All of our servers give you the possibility to run both really resource-demanding apps that are too heavy for a standard shared hosting account and applications that have specific requirements as to what the program environment on the web hosting server has to be. The latter is something which can't be achieved on a shared machine, as no server-side software can be installed on it. The difference between the aforementioned options is that without having a Control Panel, server management can be done only via a console, while if you acquire cPanel, the majority of system settings along with your site content can be controlled through a graphical interface. If you choose Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the order page, you'll receive a server with restricted root access.