A TXT record, as the abbreviation suggests, is a record, that contains info in human-readable form and not code. It could be set up for a domain or a subdomain for a number of purposes. Search engines like Yahoo, for example, have different ways of verifying that you're the owner of a given domain and one of them is in fact by creating a TXT record with specific text which they provide and which you need to use as the record value. Exactly the same verification method is being employed by some analytics platforms that keep track of the traffic to your web sites as well. Needless to say, in such a case the content of the record will be read by a robot, but it'll still be in human-readable form. A TXT record is furthermore employed when you activated the so-called SPF protection for your emails in order to shield them from being forged. In this case, the record contains information showing that a particular digital message is sent from a reliable and authorized mail server. You can use a TXT record for any type of other information as well, such as your company details, for example.
TXT Records in Cloud Hosting
All it takes to set up a new TXT record on our end is just a few mouse clicks in the Hepsia website hosting CP, so if you employ a cloud hosting account from our company, you'll be able to set up the record through a very user-friendly interface even when you have never done this before. When you log in to your CP, you'll have to go to the DNS Records section where you can control all records relevant to your domains and subdomains, click the New button and in the pop-up that will appear, simply pick 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 how to proceed, our 24/7 technical support can assist you and set up the necessary record for you. The latter is going to be working within the hour, in case you are validating your Internet site, for example, you could ask the search engine to check your site again right after the record has been set up.