If you have root-level access to a hosting server, this means that you'll have full control of it. That is to say, you can install any server-side app irrespective of the changes that it will make to the software environment on your server, and you can both access and change any kind of file, which includes system files, and modify any settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user who has full privileges to do all these things as well as to generate other users, which includes users that also have full privileges. This connection can be established through a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it is recommended that you create one more user for your daily work and employ the root user only when you have to modify the server or to set up software that may be needed by some script-driven app that you'd like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Hosting

You are able to take care of your new virtual private servers at the root level whatever the plan that you've chosen, as long as the server is ordered with either the cPanel or the DirectAdmin web hosting Control Panel, or without Control Panel at all. In the first case, a number of system settings can be controlled via an easy to use web-based interface, while in the second, you'll need to do everything using a console, until you decide to install a Control Panel yourself. In either case, you'll have full control over the VPS and any kind of system and / or custom content on it all the time, that makes this type of website hosting perfect for any app which you cannot run with a shared web hosting account because of the limited level of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, and so on. The last VPS Control Panel alternative is Hepsia, but the root access to your server is limited.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Web Hosting

Each dedicated server that we provide provides you with full root-level access, if the server is ordered with no Control Panel, or with cPanel or DirectAdmin. If you want to set up and run heavy, resource-demanding apps and they have special requirements regarding the server software environment which cannot be fulfilled by an ordinary shared web hosting package, our servers will be the optimal solution. Without Control Panel at hand, you will be able to access the server and change its settings as well as the content that you upload using a console, whereas with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you will use a graphical interface to take care of everything related to your web content, as well as the majority of server-side settings. Of course, if you get a dedicated server without a Control Panel, you can set up some third-party instrument manually, as long as it supports the OS that you've selected at registration. If you choose the Hepsia Control Panel from the order page, you'll have limited root access, however you can still perform many different things using a Secure Shell console.