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I'm new to self-hosting. All I did so far was install Ubuntu Server, enable SSH and tried setting up DuckDNS, which I could not set up automatic update of my IP following the documentation, neither updating manually through the website, which even though seems to be changed, when I ssh the domain, I get the initial IP
Anyone using DuckDNS? Is it working properly for you guys? Did I just mess something up?
What other DDNS providers would you recommend me?
cloudns.net
Another free option I like is dynu.com
They have an example ddclient config in their FAQ: https://www.dynu.com/FAQ/Dynamic-DNS-Service#IPUpdate
I used nsupdate for years and it worked just fine. I remember it being down, one time only, for like five minutes. For a project that depends entirely on donations, the service and availability they provide are just awesome.
Any DNS provider is good if they offer an API that lets you use PUT to modify DNS records. You can make a small bash script and crontab it. I also used DuckDNS for a while, and it worked fine.
This is a great question that is relevant for me this week. Been trying to set up a wireguard vpn and found I need a DDNS. Lots of good answers to look into in the comments. Thanks everyone.
On the off chance you’re facing issues due to CGNAT, you’d likely need to work around it with something like a cloudflare tunnel, or purchasing a cheap VPS and porting all traffic through WireGuard or similar.
Well, if you use DDNS I assume you have some kind of server behind that. I just self host a godns container. No need for any service except an DNS API. I use cloudflare. But my IP only changes rarely, so I can't tell you how fast that setup propegates
For dynamic updating of dns, don't use ddclient or cron scripts on the server. Instead use inadyn.
Ddclient is more or less just dead/maintenance mode.
also using cron scripts kinda sucks and is ugly.
just use inadyn and spare yourself headache.
You'd basically just add something like this to the inadyn.conf file
provider duckdns.org {
username = YOUR_TOKEN
password = noPasswordForDuckdns
hostname = YOUR_DOMAIN.duckdns.org
}