If you have root-level access to a server, it indicates that you'll have full control over it. That is to say, you can install any server-side app no matter what the changes that it'll make to the software setting on your server, and you are able to both access and update any file, which includes system files, and change any settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user who has full privileges to perform all these things as well as to make other users, including users that also have full privileges. This particular can be established using a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For security reasons, it is recommended that you make a separate user for your daily work and employ the root user only when you have to customize the server or to set up software that may be required by a script-driven app that you would like to run.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Servers

You will have full root-level access to your dedicated server whatever the plan you choose during the signup process, as long as the server is ordered with cPanel, or without website hosting Control Panel at all. In all of these three cases, you're able to modify any part of the software environment in any way you see fit, that makes our server packages perfect for resource-demanding applications with specific requirements that cannot be covered when you use a shared website hosting account. The main difference between these options is the fact that using cPanel you'll have a web-based graphical interface to take care of a variety of server-side options and any website content that you generate or upload, while if you order the server devoid of Control Panel, you'll have to do everything with a Secure Shell console or to set up a Control Panel of your own liking, if it is compatible with the OS that you've selected throughout the sign up process. With the last Control Panel option which you will be able to select on our order page - Hepsia, the root access will be limited.