When you have root-level access to a server, it indicates that you will have full control of it. In other words, you'll be able install any server-side app regardless of the changes that it will make to the software environment on the server, and you're able to both access and update any file, including system files, and modify any settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user who has full privileges to perform all these things and also to make other users, which includes users that also have full privileges. This connection can be established using a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it's recommended that you create one more user for your everyday work and employ the root user only when you need to customize the server or to install software that may be required by a script-driven app that you wish to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

When you get a VPS servers from us, you'll have full root-level access in 3 cases - if the server features no web hosting Control Panel at all, or if you select cPanel or DirectAdmin throughout the order process. In the first case, you'll be able to modify each part of the system from a Secure Shell console, whereas in the second, you'll still be able to use SSH in order to connect and to make modifications, however you'll also have a graphical interface accessible to control your world wide web content and many of the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server packages an excellent choice in case you would like to run any software which you cannot set up in a standard shared website hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you'll be able to connect via SSH and to take care of the content on the hosting server, yet the root access rights will be more limited.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

Each dedicated server that we supply comes with full root-level access, if the server is ordered with no Control Panel, or with cPanel or DirectAdmin. If you wish to set up and run heavy, resource-demanding apps and they have specific requirements regarding the server software setting which cannot be fulfilled by a conventional shared hosting plan, our servers are the optimal solution. Without Control Panel at hand, you'll be able to access the server and modify its settings as well as the content that you upload with a console, whereas with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you'll 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 devoid of Control Panel, you can always set up some third-party software tool manually, as long as it is compatible with the Operating System that you've chosen at registration. If you select our Hepsia Control Panel from your order page, you'll have limited root access, but you can still do a number of things through a Secure Shell console.