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I was a Dyn customer since the late 90s (I think...). In the early(ish) days they offered a lifetime DNS service for something like $30, so I jumped on the oppo

I was a Dyn customer since the late 90s (I think...). In the early(ish) days they offered a lifetime DNS service for something like $30, so I jumped on the opportunity. I don't think there was much else around at the time... All things considered, I managed to get a pretty good deal out of it. Can't really complain, can I? Anyone knows a good alternative with simple DDNS updaters?

jgrahamc 7y ago
Lots of people use our DNS and update via the API to make dynamic DNS. https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020524512-Manage-dynamic-IPs-in-Cloudflare-DNS-programmatically https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/36002052451...
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- sls 7y ago
  I wonder if you would want to add a link to that page about setting up Cloudflare dynamic DNS on a Synology NAS? That's my use case, and I found a script[1] and a page[2] where people were having some success using it. [1] https://github.com/joshuaavalon/SynologyCloudflareDDNS https://github.com/joshuaavalon/SynologyCloudflareDDNS [2] https://luvis.se/tipstricks/set-up-dynamic-dns-with-cloudflare-on-synology-dsm-6/ https://luvis.se/tipstricks/set-up-dynamic-dns-with-cloudfla...
- kissgyorgy 7y ago
  Me too :) https://github.com/kissgyorgy/cloudflare-dyndns https://github.com/kissgyorgy/cloudflare-dyndns
zackbloom 7y ago
In addition to what @jgrahamc said, another good option for some services is to use a Cloudflare Argo Tunnel. Spin it up on your local machine, and web traffic will be routed to it without having to open your firewall, DMZ, etc. It also has a free tier now: https://blog.cloudflare.com/a-free-argo-tunnel-for-your-next-project/ https://blog.cloudflare.com/a-free-argo-tunnel-for-your-next...
thomersch_ 7y ago
I like and use nsupdate.info for years. Also: It's free software.
adamkittelson 7y ago
I recently moved a MUD I host from cloud services to a little System76 box in my laundry room. I use dnsimple.com for my domains and they have an API, so I just added a little task to my MUD server to periodically check my ip address via https://api.ipify.org/ https://api.ipify.org/ and then check what I have for my A record in dnsimple's API, if it differs I update it.
acheron 7y ago
At the time it was specifically "dyndns.org", because there was a separate "dyndns.com" company that they eventually bought out, IIRC. > All things considered, I managed to get a pretty good deal out of it. Was a good run for sure.
m-p-3 7y ago
I found duckdns a while ago, I use it to tinker with ephemeral / non-production stuff.
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iforgotpassword 7y ago
I'm currently using dynv6. Despite the name they also support A records. :-) Nothing overly fancy, useable via simple curl calls. I'm just using it to reach my home server, so if you want more advanced features ymmv.
microtherion 7y ago
I've used dns.he.net recently. Seems to work, and you can't argue with the price.
nybble41 7y ago
> Anyone knows a good alternative with simple DDNS updaters? Personally I just use Amazon's Route 53 and a ~150 line shell script wrapping awscli[1] to update the records. It's not ddclient but it gets the job done. Cost averages about $1.51/mo. for the DNS service and annual domain renewal—that's for a $12/yr. .info domain; other TLDs will vary. The DNS service pricing depends on the traffic, but at only $0.01 per 25,000 queries it's probably not a significant factor for most of the sites that would benefit from dynamic DNS. [1] http://willwarren.com/2014/07/03/roll-dynamic-dns-service-using-amazon-route53/ http://willwarren.com/2014/07/03/roll-dynamic-dns-service-us...
lbatx 7y ago
If you paid the $30, you might be considered to be on the Pro plan. I (like others in this thread) received an email stating that Pro service will continue uninterrupted, and no action is required on my part.
jamesholden 7y ago
I'm surprised people haven't mentioned https://https://www.duckdns.org/ https://https://www.duckdns.org/

jgrahamc 7y ago

Lots of people use our DNS and update via the API to make dynamic DNS. https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/360020524512-Manage-dynamic-IPs-in-Cloudflare-DNS-programmatically https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/36002052451...

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sls 7y ago
I wonder if you would want to add a link to that page about setting up Cloudflare dynamic DNS on a Synology NAS? That's my use case, and I found a script[1] and a page[2] where people were having some success using it. [1] https://github.com/joshuaavalon/SynologyCloudflareDDNS https://github.com/joshuaavalon/SynologyCloudflareDDNS [2] https://luvis.se/tipstricks/set-up-dynamic-dns-with-cloudflare-on-synology-dsm-6/ https://luvis.se/tipstricks/set-up-dynamic-dns-with-cloudfla...
kissgyorgy 7y ago
Me too :) https://github.com/kissgyorgy/cloudflare-dyndns https://github.com/kissgyorgy/cloudflare-dyndns

zackbloom 7y ago

In addition to what @jgrahamc said, another good option for some services is to use a Cloudflare Argo Tunnel. Spin it up on your local machine, and web traffic will be routed to it without having to open your firewall, DMZ, etc. It also has a free tier now: https://blog.cloudflare.com/a-free-argo-tunnel-for-your-next-project/ https://blog.cloudflare.com/a-free-argo-tunnel-for-your-next...

thomersch_ 7y ago

I like and use nsupdate.info for years. Also: It's free software.

adamkittelson 7y ago

I recently moved a MUD I host from cloud services to a little System76 box in my laundry room. I use dnsimple.com for my domains and they have an API, so I just added a little task to my MUD server to periodically check my ip address via https://api.ipify.org/ https://api.ipify.org/ and then check what I have for my A record in dnsimple's API, if it differs I update it.

acheron 7y ago

At the time it was specifically "dyndns.org", because there was a separate "dyndns.com" company that they eventually bought out, IIRC. > All things considered, I managed to get a pretty good deal out of it. Was a good run for sure.

m-p-3 7y ago

I found duckdns a while ago, I use it to tinker with ephemeral / non-production stuff.

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iforgotpassword 7y ago

I'm currently using dynv6. Despite the name they also support A records. :-) Nothing overly fancy, useable via simple curl calls. I'm just using it to reach my home server, so if you want more advanced features ymmv.

microtherion 7y ago

I've used dns.he.net recently. Seems to work, and you can't argue with the price.

nybble41 7y ago

> Anyone knows a good alternative with simple DDNS updaters? Personally I just use Amazon's Route 53 and a ~150 line shell script wrapping awscli[1] to update the records. It's not ddclient but it gets the job done. Cost averages about $1.51/mo. for the DNS service and annual domain renewal—that's for a $12/yr. .info domain; other TLDs will vary. The DNS service pricing depends on the traffic, but at only $0.01 per 25,000 queries it's probably not a significant factor for most of the sites that would benefit from dynamic DNS. [1] http://willwarren.com/2014/07/03/roll-dynamic-dns-service-using-amazon-route53/ http://willwarren.com/2014/07/03/roll-dynamic-dns-service-us...

lbatx 7y ago

If you paid the $30, you might be considered to be on the Pro plan. I (like others in this thread) received an email stating that Pro service will continue uninterrupted, and no action is required on my part.

jamesholden 7y ago

I'm surprised people haven't mentioned https://https://www.duckdns.org/ https://https://www.duckdns.org/