A TXT record, as the abbreviation indicates, is a record, which contains data in human-readable form and not code. It may be set up for a domain or a subdomain for a variety of purposes. Search engines like Yahoo, for example, have different ways of making sure you're the owner of a given domain and one of them is by creating a TXT record with certain text that they provide and which you need to use as the record value. The very same verification method is being employed by some analytics platforms that monitor the traffic to your web sites as well. Needless to say, in such a case the content of the record is going to be read by a robot, but it will still be in human-readable form. A TXT record is additionally employed if you enable the so-called SPF protection for your emails in order to prevent them from being forged. In this situation, the record contains data showing that a particular electronic message is sent from a trusted and authorized mail server. You could use a TXT record for any kind of other information as well, such as your business details, for instance.
TXT Records in Cloud Website Hosting
Our in-house built Hepsia Control Panel allows you to control the DNS records of every Internet domain or subdomain accommodated in a cloud website hosting account easily, so if you would want to set up a new TXT record for any one of them, it will not take you more than a few seconds to do that. Using a very user-friendly point-and-click interface, you'll only have to choose one of your domains or subdomains from a drop-down navigation, pick out TXT for the type through a second menu, then input the actual content inside a box. This is done in the DNS Records section of Hepsia and shortly after you are done, the new record will be functioning. If you would like to validate your website with Google, for instance, you'll just need to log in to your account with them a few minutes later and ask them to check your Internet domain or subdomain. It does not take longer for a TXT record to go live if you require it for any other reason.
TXT Records in Semi-dedicated Servers
A new TXT record can be set up easily if you use a semi-dedicated server plan from our company as the Hepsia CP, which comes with all accounts, is really user-friendly and it'll allow you to create any record with just a few mouse clicks. All domains and subdomains you have in the account shall be listed in a drop-down menu, so you'll simply have to pick the one that you need, choose the record type, which will be TXT in this case, and type or copy/paste the needed text. It will not take more than one hour for your new record to be fully active and to propagate globally. If you are not tech-savvy, you'll not experience difficulties to do this, but to be on the safe side, we have a thorough guide where you can find all the steps. Our technical support department will also be able to help you 24/7 with any questions that you may have concerning the DNS records of your domain names.