A TXT record is text in free, human-readable form, which is associated with an Internet domain as a DNS record for one purpose or other. The most widespread use of a TXT record is to add your site to an online search engine or to an analytics platform, which offers details about the targeted traffic to your web site. Setting up this type of a record functions as confirmation that you are the domain address owner and they will provide the content that you ought to include as the value when you set up the record. Another use of a TXT record is to verify that an email message is sent by the Internet domain owner and from a trusted hosting 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 unsolicited mail making it appear like it was mailed from your own mailbox. You could add any other info that you'd like to be associated with your Internet domain in a TXT record as well.

TXT Records in Shared Hosting

All it takes to set up a new TXT record on our end is just a few clicks in the Hepsia web hosting CP, so if you employ a shared hosting account from our company, you are able to create the record via a very user-friendly interface even though you may have never done such a thing before. Once you sign in to your CP, you will have to head to the DNS Records section where you can control all the records associated with your domains 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 a detailed Help article, but if you aren't sure what you should do, our 24/7 tech support can assist you and create the necessary record for you. The latter shall be functioning within the hour, so if you're validating your web 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

Several clicks via drop-down menus is all it will take to set up a new TXT record for any Internet domain or subdomain which is hosted in a semi-dedicated server account from our company, so in the event you need this type of a record for any reason, you will not encounter any issues even though you may have no previous experience with such matters. Any domain name you have hosted or subdomain that you have set up your account will be listed within the DNS Records section of your Hepsia CP, so you can select the one you need, select TXT from a list of record types and input the text you want to be associated with this record. Within only an hour the record shall propagate, to enable you to use it for whatever purpose you require it. We've got an in depth Help article as well as a competent technical support team which is available 24/7 to assist you with the creation of a new record or any questions you might have regarding it.