Having root-level access to your server means that you can view and update any file on it, including crucial system files. You can also set up software that can modify certain settings on your server during the process, so the installation is possible only if you are signed in as the root user. The latter has full privileges, which means that you'll have full control over your machine whenever you want and you will be able to perform anything you need. You may also create additional users either with identical rights or with fewer rights, based on what you want them for - everyday tasks, other server administrators, etc. To be on the safe side, it's usually recommended to employ the root account only when you actually need it and not for tasks you can do using other accounts. You may use a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console in order to connect to the server and to control it at the root level.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Web Hosting

You are able to manage your new virtual private servers at the root level whatever the package which you've chosen, as long as the server is ordered with either the cPanel or the DirectAdmin web hosting Control Panel, or devoid of Control Panel at all. In the first case, multiple system settings can be controlled through an intuitive web-based interface, while in the second, you will have 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 plus any kind of system and custom content on it all the time, which makes this type of web hosting perfect for any app that you can't run with a shared web hosting account because of the restricted degree 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 will be restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers Hosting

If you pick the cPanel or the DirectAdmin website hosting Control Panel, you will have full root access to your new dedicated server, no matter which of our plans you will select throughout the signup process. The same is valid when you choose not to install a Control Panel at all. All our servers will give you the option to run both very resource-demanding apps that are too heavy for a standard shared hosting account and apps which have specific requirements as to what the software environment on the hosting server should be. The latter is something which can't be achieved on a shared machine, because no server-side software can be set up on it. The difference between the abovementioned alternatives is that without having a Control Panel, server management can be done only from a console, while if you get cPanel or DirectAdmin, most of the system settings as well as your web content will be controlled through a graphical interface. If you choose Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the registration page, you will have a server with limited root access.