diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index cb10821..01ae230 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ pairing with smart people at Hashrocket. For a steady stream of TILs, [sign up for my newsletter](https://crafty-builder-6996.ck.page/e169c61186). -_1525 TILs and counting..._ +_1526 TILs and counting..._ --- @@ -458,6 +458,7 @@ _1525 TILs and counting..._ - [Get Random Images From Unsplash](internet/get-random-images-from-unsplash.md) - [Search Tweets By Author](internet/search-tweets-by-author.md) - [Show All Pivotal Stories With Blockers](internet/show-all-pivotal-stories-with-blockers.md) +- [Verify Site Ownership With DNS Record](internet/verify-site-ownership-with-dns-record.md) ### Java diff --git a/internet/verify-site-ownership-with-dns-record.md b/internet/verify-site-ownership-with-dns-record.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..c07e333 --- /dev/null +++ b/internet/verify-site-ownership-with-dns-record.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +# Verify Site Ownership With DNS Record + +To run your site through Google Search Console and get detailed reports, you +need to verify that you own the site. There are several manual ways of doing +this that involve sticking a value unique to your URL in a file or header tag. +There is a better way though. + +By adding a TXT DNS record wherever you domain's DNS is managed, you can prove +to Google that you own the domain. That verification applies to all paths and +subdomains of that domain. + +Some providers like Cloudflare have a mostly-automated process for this that +Google can hook into as long as you grant permission via OAuth. + +You can also manually create the TXT record if necessary. + +Either way, it will look something like: + +```bash +!dig -t TXT visualmode.dev + +;; ANSWER SECTION: +visualmode.dev. 377 IN TXT "google-site-verification=MBZ2S2fhnh2gHRxFniRrYW-O6mdyimJDRFj-f +vblwtk" +``` + +More details are provided in the [Google Search Console +docs](https://support.google.com/webmasters/answer/9008080?hl=en#domain_name_verification).