A TXT record, as the abbreviation indicates, is a record, that contains 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 Google, for example, have different ways of making sure that you are the owner of a particular domain and one of them is actually by creating a TXT record with specific 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 check the traffic to your sites as well. Of course, in this 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 also employed when you enable the so-called SPF protection for your e-mails so that you can protect them from being forged. In cases like this, the record contains data showing that a given electronic message is sent from a dependable and authorized mail server. You can use a TXT record for any other information as well, like your company details, as an example.

TXT Records in Shared Hosting

All it takes to set up a new TXT record on our end is simply a few clicks in the Hepsia hosting CP, so if you employ a shared hosting account from our company, you'll be able to create the record via a very user-friendly interface even if you have never done this before. When you sign in to your CP, you will have to visit the DNS Records section through which you can control all of the records associated with your Internet domain names and subdomains, click on the New button and in the pop-up that shall show up, simply choose the hostname and the type (TXT) from drop-down menus and enter the text you need for the record. We also have an in depth Help article, but if you aren't sure how to proceed, our 24/7 tech support will help you and set up the required record for you. The latter shall be functioning within the hour, in case you are validating your site, for instance, you can ask the search engine to check your website again right after the record has been created.

TXT Records in Semi-dedicated Servers

A new TXT record could be set up without any difficulty if you use a semi-dedicated server plan from our company since the Hepsia Control Panel, provided with all the accounts, is extremely user-friendly and it'll enable you to set up any record with simply a few clicks. All domains and subdomains which you have inside the account shall be listed in a drop-down menu, so you'll only have to select the one that you need, choose the record type, that will be TXT in this case, and enter or copy/paste the needed text. It will not take more than 1 hour for your new record to be completely active and to propagate globally. Even if you're not tech-savvy, you will not encounter issues to do this, but to be on the safe side, we have a comprehensive guide in which you can find all the steps. Our tech support team will also be able to help you 24/7 with any questions you could have about the DNS records of your Internet domain names.