Having full root-level access means that you'll be able to access and modify every file on a specific server, in addition to all of the system files, and to change system settings or set up server-side software that may be required by certain scripts and even offline apps in order to work properly. A server is accessed at the root level via a root user, which has full privileges to perform all of the aforementioned things. Your root user can also make various other users. For safety reasons, you're advised to have a different account for routine tasks and to use the root account only if you actually need to do a specific task on the hosting server. The root-level access function provides you with full control over your server from any existing location, provided that you have the user credentials.

Full Root-level Access in VPS

You can control your new virtual private servers at the root level regardless of the plan which you've selected, as long as the server is ordered with either the cPanel or the DirectAdmin hosting Control Panel, or without any Control Panel at all. In the first case, a lot of system settings can be managed from an easy to use web-based interface, whereas in the second, you'll have to make everything via a console, unless you decide to install a Control Panel yourself. In either case, you will have full control over the VPS as well as any system or custom content on it at all times, that makes this type of website hosting perfect for any app that you can't run with a shared web hosting account due to the limited degree of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, and so on. The last VPS Control Panel option is Hepsia, but the root access to your server will be restricted.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Hosting

When you pick the cPanel or the DirectAdmin hosting Control Panel, you will have full root access to your new dedicated server, regardless of which of our plans you'll select throughout the registration process. The same is valid when you choose not to install a Control Panel at all. All of our servers will provide you with the option to run both really resource-demanding applications which are too heavy for a regular shared web hosting account and applications that have specific requirements as to what the software environment on the website hosting server should be. The latter is something that can't be achieved on a shared machine, due to the fact that no server-side software can be set up on it. The difference between the abovementioned solutions is that without having a Control Panel, server management can be done only from a console, whereas if you get cPanel or DirectAdmin, most of the system settings as well as your web content will be controlled through a graphical interface. If you pick Hepsia, which is the last Control Panel option on the order page, you'll get a server with limited root access.