A TXT record, as the abbreviation suggests, is a record, which keeps info in human-readable form and not code. It can be set up for a domain or a subdomain for many different purposes. Search engines like Yahoo, for instance, have different ways of making sure that you are the owner of a certain domain name and one of them is in fact by creating a TXT record with unique text that they provide and which you must use as the record value. The same verification method is being employed by some analytics platforms that keep track of the traffic to your Internet sites as well. Of course, in this case the content of the record will be read by a robot, but it'll still be in human-readable form. A TXT record is additionally employed in case you enable the so-called SPF protection for your e-mails in order to protect them from being forged. In this case, the record contains information showing that a certain digital message is sent from a dependable and authorized mail server. You may use a TXT record for any kind of other information also, just like your company details, as an example.

TXT Records in Hosting

If you want a TXT record for any purpose for a domain or a subdomain hosted inside a hosting account on our cutting-edge cloud platform, you are going to be able to create one without difficulty even if you do not have previous experience with such matters. As our Hepsia Control Panel is extremely intuitive, you'll use a point & click interface and you can set up the new record in a couple of seconds. This is accomplished with the DNS Records section of Hepsia in which you can manage all records for your domain addresses and setting up a new TXT record requires selecting a domain or a subdomain and "TXT" from drop-down menus and entering the actual text inside a box - it is as simple as that. It takes just several 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 website shortly after you've set up the record and you should be all set.

TXT Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The custom-built Hepsia website hosting CP, provided with all our semi-dedicated hosting, allows you to create a new TXT record very quickly and with no problems. It is rather user-friendly and features a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domain names, so after you sign in and go there, you could pick the needed domain name or subdomain from a drop-down list, choose "TXT" as the type of the new record and input the content that you'd like to be the actual text associated with the Internet domain. You'll find a comprehensive step-by-step guide in the Control Panel as well and the new record will be operating right after you create it, so if you need it for website confirmation, for example, simply wait for a bit and then start the verification procedure with the online search engine where you're adding your website. Should you have questions concerning the TXT records, our seasoned technical support team is going to be available 24/7 to help you.