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

TXT Records in Cloud Web Hosting

All it takes to create a new TXT record on our end is just a few mouse clicks in the Hepsia web hosting CP, so if you use a cloud web hosting account from our company, you can create the record using a very user-friendly interface even though you may have never done this before. When you log in to your Control Panel, you will have to go to the DNS Records section where you can manage all of the records related to your Internet domain names and subdomains, click the New button and in the pop-up that will appear, simply select the hostname and the type (TXT) from drop-down menus and enter the text that you need for the record. We also have an in depth Help article, but if you aren't sure what to do, our 24/7 tech support will help you and create the required record for you. The latter is going to be operating within the hour, so if you are verifying your site, for example, you may ask the search engine to check your site again shortly after the record has been created.

TXT Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting

The custom-built Hepsia website hosting Control Panel, provided with our Linux semi-dedicated hosting, will enable you to create a new TXT record very quickly and without any issues. It is quite user-friendly and comes with a section devoted to the DNS records of your domains, so once you sign in and go there, you could choose the needed Internet domain or subdomain from a drop-down list, select "TXT" as the type of your new record and enter the content that you would like to be the actual text associated with the domain address. You'll find a comprehensive step-by-step guide in the CP also and the new record shall be operational soon after you create it, so if you require it for Internet site validation, for instance, simply wait for a bit and then commence the verification procedure with the online search engine in which you are adding your site. In case you have any questions about the TXT records, our professional tech support team will be available 24/7 to assist you.