A TXT record is text in free, human-readable form, that's associated with a domain name as a DNS record for one purpose or another. The most typical use of a TXT record is to add your site to a search engine or to an analytics platform, that offers info about the traffic to your website. Setting up this type of a record works as proof that you are the domain owner and they will provide the content you need to include as the value when you create the record. Another application of a TXT record is to verify that an e-mail message is sent by the domain name owner and from a trusted hosting server - this is the so-called SPF security, that prevents any electronic address created under your domain name to be forged and unauthorized individuals to send out spam making it appear like it was sent from your own mailbox. You could add any other info that you would like to be associated with your Internet domain in a TXT record as well.
TXT Records in Cloud Hosting
Our custom Hepsia CP allows you to handle the DNS records of any domain or subdomain accommodated inside a cloud hosting account effortlessly, so if you would want to set up a new TXT record for any one of them, it won't take you more than a few seconds to do that. Through a very user-friendly point-and-click interface, you'll simply have to select one of your domains or subdomains from a drop-down options menu, choose TXT for the type through a second menu, and type the actual content within a box. This is done within the DNS Records section of Hepsia and soon after you are done, the new record is going to be live. If you'd like to validate your website with Google, for instance, you will just need to log in to your account with them a few minutes later and ask them to check your domain address or subdomain. It does not take more time for a TXT record to go live if you require it for any other reason.
TXT Records in Semi-dedicated Hosting
A new TXT record could be set up without any difficulty if you employ a semi-dedicated server solution from our company since the Hepsia CP, provided with all the accounts, is very user-friendly and it will enable you to set up any record with just a few mouse clicks. All domain addresses and subdomains which you have within the account will be listed in a drop-down menu, so you'll simply have to pick the one that you need, select the record type, that will be TXT in this case, and input or copy/paste the needed text. It won't take more than 1 hour for your new record to be completely active and to propagate worldwide. If you are not tech-savvy, you'll not encounter issues to get this done, but to be on the safe side, we also have an in depth guide in which you can find all the steps. Our support team will also be able to help you 24/7 with any questions that you may have about the DNS records of your domain addresses.