A TXT record, as the abbreviation implies, is a record, which keeps information in human-readable form and not code. It can be set up for a domain name or a subdomain for various purposes. Search engines like Yahoo, for example, have different ways of making sure you are the owner of a certain domain name and one of them is actually by creating a TXT record with specific text that they provide and that you should use as the record value. The very same verification method is employed by some analytics platforms that keep track of the traffic to your sites 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 used if you activated the so-called SPF protection for your emails so that you can prevent them from being forged. In this situation, the record contains info showing that a certain electronic message is sent from a reliable and authorized mail server. You could use a TXT record for any type of other information also, just like your company details, for example.
TXT Records in Shared Hosting
If you want a TXT record for any purpose for a domain name or a subdomain hosted in a shared hosting account on our innovative cloud platform, you will 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 employ a point & click user interface and you can create the new record in a matter of seconds. This is accomplished through the DNS Records section of Hepsia where you can handle all records for your Internet domain names and setting up a new TXT record involves choosing an Internet 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 if you need it to confirm web site with some search engine, for example, you can ask them to check your site soon after you have set up the record and you should be all set.
TXT Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
A new TXT record could be created without difficulty when you use a semi-dedicated server solution from our company as the Hepsia CP, which comes with all of the accounts, is extremely user-friendly and it'll allow you to create any record with only a few mouse clicks. All domain names and subdomains you have inside the account shall be listed in a drop-down menu, so you will only have to pick the one that you need, pick 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 fully working and to propagate globally. Even if you're not tech-savvy, you won't encounter complications to get this done, but to be on the safe side, we also have a detailed guide in which you can find all the steps. Our support team will also be able to aid you 24/7 with any questions you might have about the DNS records of your domain addresses.