node-do-ddns

This package is a simple script to allow you to use Digital Ocean's domain service as a dynamic DNS provider.

Installation

npm install -g node-do-ddns

Configuration

Configuration is done in environment.js, simply copy environment.example.js to environment.js and modify the values.

Example Configuration

{
    "api": {
        "token": "SomeSuperSecretToken"
    },
    "domains": {
        "example.com": [
            12345
            67890,
            11121,
            31415,
            16171
        ]
    }

Service

You can use a cron job below and modify the frequency as needed, or you could use a systemd timer service which you will find below the cron.

*/30    *       *       *       *       node /path/to/node-do-ddns/do-ddns.js

do-ddns.service

[Unit]
Description=Digital Ocean DDNS
 
[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/usr/bin/node /path/to/node-do-ddns/do-ddns.js

do-ddns.timer

[Unit]
Description=Digital Ocean DDNS Updater
 
[Timer]
OnCalendar=*:0/30
Persistent=true
 
[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target

Enable Systemd

Copy both files to /lib/systemd/system or /usr/lib/systemd/system then execute the following to enable the service

systemctl enable do-ddns.timer && systemctl start do-ddns.timer