Having root-level access to your server signifies that you'll be able to view and update any file on it, which includes essential system files. You can also install software that can modify certain settings on the server throughout the, so the installation can be done only if you're signed in as the root user. The aforementioned has full privileges, i.e. you will have full control over the machine at any time and you can do anything you need. You can also generate other users either with identical rights or with fewer rights, according to what you want them for - day-to-day tasks, other server administrators, etc. To be on the safe side, it's usually recommended to use the root account only when you actually need it and not for tasks that can be done through other accounts. You can use a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console to connect to the server and to control it at the root level.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers

If you get a VPS servers from us, you will have full root-level access in 3 cases - if the server has no hosting Control Panel at all, or in case you select cPanel or DirectAdmin throughout the order process. In the first case, you can change each part of the system with a Secure Shell console, whereas in the second, you'll still be able to use SSH in order to connect and to make adjustments, still you will also have a graphical interface accessible to take care of your world wide web content and many of the system settings. The root access makes our virtual server plans a very good choice in case you want to run any kind of software that you cannot install in a standard shared website hosting account. With the last Control Panel option - Hepsia, you'll be able to connect through SSH and to manage the content on the hosting server, but the root access rights are more restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

If you get one of the dedicated web hosting plans which we offer, you'll have full root-level access and you can do anything that you can't do with a shared website hosting account - to customize the server-side PHP settings, to install frameworks or media streaming software, etcetera. You'll be able to order the server without website hosting Control Panel and do everything using a console, unless you install some third-party tool, or you can order it with cPanel or DirectAdmin and use a web-based graphical interface to manage your Internet sites and many system settings. In all 3 cases, you'll have complete control over the server. The huge amount of system resources which you will have makes our dedicated packages the best choice for any kind of content that you would like to have. The servers which are ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel are simpler to take care of, still the root access to such a machine is limited.