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Configure ddclient with Namecheap

Namecheap Configuration

  1. Click the Manage button next to the domain in the Domain List view
  2. In the Domain tab, scroll down and remove any entries in the Redirect Domain list
  3. In the Advanced DNS tab...
  4. Turn on Dynamic DNS and make a note of the password
  5. Add an A Record for @ pointing to 127.0.0.1

ddclient Configuration

  1. Install (fill in dummy values for the TUI)

    sudo apt-get install ddclient libio-socket-ssl-perl

  2. Edit /etc/ddclient.conf to look like the following

    ssl=yes
use=web, web=dynamicdns.park-your-domain.com/getip
protocol=namecheap
server=dynamicdns.park-your-domain.com
login=YOURDOMAIN.COM
password='***'
YOURHOST

  3. Test

    sudo ddclient -query
sudo ddclient -debug -verbose -noquiet

  4. Restart

    sudo service ddclient restart
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