When you have root-level access to a server, it means that you'll have full control over it. In other words, you'll be able set up any server-side app whatever the changes that it will make to the software environment on your server, and you are able to both access and modify any file, which includes system files, and modify various settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user which has full privileges to perform the aforementioned things and to make 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 a different user for your everyday work and employ the root user only when you have to customize the server or to install software that may be required by a script-driven application that you would like to run.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

When you select the cPanel or the DirectAdmin hosting Control Panel, you will have full root access to your new dedicated server, no matter which of our packages you will choose during the registration process. The exact same is valid when you choose not to add a Control Panel at all. All our servers give you the opportunity to run both very resource-demanding applications that are too heavy for a regular shared web hosting account and applications which have specific requirements as to what the program environment on the server needs to be. The latter is something which can't be achieved on a shared machine, because no server-side software can be installed on it. The difference between the abovementioned choices is that without a Control Panel, server management can be done only through a console, whereas if you get cPanel or DirectAdmin, the majority of system settings and your web content can be controlled through a graphical interface. When you select Hepsia, that is the last Control Panel option on the order page, you will get a server with restricted root access.