Linux / UNIX Update Clients
While we do not officially support these clients, we do recommend them over other alternatives.
ddclient
| Name: | ddclient (Download Now!) |
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| Version: | 3.7.3 |
| Author: | Paul Burry and Others |
| Features: | ddclient is a Perl update client that will update dynamic DNS entries. It is a small and full-featured (including HTTPS support) requiring no additional modules. It has been reported to run on most *nix distros. Supported features include: operating as a daemon, manual and automatic updates, static and dynamic updates, optimized updates for multiple addresses, MX, wildcards, abuse avoidance, retrying failed updates, and sending update status to syslog and through e-mail. |
| Knowledge Base: | Using ddclient With DynDNS Services |
inadyn
| Name: | inadyn (Download Now!) |
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| Version: | 1.96.2 |
| Author: | inarcis |
| Features: | Lightweight, free and opensource client for Linux/Solaris/OpenBSD/Windows/Mac (no need for Perl, Python...), without bells and whistles (just command line). Runs as a service/daemon or as a console application, maintains multiple hostnames with the same IP address, web based IP detection (runs well behind a NAT router), is written in portable ANSI C source code with a little OS abstraction layer. Can be run under Windows or OS X. |
| Knowledge Base: | Using Inadyn With DynDNS Services |