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dotdyntld [2018-11-18T07:41:07Z] – a s4 | dotdyntld [2018-11-20T17:09:59Z] – s4 | ||
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- | dotdyntld | + | .dyn main page: [[dot/ |
- | another broken dead link FIXME | ||
- | you probably thought, some helpful text would show up here, right? :?: | + | The link in the box returns your current IP which is then set as the A-record for your *.dyn domain. |
- | Well... this is all you've got. | + | .dyn does not support |
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+ | a single bash line will update the address: | ||
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+ | python3 -c ' | ||
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+ | with XXX replaced with user YYY with the real secret | ||
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+ | Other features which RFC-2136 offers are impossible on a *.dyn domain. | ||
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+ | .dyn is controlled by the nameserver | ||
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+ | So if you run a webserver like Apache on your local machine, the .dyn domain should be served without much fuss. | ||
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+ | Update your IP with copy + paste of the API link. This works essentially like a regular dynamic-address DNS-tool. | ||
+ | So save the link as a bookmark for manual surfing - or better - call the URL via **curl** automatically upon address change or using some other automated scheme. | ||
- | that being said, the link in the box simply returns your IP which you can use in an A-record for your domain. | ||
The A-record returns a 32-bit IPv4 address, most commonly used to map hostnames to an IP address of the host, but it is also used for DNSBLs, storing subnet masks in RFC 1101, etc.. | The A-record returns a 32-bit IPv4 address, most commonly used to map hostnames to an IP address of the host, but it is also used for DNSBLs, storing subnet masks in RFC 1101, etc.. | ||
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http:// | http:// | ||
- | really does not much, if anything | + | This is an API call available for the *.dyn Toplevel-domains such as http:// |
+ | reload the domain administration page at | ||
- | "Load this URI to register your IP" | + | "Load this URI to register your IP" |