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Re: Duck DNS – free dynamic DNS hosted on AWS

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Post by rahimnathwani »

compsciphd wrote: post #89
rahimnathwani wrote: post #67

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I have dynamic A and AAAA records with Google Domains. I'm not sure why it doesn't work for you. Here's the relevant portion of my ddclient config: protocol=googledomains login=XXXXXXX password=XXXXXXX host4.mydomain.com protocol=googledomains use=web web=checkipv6.dyndns.org/ ipv6=yes login=XXXXXXXC password=XXXXXXX host6.mydomain.com

ok, so you're doing a manual update? when I go into the web ui for my domain and go to create a dynamic dns name, it only gives me an option for only an A record. My "guess" is that your solution is to create a normal AAAA record and ddclient can update that record with the info retrieved from checkipv6.dyndns.org? so not using google's UI to setup a AAAA dyn dns record? and my guess is that username/password scoping…

When you create the dynamic DNS record in the UI, it will be of type A.

But after you update the record using ddclient or whatever, the UI will show the correct type:

https://i.imgur.com/7Vb2eqg.png

Re: Duck DNS – free dynamic DNS hosted on AWS

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Post by remram »

vorejdajo wrote: post #88
remram wrote: post #83

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No. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domain_Name_System

I'm familiar with DNS and read the FAQ. But, "Practically", it's used for external services(ssh, http) to get to your device. Right? Are there practical use differences?

It's a name system. It allows you to get the name, it does not provide access. You're basically saying "the yellow pages are the same as cell phone towers, they allow you to phone people".

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Post by anaganisk »

treesknees wrote: post #66

I have been using Cloudflare Tunnel for several months now to get around dynamic DNS requirements and port forwarding. It creates a secure tunnel between your server and their edge, and supports name-based service config (domain X points to localhost Y.) Downside is they only supports HTTP(s). There is a free tier, although you need to provide them a full domain (not a subdomain) for it to work, and then each site/tu…

Tunnel is one feature that make me like cloudlfare a lot

Re: Duck DNS – free dynamic DNS hosted on AWS

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Post by listenallyall »

k8sToGo wrote: post #73
1MachineElf wrote: post #72

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I think I see your point, however, what I'm saying is I'd rather pay for something in exchange for some semblance of availability and security guarantees.

That's ok. But I think for private projects something like this is fine. That's why I meant that even if it disappears it doesn't matter. I would definitely not use something like this commercially.

I think any commercial use of, or reliance on, dynamic DNS is a terrible idea.

Re: Duck DNS – free dynamic DNS hosted on AWS

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Post by anaganisk »

eternityforest wrote: post #86

I love DuckDNS but we seriously need a more automated and integrated solution to this kind of thing. It's the missing piece that holds self hosted back. Something that: * Lets you set up a domain with a single command * Handles security for you. There shouldn't be any manual admin needed to make a secure context site * Works offline on the LAN if possible, and on Yggdrasil meshes. I should be able to buy a device, pl…

Why is let’sencrypt not consumer grade? I dont think it uses any inferior algorithm. Am I missing something?

Re: Duck DNS – free dynamic DNS hosted on AWS

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Post by eternityforest »

anaganisk wrote: post #95
eternityforest wrote: post #86

I love DuckDNS but we seriously need a more automated and integrated solution to this kind of thing. It's the missing piece that holds self hosted back. Something that: * Lets you set up a domain with a single command * Handles security for you. There shouldn't be any manual admin needed to make a secure context site * Works offline on the LAN if possible, and on Yggdrasil meshes. I should be able to buy a device, pl…

Why is let’sencrypt not consumer grade? I dont think it uses any inferior algorithm. Am I missing something?

An average user probably wouldn't want to set it up though.

The security is fine, but it's definitely not plug and play like I'd expect a commercial NAS or something to be.

Re: Duck DNS – free dynamic DNS hosted on AWS

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Post by anaganisk »

eternityforest wrote: post #96
anaganisk wrote: post #95

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Why is let’sencrypt not consumer grade? I dont think it uses any inferior algorithm. Am I missing something?

An average user probably wouldn't want to set it up though. The security is fine, but it's definitely not plug and play like I'd expect a commercial NAS or something to be.

That is true but then again, it is designed to be used automated afaik may be thats why it became instant hit among developers. There are services like ZeroSSL which would be a better fit for average user.

Re: Duck DNS – free dynamic DNS hosted on AWS

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Post by btgeekboy »

giorgioz wrote: post #44
btgeekboy wrote: post #36

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My router supports Route53, so I just pay the $0.50/month for them to host the domain. I don't foresee Route53 going away anytime soon.

How does your router support Route53? Does your router have a static IP address and you just created an entry in Route53 mapping a subdomain.example.com to the static IP of your router? DuckDNS is a Dynamic DNS and can work with common dynamic IPs... How do you update the entry in Route53 when the IP address of your router changes?

OPNSense saves an AWS keypair. When it detects my IP changes, it updates a Route53 record using the AWS API. It’s one of the options alongside a bunch of other DDNS providers.

Re: Duck DNS – free dynamic DNS hosted on AWS

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Post by compsciphd »

rahimnathwani wrote: post #91
compsciphd wrote: post #89

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ok, so you're doing a manual update? when I go into the web ui for my domain and go to create a dynamic dns name, it only gives me an option for only an A record. My "guess" is that your solution is to create a normal AAAA record and ddclient can update that record with the info retrieved from checkipv6.dyndns.org? so not using google's UI to setup a AAAA dyn dns record? and my guess is that username/password scoping…

When you create the dynamic DNS record in the UI, it will be of type A. But after you update the record using ddclient or whatever, the UI will show the correct type: https://i.imgur.com/7Vb2eqg.png

ah, ok. thanks for the info!
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