A TXT record, as the abbreviation suggests, is a record, which holds info in human-readable form and not code. It can be set up for a domain address or a subdomain for a number of purposes. Search engines, for example, have different ways of making sure you are the owner of a particular domain and one of them is actually by creating a TXT record with specific text which they provide and which you must use as the record value. The very same verification method is employed by some analytics platforms that monitor the traffic to your web sites as well. Of course, in this situation the content of the record is going to be read by a robot, but it'll still be in human-readable form. A TXT record is additionally employed when you activated the so-called SPF protection for your email addresses in order to protect them from being forged. In this situation, the record contains info showing that a particular digital message is sent from a trusted and authorized mail server. You could use a TXT record for any sort of other information also, such as your business details, as an example.

TXT Records in Shared Hosting

If you want a TXT record for any purpose for an Internet domain or a subdomain hosted inside a shared hosting account on our leading-edge cloud platform, you'll be able to create one effortlessly even if you do not have previous experience with such matters. As our Hepsia Control Panel is very intuitive, you will use a point & click user interface and you can set up the new record within a matter of seconds. This is done using the DNS Records section of Hepsia in which you can handle all records for your domains and creating a new TXT record includes selecting a domain or a subdomain and "TXT" from drop-down menus and inputting the actual text within a box - it is as simple as that. It takes merely a couple of minutes for the new record to become active and to propagate, so in case you need it to verify a site with some search engine, for instance, you can ask them to check your site soon after you have created the record and you should be all set.

TXT Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The custom-built Hepsia hosting CP, included with all our Linux semi-dedicated hosting, allows you to create a new TXT record very quickly and with no issues. It is extremely user-friendly and features a section devoted to the DNS records of your Internet domain names, so once you sign in and navigate to there, you are able to choose the needed domain address or subdomain from a drop-down list, select "TXT" as the type of the new record and input the content you want to be the actual text associated with the domain address. There is also a detailed step-by-step guide inside the Control Panel also and the new record is going to be operational soon after you create it, so if you want it for Internet site validation, for example, simply wait for a bit and then commence the verification process with the search engine in which you are adding your website. Should you have any questions about the TXT records, our seasoned tech support team will be available 24/7 to help you.