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godaddy-ddns

Simple Dynamic DNS Service for Godaddy Servers
Assumes '@' for A-Name on Godaddy DNS

Purpose

Update The A Record of your domain on Godaddy DNS to your current IP Address. (Useful for ISPs that constantly change your home IP address)

Usage

Be sure to get your API Key from Godaddy before using the script.

You must change the 'mydomain' & 'gdapikey' fields in the dyndnsgd script

The Script Can be run manually, but would be best used as a cron job.

Installation

cd ~/Downloads
git clone https://github.com/necromancer420/godaddy-ddns.git
cd godaddy-ddns
chmod +x dyndnsgd
sudo nano dyndnsgd #THIS STEP IS WHERE YOU ADD YOUR OWN API KEY AND DOMAIN NAME
./dyndnsgd

or add the script to your crontab...

sudo crontab -e

Add the following line to the bottom of the file

*/10 * * * *    ~/Downloads/godaddy-ddns/dyndnsgd > /dev/null

Save the file and exit, then Reboot.

License

Unilicense This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.

Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any means.

In jurisdictions that recognize copyright laws, the author or authors of this software dedicate any and all copyright interest in the software to the public domain. We make this dedication for the benefit of the public at large and to the detriment of our heirs and successors. We intend this dedication to be an overt act of relinquishment in perpetuity of all present and future rights to this software under copyright law.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

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