When you have root-level access to a server, this means that you will have full control of it. That is to say, you'll be able install any server-side app regardless of the changes that it'll make to the software setting on the server, and you're able to both access and customize any file, including system files, and modify various 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 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 make a different user for your daily work and employ the root user only when you need to customize the server or to set up software which may be needed by some script-driven application that you want to run.
Full Root-level Access in VPS Servers
The VPS servers that we offer are appropriate for various different purposes, based on what you wish to set up and run on them and what experience you have. When the server is ordered with the cPanel or the DirectAdmin hosting Control Panel, you will have full root access and will be able to control your world-wide web content via a graphical interface, whereas you may still install server-side applications which may be needed for your Internet sites and even by offline apps, such as VoIP software, media encoding software, various frameworks, etcetera. Devoid of Control Panel, you'll also have full root-level access, but you will need to do everything using a console. If you choose to use our tailor-made Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, there will be certain root access limitations, but this configuration is the simplest to manage. This way, you will be able to select the virtual server plan that you need.
Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers
You'll have full root-level access to your dedicated server regardless of what plan you select during the registration process, as long as the server is provided with cPanel or DirectAdmin, or without web hosting Control Panel at all. In all of these 3 cases, you're able to modify any part of the software environment in any way you find fit, which makes our server plans suitable for multi-media applications with specific requirements which cannot be covered if you use a shared hosting account. The difference between these options is that when you use cPanel or DirectAdmin, you'll have a web-based graphical interface to manage various server-side options and also any website content that you create or upload, while if you order the server with no Control Panel, you'll have to perform everything with a Secure Shell console or to install a Control Panel of your own liking, provided that it's compatible with the Operating System which you've selected throughout the sign up process. With the final Control Panel option that you're able to choose on the order page - Hepsia, the root access will be limited.