A TXT record, as the abbreviation indicates, is a record, that keeps information in human-readable form and not code. It may be set up for a domain name or a subdomain for various purposes. Search engines like Yahoo, for instance, have different ways of making sure you're the owner of a given domain name and one of them is actually by creating a TXT record with certain text that they provide and which you should use as the record value. Exactly the same verification method is being employed by some analytics platforms that keep track of the traffic to your websites as well. Needless to say, 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 in case you activated the so-called SPF protection for your e-mails so that you can protect them from being forged. In this situation, the record contains info showing that a particular electronic message is sent from a reliable and authorized mail server. You may use a TXT record for any other information as well, such as your business details, for example.

TXT Records in Hosting

Our in-house built Hepsia CP will allow you to manage the DNS records of any domain address or subdomain accommodated within a hosting account without difficulty, so if you would like to create a new TXT record for any one of them, it will not take you more than just a few seconds to do it. Through a rather user-friendly point-and-click interface, you'll simply have to choose one of your domain names or subdomains from a drop-down menu, pick out TXT for the type through a second menu, and type the actual content within a box. This is done inside the DNS Records section of Hepsia and shortly after you are ready, the new record will be active. In order to verify your website with Google, for example, you'll just have to log in to your account with them several minutes later and ask them to check your domain or subdomain. It doesn't take longer for a TXT record to go live if you want it for any other reason.

TXT Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

The custom-built Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, which comes with all our Linux semi-dedicated servers, will allow you to set up a new TXT record in no time and with no complications. It is extremely user-friendly and features a section committed to the DNS records of your Internet domain names, so when you sign in and navigate to there, you are able to choose the required domain address or subdomain from a drop-down list, pick out "TXT" as the type of your new record and type in the content that you would like to be the actual text associated with the domain. You'll find a detailed step-by-step guide in the Control Panel as well and the new record is going to be running right after you create it, so if you require it for website verification, for instance, simply wait for a bit and then commence the verification process with the Internet search engine in which you are adding your site. If you have questions about the TXT records, our experienced tech support team is going to be available 24/7 to assist you.