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Are dynamic DNS services no longer a thing?

w1 6y ago
It looks like they are, thanks! This is just what I could hack together before I went on Christmas break a couple years back lol.
- ThePowerOfFuet 6y ago
  They've been around for well over a decade.
- pkaye 6y ago
  Some home routers even have a feature to keep your IP address updated with the DDNS service.
amatecha 6y ago
Yep, free dynamic DNS still exists, for example NoIP https://www.noip.com/ https://www.noip.com/ However, you have to refresh it each month by filling out a "I'm still using it" web form they email you. So, you can't just set it & forget it.
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- traden210 6y ago
  I use Namecheap, but other providers offer it as well: free dyndns service with a domain - no monthly checkin required.
  - amatecha 6y ago
    Wait Namecheap has dyndns service as well? Nice, I shall check into this! I have a few domains with them. Thanks :)
- kragen 6y ago
  it really isn't that hard to set up dynamic dns yourself. like maybe a day of work. just don't forget to upgrade your dns server software when exploits are discovered
  - franga2000 6y ago
    Running your own DNS server (if that's what you're suggesting) just for dynamic DNS is extremely unnecessary. Not to mention the case of someone who doesn't have another server with a static IP to host the DNS on. All but the worst of the worst providers have an API of some sort and if you're savvy enough to set up BIND, you can handle writing a curl command to post your IP to the API and sticking it into cron.
- Semaphor 6y ago
  https://freedns.afraid.org/ https://freedns.afraid.org/ Works in the free tier as set and forget. As long as you keep updating it (with whatever API), it works. Filling out a form manually makes NoIP sound like a horrible service.
- AsyncAwait 6y ago
  I use Now-DNS.com and you don't have to check in with them.
Pxtl 6y ago
The big one is gone, but I have good integration between my Asus router and Google domains.

w1 6y ago

It looks like they are, thanks! This is just what I could hack together before I went on Christmas break a couple years back lol.

ThePowerOfFuet 6y ago
They've been around for well over a decade.
pkaye 6y ago
Some home routers even have a feature to keep your IP address updated with the DDNS service.

amatecha 6y ago

Yep, free dynamic DNS still exists, for example NoIP https://www.noip.com/ https://www.noip.com/ However, you have to refresh it each month by filling out a "I'm still using it" web form they email you. So, you can't just set it & forget it.

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traden210 6y ago
I use Namecheap, but other providers offer it as well: free dyndns service with a domain - no monthly checkin required.
- amatecha 6y ago
  Wait Namecheap has dyndns service as well? Nice, I shall check into this! I have a few domains with them. Thanks :)
kragen 6y ago
it really isn't that hard to set up dynamic dns yourself. like maybe a day of work. just don't forget to upgrade your dns server software when exploits are discovered
- franga2000 6y ago
  Running your own DNS server (if that's what you're suggesting) just for dynamic DNS is extremely unnecessary. Not to mention the case of someone who doesn't have another server with a static IP to host the DNS on. All but the worst of the worst providers have an API of some sort and if you're savvy enough to set up BIND, you can handle writing a curl command to post your IP to the API and sticking it into cron.
Semaphor 6y ago
https://freedns.afraid.org/ https://freedns.afraid.org/ Works in the free tier as set and forget. As long as you keep updating it (with whatever API), it works. Filling out a form manually makes NoIP sound like a horrible service.
AsyncAwait 6y ago
I use Now-DNS.com and you don't have to check in with them.

Pxtl 6y ago

The big one is gone, but I have good integration between my Asus router and Google domains.