If you have root-level access to a hosting server, this means that you will have full control over it. That is to say, you can install any server-side app regardless of the changes that it will make to the software environment on the server, and you can both access and change any file, which includes system files, and modify various settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user that has full privileges to perform all these things as well as to create other users, which includes users that 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 one more user for your daily work and employ the root user only when you need to modify the server or to install software that may be required by a script-driven application that you want to run.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

Each dedicated server that we offer features full root-level access, if the server is ordered without a Control Panel, or with cPanel or DirectAdmin. If you wish to set up and run heavy, resource-demanding apps and they have special requirements about the server software setting which cannot be fulfilled by a conventional shared web hosting plan, our servers are the most suitable solution. With no Control Panel at hand, you're able to access the server and customize its settings and the content that you upload with a console, whereas with cPanel and DirectAdmin, you'll use a graphical interface to take care of everything related to your online content, and also most server-side settings. Of course, when you get a dedicated server devoid of Control Panel, you may always install a third-party software tool manually, as long as it is compatible with the OS that you have selected at signup. When you select the Hepsia Control Panel from your order page, you will have limited root access, however you will still be able to do a lot of things through a Secure Shell console.