simple ruby script to update OpenDNS

opendns_updater.rb

require 'net/http'
require 'openssl'

hostname = 'HOSTNAME_TO_UPDATE'
username = 'USERNAME_HERE'
password = 'PASSWORD_HERE'



puts "=================================="
puts "Authenticating ...."
puts "=================================="


uri = URI("https://updates.opendns.com/nic/update?hostname=#{hostname}")

Net::HTTP.start(uri.host, uri.port,
  :use_ssl => uri.scheme == 'https', 
  :verify_mode => OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_NONE) do |http|

  request = Net::HTTP::Get.new uri.request_uri
  request.basic_auth username, password

  response = http.request request 

  
  puts response.body
end



puts "=================================="
puts "Done!"
puts "=================================="

gets