If you would like to update your dynamic IP address to a dynamic DNS service using ‘ddclient’ and are using ClearOS, then you’ve come to the right place! Let’s get started:<\/p>\n
First, log into ClearOS. You can do this physically at the ClearOS terminal or using SSH. Then download and “install” ‘ddclient’:<\/p>\n
wget\u00a0http:\/\/downloads.sourceforge.net\/ddclient\/ddclient-3.8.1.tar.gz\r\ntar\u00a0zxvf\u00a0ddclient-3.8.1.tar.gz\r\ncd\u00a0ddclient*\r\ncp\u00a0ddclient\u00a0\/usr\/sbin\r\nmkdir\u00a0\/etc\/ddclient<\/pre>\nNow we need create our ‘ddcleint’ config file:<\/p>\n
vi \/etc\/ddclient\/ddclient.conf<\/pre>\nCopy the following into the file and edit to suite your needs (I use DNS-O-Matic):<\/p>\n
daemon=300 # checks every 300 seconds for a new IP address\r\nsyslog=yes # log update messages to syslog\r\nmail=root # mail all messages to root\r\nmail-failure=root # mail failed update messages to root\r\npid=\/var\/run\/ddclient.pid # records PID\r\n#ssl=yes # use ssl-support - works with ssl-library - uncomment if you have ssl support\r\n\r\n##\r\n## DNS-O-Matic Account Configuration\r\n##\r\n## 'all.dnsomatic.com' updates all hostnames in an account\r\n## replace with an individual hostname if not needed\r\n##\r\nuse=web, web=myip.dnsomatic.com #comment if using ClearOS as a gateway\r\n#use=if, if=ppp0 #uncomment if using ClearOS as a gateway\r\nserver=updates.dnsomatic.com, \\\r\nprotocol=dyndns2, \\\r\nlogin=DNS-O-MATIC USERNAME, \\\r\npassword=DNS-O-MATIC PASSWORD \\\r\nall.dnsomatic.com<\/pre>\nNext we need to create the cache folder for ‘ddcleint’ to use:<\/p>\n
mkdir \/var\/cache\/ddclient<\/pre>\nLet’s make sure everything is working properly before telling ‘ddclient’ to startup automatically:<\/p>\n
ddclient -daemon=0 -debug -verbose -noquiet<\/pre>\nIf everything looks good, continue with the following commands to add ‘ddclient’ to your autostart:<\/p>\n
cp sample-etc_rc.d_init.d_ddclient \/etc\/rc.d\/init.d\/ddclient\r\n\/sbin\/chkconfig --add ddclient<\/pre>\nAfter adding ‘ddclient’ to the autostart, it’s a good idea to reboot and verify it starts automatically:<\/p>\n
reboot\r\nservice ddclient status<\/pre>\nIf you ever need to forcefully update your IP address, you can use the following command to do so:<\/p>\n
ddclient -force<\/pre>\nThat’s it! Hopefully you now have a fully operational installation of the Dynamic DNS Client ‘ddclient’.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
If you would like to update your dynamic IP address to a dynamic DNS service using ‘ddclient’ and are using ClearOS, then you’ve come to the right place! Let’s get started: First, log into ClearOS. You can do this physically …<\/p>\n