Use vultr.com's free DNS hosting as your own free private dynamic DNS provider - using any TLD you own!
How To:
- Install Python 3 - https://www.google.com.au/webhp?q=how%20to%20install%20python%203
- Create an account at Vultr.com (if you haven't already)
- Log in and go to the DNS tab
- Add your root domain and give it an IP - 192.168.1.1 will do just fine, the script will update it (if you choose to use your root domain as your Dynamic DNS domain)
- [optional] Within that root domain, add a new subdomain A record that will serve as your Dynamic DNS domain
- You'll need to give it an IP - 192.168.1.1 will do just fine, the script will update it
- [optional] Within that root domain, add a new subdomain A record that will serve as your Dynamic DNS domain
- (Outside of Vultr) Set your root domain's nameservers to ns1.vultr.com and ns2.vultr.com (Ask your domain registrar for how to do this)
- (Back in Vultr) Click on your username (top right) and go to the API menu option
- Enable API access and generate an API Key
- Underneath 'Access Control' click 'Allow All IPv4' - this is essential as your IP is obviously undetermined (hence why you are using the script..)
- If you enabled IPv6 for your instance and your host OS prefers IPv6, you may need to click "Allow All IPv6"
- Copy your API key into the update script 'api_key' variable
- Enter your root domain into the update script 'root_domain' variable
- Enter your subdomain the update script 'target_record' variable, or leave it blank id you are using your root domain for your Dynamic DNS
- Save that shiz and run the following in your terminal/Windows wannabe blackbox:
python update.py
Log your output to Slack
If you use Slack you can send your updates to a Slack Channel using Incoming Webhooks Just add your webhook URL into the slack_webhook_url variable and you will get notified when your IP changes, or if any errors occurred while updating
Automate for realz:
If your using a *nix system, add this to your crontab to update every hour:
0 * * * * python /path/to/where/you/saved/update.py >/dev/null 2>&1
If your not using a *nix system, start using a *nix system; Alternatively, look elsewhere for Windows help, you won't find it here.