ddclient

ddclient is a tool to update dynamic DNS services like DynDNS or no-ip. It runs as daemon and supports many services.

Installation

Emerge

root #emerge --ask net-dns/ddclient

Configuration

The configuration is done in the file /etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf. It must not be world or group readable.

no-ip.com

Take a look an example configuration for no-ip.com:

FILE /etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf

use=web, web=checkip.dyndns.com/, web-skip='IP Address'

protocol=dyndns2
server=dynupdate.no-ip.com
login=your_username (typically your email)
password=your_password
your_domain_in_noip.com

Automatic start

To start the ddclient daemon:

root #rc-service ddclient start

To have the client start at boot:

root #rc-update add ddclient default

Removal

Unmerge

root #emerge --ask --depclean --verbose net-dns/ddclient