If you have root-level access to a server, it indicates that you will have full control over it. That is to say, you'll be able set up any server-side application irrespective of the changes that it will make to the software environment on your server, and you can both access and modify any file, which includes system files, and modify any settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user who has full privileges to do all these things as well as to make other users, including users that also have full privileges. The connection can be established using a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it is recommended that you make another user for your everyday work and employ the root user only when you have to customize the server or to set up software which may be needed by a script-driven app that you'd like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

Our VPS servers come with different degrees of access, to give you the option to choose the one you need, depending on your level of experience and on what you need the server for. When you acquire a VPS without Control Panel, you will have full root-level access and you can take care of everything through a console, unless you set up some third-party software tool. The servers which are ordered with the DirectAdmin or the cPanel web hosting Control Panel also feature full root access, however most of the things that are linked to your online content can be done through a graphical interface and not a console. You're able to set up different frameworks or media streaming software, for example, without a problem. When you order your virtual server with the Hepsia Control Panel, you may still use a Secure Shell console to connect, however, the root access is reduced. Yet, the Hepsia-equipped servers are the easiest to take care of.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

You'll have full root-level access to your dedicated server whatever the package you choose throughout the signup process, as long as the server is provided with cPanel or DirectAdmin, or without hosting Control Panel at all. In each of these three cases, you are able to change any part of the software environment in any way you find fit, that makes our server packages suitable for multi-media apps with specific requirements that can't be covered if you use a shared website hosting account. The main difference between these options is that when you select cPanel or DirectAdmin, you'll have a web-based graphical interface to take care of a variety of server-side options and also any web content which you create or upload, whereas when you order the server with no Control Panel, you will have to perform everything through a Secure Shell console or to set up a Control Panel of your own liking, provided that it's compatible with the OS which you have chosen during the registration process. With the third Control Panel option which you are able to choose on the order page - Hepsia, the root access will be restricted.