If you have root-level access to a server, it means that you will have full control of it. That is to say, you can set up any server-side app regardless of the changes that it will make to the software setting on your server, and you'll be able to both access and modify any file, including system files, and modify various settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user who has full privileges to perform the aforementioned things and to generate other users, which includes users who also have full privileges. This connection can be established through a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it's recommended that you make one more user for your daily work and employ the root user only when you need to modify the server or to set up software that may be required by some script-driven app that you wish to run.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers Hosting

You'll have full root-level access to your dedicated server no matter which plan you pick throughout the signup process, as long as the server is ordered with cPanel or DirectAdmin, or without website hosting Control Panel at all. In all of these 3 cases, you're able to update any part of the software environment in any way you see fit, that makes our server packages ideal for resource-demanding applications with specific requirements that cannot be covered if you use a shared web hosting account. The main difference between these options is the fact that using cPanel or DirectAdmin, you'll have a web-based graphical interface to control a variety of server-side options as well as any site content that you generate or upload, while when you order the server devoid of Control Panel, you'll have to perform everything using a Secure Shell console or to install a Control Panel of your liking, provided that it is compatible with the Operating System that you have chosen during the sign up process. With the last Control Panel option which you are able to choose on our order page - Hepsia, the root access is limited.