When you have root-level access to a server, this means that you'll have full control over it. That is to say, you can set up any server-side application no matter what the changes that it will make to the software environment on your server, and you are able to both access and change any file, which includes system files, and change various settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user that has full privileges to perform all these things and to create 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's recommended that you make another user for your everyday work and employ the root user only when you need to modify the server or to install software that may be required by some script-driven application that you want to run.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Hosting

When you select the cPanel or the DirectAdmin hosting Control Panel, you'll have full root access to your new dedicated server, regardless of which of our plans you'll choose throughout the registration process. The exact same is valid if you choose not to add a Control Panel at all. Our servers will provide you with the chance to run both really resource-demanding applications which are too heavy for a regular shared website hosting account and apps which have certain requirements as to what the software environment on your hosting server should be. The latter is something that can't be achieved on a shared machine, because no server-side software can be installed on it. The difference between the abovementioned options is that without 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 will be controlled via a graphical interface. When you pick Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the registration page, you will receive a server with restricted root access.