A TXT record is text in free, human-readable form, which is associated with a domain address as a DNS record for one purpose or another. The most frequent use of a TXT record is to add your site to an Internet search engine or to an analytics platform, that provides info about the targeted traffic to your web site. Setting up this kind of a record can serve as confirmation that you are the domain name owner and they will supply the content you need to include as the value when you set up the record. Another purpose of a TXT record is to confirm that an email message is sent by the domain address owner and from a reliable web server - this is the so-called SPF security, that prevents any electronic address created under your domain to be forged and unauthorized individuals to send spam making it look like it was sent from your own mailbox. You could add any other info you want to be associated with your domain in a TXT record as well.

TXT Records in Hosting

Our in-house built Hepsia CP will permit you to control the DNS records of any domain or subdomain accommodated in a hosting account with ease, so if you want to create a new TXT record for any one of them, it won't take you more than a few seconds to do it. Through a really user-friendly point-and-click interface, you'll simply have to choose one of your domains or subdomains from a drop-down options menu, select TXT for the type through a second menu, then enter the actual content within a box. This is done within the DNS Records section of Hepsia and shortly after you are all set, the new record will be live. If you would like to confirm your web site with Google, for example, you'll simply 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 require it for any other purpose.

TXT Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The custom-built Hepsia hosting CP, included with our Linux semi-dedicated hosting, will allow you to create a new TXT record very quickly and without any complications. It's very user-friendly and comes with a section dedicated to the DNS records of your domains, so once you sign in and go there, you could choose the required domain name or subdomain from a drop-down list, select "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 Internet domain. You'll find a comprehensive step-by-step guide inside the Control Panel also and the new record shall be operating shortly after you create it, so if you need it for Internet site verification, for example, simply wait for a bit and then commence the verification procedure with the search engine in which you are adding your site. Should you have questions about the TXT records, our knowledgeable tech support team shall be available 24/7 to aid you.