If you have root-level access to a hosting server, it means that you'll have full control over it. That is to say, you'll be able set up any server-side application regardless of the changes that it will make to the software setting on the server, and you're able to both access and customize 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 the aforementioned things and also to create other users, which includes users that also have full privileges. This particular can be established through a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it's recommended that you create a separate user for your everyday work and employ the root user only when you need to customize the server or to install software which 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 choose during the registration 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 are able to modify any part of the software environment in any way you see fit, that makes our server packages ideal for resource-demanding apps with specific requirements that can't be covered when you use a shared web hosting account. The difference between these options is the fact that using cPanel or DirectAdmin, you'll have a web-based graphical interface to take care of a variety of server-side options as well as any web content that you generate or upload, whereas if you order the server without a Control Panel, you'll have to perform everything with a Secure Shell console or to install a Control Panel of your liking, if it is compatible with the OS that you have chosen throughout the registration process. With the third Control Panel option which you can pick on our order page - Hepsia, the root access is limited.