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How to configure DDclient?

After you've got your domain from a supported provider and activated DDNS for your domain, you should now configure DDclient. DDclient is an easy way to update your domain regularly with your new public ip-address and is the recommended way to set up Dynamic DNS for your server.

Caution!

Please inspect the documents of your DDNS-provider what exactly you need to enter here. For Strato, the example below should work.

  1. Run over CLI:
    sudo bash /var/scripts/menu.sh
  2. Choose Server Configuration -> DDclient Configuration
  3. Choose to install/reinstall DDclient
  4. Select your DDNS-provider (e.g. Strato), enter the Host/Domain (e.g. yourdomain.com), the Login/Domain (e.g. yourdomain.com) and the Password or API-key (e.g. your-ddns-password)
  5. Confirm your settings
  6. It should now report that the initial DNS update was successful.