If you have root-level access to a server, this means that you'll have full control over it. That is to say, you'll be able install any server-side application regardless of the changes that it'll make to the software environment on your server, and you will be able to both access and customize any kind of file, which includes system files, and modify any settings. You can do this by connecting to the server as a root user which has full privileges to do the aforementioned things and also to generate other users, including users that also have full privileges. The connection can be established using a web-based graphical interface or a Secure Shell console. For safety reasons, it's recommended that you create a different user for your everyday work and use the root user only when you have to customize the server or to set up software that may be needed by some script-driven app that you would like to run.

Full Root-level Access in VPS Hosting

You can manage your new virtual private servers at the root level regardless of the package that you've chosen, as long as the server is ordered with either the cPanel or the DirectAdmin website hosting Control Panel, or without any Control Panel at all. In the first case, multiple system settings can be controlled through an intuitive web-based interface, whereas in the second, you'll need to make everything using a console, unless you decide to install a Control Panel yourself. Either way, you will have full control over the VPS as well as any system or custom content on it all the time, that makes this type of hosting perfect for any application which you cannot run with a shared web hosting account because of the limited level of access - frameworks, VoIP and audio/video streaming software, and many others. The last VPS Control Panel option is Hepsia, yet the root access to your server is limited.

Full Root-level Access in Dedicated Web Hosting

You will have full root-level access to your dedicated server whatever the plan you select throughout the signup process, as long as the server is ordered with cPanel or DirectAdmin, or with no hosting Control Panel at all. In each of these 3 cases, you will be able to update any part of the software environment in any way you see fit, which makes our server packages ideal for resource-demanding apps with specific requirements that can't be covered if you use a shared web hosting account. The difference between these options is the fact that when you use cPanel or DirectAdmin, you'll have a web-based graphical interface to manage many different server-side options and also any web content which you create or upload, while when you order the server without a Control Panel, you'll have to do everything using a Secure Shell console or to set up a Control Panel of your liking, if it's compatible with the Operating System that you've chosen during the registration process. With the last Control Panel option that you're able to pick on the order page - Hepsia, the root access will be restricted.