June 10, 20197 yr Application Name: ddclientApplication Site: https://github.com/ddclient/ddclientDocker Hub: https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/ddclient/Github: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-ddclient Please post any questions/issues relating to this docker you have in this thread. If you are not using Unraid (and you should be!) then please do not post here, rather use the linuxserver.io forum for support.
June 11, 20197 yr I keep getting this warning no matter how I set my ddclient.conf: Setting up watches. Watches established. /config/ddclient.conf MODIFY ddclient has been restarted Setting up watches. Watches established. WARNING: found neither ipv4 nor ipv6 address I'm using Namecheap. I've tried configuring the following ways by uncommenting the Namecheap section (I made no other changes to the default ddclient.conf): ## ## NameCheap (namecheap.com) ## protocol=namecheap server=dynamicdns.park-your-domain.com login=**********.*** password=********** @ ## ## NameCheap (namecheap.com) ## protocol=namecheap, \ server=dynamicdns.park-your-domain.com, \ login=**********.***, \ password=********** \ @ I made no changes to the default linuxserver/ddclient Docker template. I read this article for reference on how to configure ddclient for Namecheap: https://www.namecheap.com/support/knowledgebase/article.aspx/583/11/how-do-i-configure-ddclient Edited June 11, 20197 yr by ZooMass Add article reference
June 11, 20197 yr @ZooMass use=web, web=dynamicdns.park-your-domain.com/getip protocol=namecheap server=dynamicdns.park-your-domain.com login=yourdomain.com password=your dynamic dns password @,www
June 12, 20197 yr 20 hours ago, CHBMB said: @ZooMass use=web, web=dynamicdns.park-your-domain.com/getip protocol=namecheap server=dynamicdns.park-your-domain.com login=yourdomain.com password=your dynamic dns password @,www Hey, that worked, thank so much! Silly of me not to try the line from the article itself. Edited June 12, 20197 yr by ZooMass
June 13, 20197 yr Thank you for this. But do you have a configuration file that works with Cloudflare? I must have tried a couple dozen different configs, and I can't get it to work. I keep getting one of two errors: WARNING: file /var/cache/ddclient/ddclient.cache, line 3: Invalid Value for keyword 'ip' = '' WARNING: found neither ipv4 nor ipv6 address Here's the Cloudflare section of my current config: protocol=cloudflare, \ server=www.cloudflare.com, \ [email protected] \ password=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX \ zone=XXXXXX.com, \ YYYYYYYY.XXXXXX.com Edit: I'll add in that if I add a line to detect my IP from a web page (ie. use=web, web=dynamicdns.park-your-domain.com/getip), I get the following series of errors: WARNING: file /var/cache/ddclient/ddclient.cache, line 3: Invalid Value for keyword 'ip' = '' WARNING: skipping update of YYYYYYYY.XXXXXX.com from <nothing> to WWW.XXX.YYY.ZZZ. WARNING: last updated <never> but last attempt on Thu Jun 13 12:26:25 2019 failed. WARNING: Wait at least 5 minutes between update attempts. With the WWW.XXX.YYY.ZZZ being my actual IP address. That would imply that ddclient it actually getting my IP address. But for whatever reason, it's just not parsing it correctly to send it to Cloudflare. Edited June 13, 20197 yr by Caldorian More info
June 13, 20197 yr You can either exec into the container amd delete the cache file or change something in the template and hit apply and it will delete the existing container and create a new without the old cache file.
June 13, 20197 yr Thanks @saarg. While it didn't directly resolve my issue, it was enough to get me started. Been trying to get this to work for a while now, and been using a few different templates for it. First there was mace's, and then tried adding lsio's direct from docker hub. I'm guessing I was getting some package corruption between various elements. I had tried removing each of the dockers, including the option to remove the image, but I guess it was still leaving remnants. In particular, I noticed today after removing the image, if I used the "Add Container" option, I could still pick from all the old templates I had tried. So a quick Google search on how to get rid of those (CA --> Previous Apps --> "X"), and installed the docker fresh (yet again). Updated the config file, and success. Even have it working with 2 copies of the container going (2 domains, one still on Namecheap, the other with Cloudflare). For those curious, here's the final Cloudflare config I ended up with: use=web, web=dynamicdns.park-your-domain.com/getip protocol=cloudflare, \ zone=mydomain.com, \ ttl=1, \ [email protected], \ password=ThisIsWhereYourGlobalAPIKeyGoes \ subdomain1.mydomain.com,subdomain2.mydomain.com One question: I'm sure when I had mace's docker going against Namecheap, it would ping in the console log every 5 minutes, stating that the IP was updated. Has this version been updated such that it'll only post to the console if/when the IP changes and it sends a command out to update the DNS entry? If so, is there some change I can make so that it at least logs that the current IP was checked?
June 14, 20197 yr 3 hours ago, Caldorian said: Thanks @saarg. While it didn't directly resolve my issue, it was enough to get me started. Been trying to get this to work for a while now, and been using a few different templates for it. First there was mace's, and then tried adding lsio's direct from docker hub. I'm guessing I was getting some package corruption between various elements. I had tried removing each of the dockers, including the option to remove the image, but I guess it was still leaving remnants. In particular, I noticed today after removing the image, if I used the "Add Container" option, I could still pick from all the old templates I had tried. So a quick Google search on how to get rid of those (CA --> Previous Apps --> "X"), and installed the docker fresh (yet again). Updated the config file, and success. Even have it working with 2 copies of the container going (2 domains, one still on Namecheap, the other with Cloudflare). For those curious, here's the final Cloudflare config I ended up with: use=web, web=dynamicdns.park-your-domain.com/getip protocol=cloudflare, \ zone=mydomain.com, \ ttl=1, \ [email protected], \ password=ThisIsWhereYourGlobalAPIKeyGoes \ subdomain1.mydomain.com,subdomain2.mydomain.com One question: I'm sure when I had mace's docker going against Namecheap, it would ping in the console log every 5 minutes, stating that the IP was updated. Has this version been updated such that it'll only post to the console if/when the IP changes and it sends a command out to update the DNS entry? If so, is there some change I can make so that it at least logs that the current IP was checked? I don't remember what it logs anymore as I haven't used it for ages, but I assume it will log when checking the IP.
June 14, 20197 yr 14 minutes ago, saarg said: I don't remember what it logs anymore as I haven't used it for ages, but I assume it will log when checking the IP. I've had it running for the last 5 hours now, and I haven't new log entries since the last time the dockers were restarted.
June 14, 20197 yr 8 hours ago, Caldorian said: I've had it running for the last 5 hours now, and I haven't new log entries since the last time the dockers were restarted. Try changing the IP manually on namecheap to the wrong one and see if it gets updated after about 300 seconds.
June 14, 20197 yr Changing the in Namecheap had no affect, no updates were issued. If I deleted the cache file in docker, and let it continue to run, then I'd see in the console (within 5 minutes) that the IP address was updated, and my DNS gets updated properly. Seems like it does check against the cache file, and if it matches, doesn't do anything. Which is kind of good, as I don't want to issue erroneous updates if there's nothing to change. But it would be nice if it would say that I did check and no changes were required. Seems like it's a known "feature" of ddclient, and various people have come up with all sorts of work arounds to deal with dynamic dns providers that require updates every X days: https://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/debian-26/ddclient-will-not-update-316726/#post1611217
July 8, 20196 yr Folks, I'm having difficulty to configure a very simple dyndns.org. There are too many options at the config. file. Could you show me where should I put my login/password and domain, please? Thanks in advance! Eduardo
September 9, 20196 yr Can ddclient be used to update OpenDNS dynamic IPs, as a replacement for the programs recommended by OpenDNS to perform that task? See https://support.opendns.com/hc/en-us/articles/227987787 for an explanation of what I'm trying to accomplish.
September 9, 20196 yr 5 hours ago, rbm said: Can ddclient be used to update OpenDNS dynamic IPs, as a replacement for the programs recommended by OpenDNS to perform that task? See https://support.opendns.com/hc/en-us/articles/227987787 for an explanation of what I'm trying to accomplish. I don't know. Check the ddclient documentation.
December 3, 20196 yr I am looking for support for DNSMadeEasy.com. It looks like it was added to the main github application in September (https://github.com/ddclient/ddclient/pull/60) however I am not seeing any support for it within the current package available on unraid. Is there any plan or time table to updated this package to included the new functionality? Thanks
December 3, 20196 yr 3 hours ago, itnate said: I am looking for support for DNSMadeEasy.com. It looks like it was added to the main github application in September (https://github.com/ddclient/ddclient/pull/60) however I am not seeing any support for it within the current package available on unraid. Is there any plan or time table to updated this package to included the new functionality? Thanks When it's included in a new release it should be available. You have to ask ddclient when the will release a new version. We are releasing the original ddclient and not the fork on github. Should probably shift it to the fork as the original version is dead. Edited December 3, 20196 yr by saarg
December 11, 20196 yr On 12/3/2019 at 3:14 PM, saarg said: When it's included in a new release it should be available. You have to ask ddclient when the will release a new version. We are releasing the original ddclient and not the fork on github. Should probably shift it to the fork as the original version is dead. Thanks for the reply, I will keep an eye out for an update as id love to use this with DNSMadeEasy.
January 20, 20206 yr Hello! My ddclient docker is working and updates ip if it changes. My dynamic dns provider requires that i update my ip once in a week even if it has not changed to keep it active. I believe this command should update my ip. Running this results in error. I tried in unraid cli and in docker cli. Both failed. Here is the error: docker exec -t ddclient ddclient -force WARNING: file /etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf: Cannot open file '/etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf'. (No such file or directory) stat() on closed filehandle FD at /usr/bin/ddclient line 1117. Use of uninitialized value $mode in bitwise and (&) at /usr/bin/ddclient line 1118. readline() on closed filehandle FD at /usr/bin/ddclient line 1130. WARNING: file /etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf: Cannot open file '/etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf'. (No such file or directory) stat() on closed filehandle FD at /usr/bin/ddclient line 1117. Use of uninitialized value $mode in bitwise and (&) at /usr/bin/ddclient line 1118. readline() on closed filehandle FD at /usr/bin/ddclient line 1130.
January 22, 20206 yr For anyone on Google Domains using Google's Dynamic DNS and this DDclient, I've been able to this working using the following: daemon=600 syslog=yes pid=/var/run/ddclient/ddclient.pid ssl=yes protocol=dyndns2 use=web server=domains.google.com login=generated-login, password=generated-password my.domain.tld No need to have anything else uncommented. Should be simple enough Edited January 23, 20206 yr by dapiedude
January 22, 20206 yr On 1/20/2020 at 4:43 PM, Paintsu said: Hello! My ddclient docker is working and updates ip if it changes. My dynamic dns provider requires that i update my ip once in a week even if it has not changed to keep it active. I believe this command should update my ip. Running this results in error. I tried in unraid cli and in docker cli. Both failed. Here is the error: docker exec -t ddclient ddclient -force WARNING: file /etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf: Cannot open file '/etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf'. (No such file or directory) stat() on closed filehandle FD at /usr/bin/ddclient line 1117. Use of uninitialized value $mode in bitwise and (&) at /usr/bin/ddclient line 1118. readline() on closed filehandle FD at /usr/bin/ddclient line 1130. WARNING: file /etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf: Cannot open file '/etc/ddclient/ddclient.conf'. (No such file or directory) stat() on closed filehandle FD at /usr/bin/ddclient line 1117. Use of uninitialized value $mode in bitwise and (&) at /usr/bin/ddclient line 1118. readline() on closed filehandle FD at /usr/bin/ddclient line 1130. You can't use the command manually like that. If your provider needs an update every week there should be an option in the configuration to do that. I haven't checked it, so you will need to read the documentation about it.
January 23, 20206 yr 20 hours ago, saarg said: You can't use the command manually like that. If your provider needs an update every week there should be an option in the configuration to do that. I haven't checked it, so you will need to read the documentation about it. EDIT: Seems that many other people are struggling with same problem. Any workarounds would be much appreciated. It seems that ddclient does not support this functionality out of the box. I found a workaround for this issue. Ddclient stores information of last known ip in cache file, if this cache file is not present it does update. I created a script in userscripts to delete this file daily, and it updates my ip after daemon checks my ip next time. Command inside script is: docker exec -t ddclient rm /var/cache/ddclient/ddclient.cache Edited January 23, 20206 yr by Paintsu Found a solution
January 23, 20206 yr 6 hours ago, Paintsu said: EDIT: Seems that many other people are struggling with same problem. Any workarounds would be much appreciated. It seems that ddclient does not support this functionality out of the box. I found a workaround for this issue. Ddclient stores information of last known ip in cache file, if this cache file is not present it does update. I created a script in userscripts to delete this file daily, and it updates my ip after daemon checks my ip next time. Command inside script is: docker exec -t ddclient rm /var/cache/ddclient/ddclient.cache That is probably the best solution for it if there is no option in settings.
January 24, 20206 yr On 1/22/2020 at 10:20 AM, dapiedude said: For anyone on Google Domains using Google's Dynamic DNS and this DDclient, I've been able to this working using the following: daemon=600 syslog=yes pid=/var/run/ddclient/ddclient.pid ssl=yes protocol=dyndns2 use=web server=domains.google.com login=generated-login, password=generated-password my.domain.tld No need to have anything else uncommented. Should be simple enough Thanks for this! Been scouring the net for a good config file and yours is the first that's worked for me!
February 5, 20206 yr Loving the container, I've had it up and running for awhile now, but today I noticed that something has broken. I'm not sure exactly when it happened but I do know that I updated a domain this past weekend and ddclient updated its ip so it was working as late as Sunday. However my log is now filled with: ErrorWarningSystemArrayLogin readline() on closed filehandle FD at /usr/bin/ddclient line 1130. stat() on closed filehandle FD at /usr/bin/ddclient line 1117. Use of uninitialized value $mode in bitwise and (&) at /usr/bin/ddclient line 1118. readline() on closed filehandle FD at /usr/bin/ddclient line 1130. WARNING: file /ddclient.conf: Cannot open file '/ddclient.conf'. (Permission denied) I'm not sure how the permission on the config file was changed and I'm really unsure of how to fix it, as linux command line is not something I have a lot of experience with.. Thanks!
February 6, 20206 yr Please post your docker run command and also the output of the command docker exec -it ddclient ls -al /ddclient.conf
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