Show HN: A simple-to-update dynamic DNS service
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Re: Show HN: A simple-to-update dynamic DNS service
#2Simple and to the point. Truth be told I've always wanted something like this for my own domains, so that I can point to a home machine, but was too lazy to set it up. Thanks for throwing this out here!
Re: Show HN: A simple-to-update dynamic DNS service
#3Simple and to the point. Truth be told I've always wanted something like this for my own domains, so that I can point to a home machine, but was too lazy to set it up. Thanks for throwing this out here!
You're welcome.
Initially it was put together as a learning experience, but I can see that it is useful enough to remain live indefinitely.
I can imagine several way of monetizing it, such as adding the MX/SRV/TXT/CNAME records, etc. But the one that seems most useful would be allowing custom domain - and sadly I can't see how to do that easily.
(I can't imagine somebody would trust me with their root-domain, basically. And having *.foo.example.com seems like it would be long enough to spoil the utility.)
Re: Show HN: A simple-to-update dynamic DNS service
#4Simple and to the point. Truth be told I've always wanted something like this for my own domains, so that I can point to a home machine, but was too lazy to set it up. Thanks for throwing this out here!
You're welcome. Initially it was put together as a learning experience, but I can see that it is useful enough to remain live indefinitely. I can imagine several way of monetizing it, such as adding the MX/SRV/TXT/CNAME records, etc. But the one that seems most useful would be allowing custom domain - and sadly I can't see how to do that easily. (I can't imagine somebody would trust me with their root-domain, basical…
I can't imagine somebody would trust me with their root-domain, basically.
The “root-domain” is the domain name with a single zero-length label at the top of the hierarchy. What you're referring to is a zone.
Re: Show HN: A simple-to-update dynamic DNS service
#5Earlier quoted context omitted.
You're welcome. Initially it was put together as a learning experience, but I can see that it is useful enough to remain live indefinitely. I can imagine several way of monetizing it, such as adding the MX/SRV/TXT/CNAME records, etc. But the one that seems most useful would be allowing custom domain - and sadly I can't see how to do that easily. (I can't imagine somebody would trust me with their root-domain, basical…
I can't imagine somebody would trust me with their root-domain, basically. The “root-domain” is the domain name with a single zero-length label at the top of the hierarchy. What you're referring to is a zone.
I thought context would make that clear, but yes you're correct.
Re: Show HN: A simple-to-update dynamic DNS service
#6Nice! Setting up my server to update every hour was as simple as:
crontab -e
31 * * * * curl http://dhcp.io/set/99351a76-f6...
Re: Show HN: A simple-to-update dynamic DNS service
#7Nice! Setting up my server to update every hour was as simple as: crontab -e and adding the line: 31 * * * * curl http://dhcp.io/set/99351a76-f6... (the above job will run on the 31st minute of every hour)
Do you really want to have to wait up to an hour if your IP address changes and you're away from home?
Re: Show HN: A simple-to-update dynamic DNS service
#8Earlier quoted context omitted.
I can't imagine somebody would trust me with their root-domain, basically. The “root-domain” is the domain name with a single zero-length label at the top of the hierarchy. What you're referring to is a zone.
I thought context would make that clear, but yes you're correct.
Yes it is from the context that I inferred what you're talking about. I didn't mention it to pick, but because the DNS is littered with misunderstandings and I think that's part of what holds it back.
Re: Show HN: A simple-to-update dynamic DNS service
#9Nice! Setting up my server to update every hour was as simple as: crontab -e and adding the line: 31 * * * * curl http://dhcp.io/set/99351a76-f6... (the above job will run on the 31st minute of every hour)
Cool.
I suspect that you'll want to hide STDOUT, if not STDERR. If you're ever dual-homed you might also want to consider adding an explicit "-4", or "-6" in there.
Re: Show HN: A simple-to-update dynamic DNS service
#10Why didn't anyone build this before?