Dynamic DNS¶
In order to update dns registations when the local IP address changes, a Dynamic DNS service provider can be used. Our os-ddclient plugin offers support for various services using the ddclient software.
Prerequisites¶
Before installing and using this plugin, make sure to register an account with one of the supported services.
Installation¶
Installation of this plugin is rather easy, go to
and search for os-ddclient, use the [+] button to install it.Next go to
to configure one or more Dynamic DNS services.General settings¶
The general settings tab offers access to general options used by all configured dynamic dns services on this firewall. By default the service is enabled after installation,
Option |
Description |
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Enable |
Enable the client |
Interval |
The number of seconds address changes will be queried |
Accounts¶
In the primary tab you can register one or more dynamic dns providers which will be used to update dns registrations using an api call over http(s) to the selected service.
Note
The local IP address used for this firewall will be obtained by querying one of the selected providers. Since ddclient currently doesn’t support dual stack (IPv4+IPv6) opertion, make sure to either select an IPv4 or IPV6 address provider in the settings tab.
Option |
Description |
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Enable |
Enable this rule (allows turning entries off without removing them). |
Service |
The provider of your Dynamic DNS Service. |
Username |
Login or user name to use, could be empty for token based authentication |
Password |
Password or security token to use |
Hostname |
Enter the fully qualified domain names to update via the selected service. For example: myhost.dyndns.org |
Check ip method |
Service to query the current IP address |
Interface to monitor |
Interface to collect an address from when choosing “Interface” as check ip method, or source interface used to connect to the check ip service |
Description |
A description to easily identify this rule in the overview. |