When you have root-level access to a hosting server, it indicates that you'll have full control over it. That is to say, you can install any server-side app whatever the changes that it will make to the software environment on the server, and you will be able to both access and change any kind of file, which includes system files, and change various settings. This can be done by connecting to the server as a root user which has full privileges to perform all these things as well as to generate 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 safety reasons, it's recommended that you make another user for your daily work and use 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 Dedicated Servers Hosting

Each dedicated server that we provide includes full root-level access, when the server is ordered with no Control Panel, or with cPanel. If you'd like to set up and run heavy, resource-demanding applications and they have special requirements regarding the server software setting that cannot be fulfilled by a regular shared website hosting package, our servers will be the perfect solution. Without any Control Panel at hand, you can access the server and update its settings and the content which you upload through a console, while with cPanel you'll have a graphical interface to control everything related to your online content, and most server-side settings. Needless to say, when you get a dedicated server without a Control Panel, you may always set up some third-party tool manually, as long as it supports the OS that you have selected at signup. If you select the Hepsia Control Panel from your order page, you'll have limited root access, yet you can still perform quite a lot of things using a Secure Shell console.