From d2b520b8533907cfc2c7c574e41e1bcc35b9dc20 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: DoTheEvolution Date: Sun, 10 May 2020 12:38:34 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] update --- ddclient/readme.md | 13 +++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/ddclient/readme.md b/ddclient/readme.md index ea3bfdb..e99c9f5 100644 --- a/ddclient/readme.md +++ b/ddclient/readme.md @@ -16,9 +16,11 @@ It makes sure that if you reset your router, or have a power outage, and you get a new public IP assigned, this IP gets automaticly set in the DNS records for your domains. -In this setup it works by checking every 10 minutes +This setup runs directly on the host machine.
+It works by checking every 10 minutes [checkip.dyndns.org](http://checkip.dyndns.org/), -and if the IP changed from the previous one, it updates the DNS records. +and if the IP changed from the previous one, it logs in to the DNS provider and +updates the DNS records. # Files and directory structure @@ -75,6 +77,13 @@ blobloblo.net,*.blobloblo.net,whatever.blobloblo.org `sudo systemctl enable --now ddclient` +# Troubleshooting + +If it would timeout on start, check the real location of ddclient.pid
+`sudo find / -name ddclient.pid` + +If it is correctly set in the `ddclient.conf`. + # Update During host linux packages update.