Full Root-level Access

Discover precisely what ‘full root-level access’ means, what benefits you'll have and ways to make use of them to customize your server.

When 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 set up any server-side app no matter what the changes that it'll make to the software environment on your server, and you are able to both access and customize any kind of file, including system files, and modify any settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user that has full privileges to perform the aforementioned things as well as to generate 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 security reasons, it's recommended that you create a different user for your daily work and use the root user only when you need to customize the server or to install software which may be required by some script-driven application that you want to run.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers Hosting

You will have full root-level access to your dedicated server regardless of what plan you select during the signup process, as long as the server is ordered with cPanel or DirectAdmin, or without website hosting Control Panel at all. In all of these three cases, you'll be able to update any part of the software environment in any way you see fit, which makes our server plans perfect for multi-media applications with specific requirements which can't be covered if you use a shared web hosting account. The main difference between these options is that when you pick cPanel or DirectAdmin, you'll have a web-based graphical interface to manage various server-side options and also any web content which you generate or upload, whereas if you order the server without a Control Panel, you'll have to do everything with a Secure Shell console or to set up a Control Panel of your liking, provided that it's compatible with the OS which you've chosen throughout the sign up process. With the final Control Panel option that you will be able to choose on our order page - Hepsia, the root access will be limited.