Having root-level access to your server means that you will be able to view and update any file on it, which includes essential system files. You may also set up software that can update particular settings on your server during the process, so the installation can be done only if you're logged in as the root user. The latter has full privileges, i.e. you'll have full control over the machine whenever you want and you will be able to do anything you would like. You may also make various other users either with similar rights or with fewer rights, according to what you need them for - day-to-day tasks, other server admins, etc. To be on the safe side, it's generally recommended to use 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 to be able to connect with the server and to manage it at the root level.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

You will be able to manage your new VPS servers at the root level whatever the plan which you've selected, as long as the server is ordered with either the cPanel or the DirectAdmin hosting Control Panel, or devoid of Control Panel at all. In the first case, many system settings can be controlled via an easy to navigate web-based interface, whereas in the second, you'll have to do everything through a console, until you decide to set up a Control Panel yourself. In either case, you'll have full control over the VPS as well as any kind of system and custom content on it at all times, which makes this type of website hosting perfect for any application 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 so on. The last VPS Control Panel alternative is Hepsia, yet the root access to your server is restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

In case you choose the cPanel or the DirectAdmin website hosting Control Panel, you'll have full root access to your new dedicated server, no matter which of our plans you'll select during the signup process. Exactly the same is valid when you choose not to get a Control Panel at all. All of our servers will provide you with the chance to run both very resource-demanding applications which are too heavy for a regular shared hosting account and applications that have specific requirements as to what the software environment on the hosting server has to be. The latter is something that cannot 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 via a console, whereas if you acquire cPanel or DirectAdmin, most system settings and your website content can be managed via a graphical interface. When you select Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the order page, you'll get a server with restricted root access.