A TXT record, as the abbreviation implies, is a record, that holds information in human-readable form and not code. It could be created for a domain address or a subdomain for a variety of purposes. Search engines like Google, for instance, have different ways of confirming you're the owner of a certain domain and one of them is actually by creating a TXT record with specific text that they provide and which you need to use as the record value. The same verification method is employed by some analytics platforms that keep track of the traffic to your sites as well. Needless to say, in such a case the content of the record will be read by a robot, but it will still be in human-readable form. A TXT record is furthermore employed in case you enable the so-called SPF protection for your emails so that you can shield them from being forged. In this case, the record contains info showing that a given electronic message is sent from a dependable and authorized mail server. You could use a TXT record for any other information as well, like your company details, as an example.

TXT Records in Web Hosting

If you need a TXT record for any purpose for a domain name or a subdomain hosted in a web hosting account on our leading-edge cloud platform, you're going to be able to set up one effortlessly even though you may not have previous experience with such matters. As our Hepsia CP is incredibly intuitive, you'll use a point & click user interface and you can set up the new record in a couple of seconds. This is accomplished via the DNS Records section of Hepsia through which handle all records for your domains and creating a new TXT record involves choosing a domain or a subdomain and "TXT" from drop-down menus and entering the actual text in a box - it is as easy as that. It takes just a couple of minutes for the new record to become active and to propagate, so in case you need it to confirm an Internet site with some search engine, for instance, you can ask them to check your site soon after you've created the record and you should be all set.

TXT Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The custom-built Hepsia web hosting CP, included with all our Linux semi-dedicated hosting, will enable you to create a new TXT record in no time and without any problems. It is quite user-friendly and has a section devoted to the DNS records of your domain names, so as soon as you sign in and navigate to there, you could choose the required domain or subdomain from a drop-down list, select "TXT" as the type of the new record and enter the content that you would like to be the actual text associated with the domain. You will find an in depth step-by-step guide inside the Control Panel as well and the new record shall be operational shortly after you create it, so if you require it for website validation, for example, you can just wait for a bit and then commence the verification procedure with the search engine where you're adding your site. In case you have any questions concerning the TXT records, our skilled tech support team will be available 24/7 to help you.