Having root-level access to your server signifies that you can view and modify any file on it, which includes essential system files. You can also set up software which can update certain settings on your server throughout the, so that the installation can be performed only if you're signed in as the root user. The aforementioned has full privileges, which means that you'll have full control over the machine whenever you want and you'll be able to do anything you want. You can also create various other users either with identical rights or with fewer rights, based on what you want them for - day-to-day tasks, other server admins, etc. To be on the safe side, it is usually recommended to employ the root account only when you really need it and not for tasks that can be done via other accounts. You may use a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console to connect to the server and to control it at the root level.
Full Root-level Access in VPS Web Hosting
You'll be able to control your new virtual private servers at the root level whatever the plan that you've picked, as long as the server is ordered with either the cPanel or the DirectAdmin website hosting Control Panel, or with no Control Panel at all. In the first case, many system settings can be managed through an easy to use web-based interface, whereas in the second, you will need to do everything using a console, unless you decide to set up a Control Panel yourself. Either way, you will have full control over the VPS in addition to any kind of system and custom content on it at all times, which makes this kind of hosting perfect for any app that you cannot run with a shared web hosting account because of the restricted degree of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, and many others. The final VPS Control Panel alternative is Hepsia, but the root access to your server will be limited.
Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers Hosting
If you get one of the Linux dedicated hosting services that we provide, you will have full root-level access and you'll be able to do anything that you can't do with a shared web hosting account - to customize the server-side PHP settings, to set up frameworks or media streaming software, and the like. You may order the server without website hosting Control Panel and do everything with a console, unless you install a third-party instrument, or you can order it with cPanel or DirectAdmin and use a web-based graphical interface to manage your websites and many system settings. In all 3 cases, you will have complete control over your server. The considerable amount of system resources that you will get makes our dedicated plans the best choice for any type of content that you'd like to have. The servers that are ordered with the Hepsia Control Panel are much easier to control, yet the root access to such a machine will be limited.